- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport8 km
- EOI Eday Airport35 km
About St Mary's Bay
St Mary's Bay is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Bay of Ayre and Bay of Legrow.
Photos of St Mary's Bay
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Burray Haas David Wyatt · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Italian Chapel Gregory J Kingsley · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of St Mary's Bay
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 126 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (126 mm)
- Driest month
- May (54 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 110 | 85 | 99 | 65 | 54 | 55 | 61 | 73 | 101 | 116 | 126 | 116 |
How to get to St Mary's Bay
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 8 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 200 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 8 kmnorth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 35 kmnorth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 49 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 200 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 269 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 327 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 346 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from St Mary's Bay
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 657 natural sites, 263 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km270 places
- Hoy Island 23 kmW
- Shapinsay Island 18 kmN
- Flotta Island 13 kmSW
- Gairsay Island 22 kmN
25–60 km347 places
- Rousay Island 32 kmN
- Eday Island 34 kmN
- Papa Westray Island Island 51 kmN
- Wyre Island 26 kmN
60–100 km340 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 91 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 94 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 61 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 89 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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St Mary's Village, Orkney Islands1 km NW
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Saint Mary's Village, Orkney Islands1.3 km N
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Northtown Village, Orkney Islands2.6 km S
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Nether Button Village, Orkney Islands3.4 km N
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Hillside Village, Orkney Islands3.8 km S
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Saint Margaret's Hope Village, Orkney Islands7.5 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bay of Ayre Natural site, Orkney Islands0.6 km NW
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Bay of Legrow Natural site, Orkney Islands0.8 km N
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Howequoy Head Natural site, Orkney Islands1.1 km W
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Bay of Sandber Natural site, Orkney Islands0.7 km W
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Lamb Holm Island, Orkney Islands1.1 km E
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Italian Chapel Attraction, Orkney Islands1.3 km E
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Glimps Holm Island, Orkney Islands1.4 km S
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Bay of Sandoyne Natural site, Orkney Islands1.8 km NW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Burray Haas Natural site, Orkney Islands2.9 km SE
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Northtown Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands2.9 km S
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Warthill Mountain, Orkney Islands5.1 km E
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Bay of Cornquoy Natural site, Orkney Islands4.6 km E
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Echnaloch Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands3.3 km S
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Gaitnip Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands6.6 km NW
Sources & licences
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