- Elevation
- 66 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport27 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport27 km
About Swannay
Swannay is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 66 m. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Loch of Swannay and Hundland Hill.
Photos of Swannay
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Costa Head Jim Barton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Swannay
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 134 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (134 mm)
- Driest month
- May (53 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 88 | 103 | 65 | 53 | 56 | 64 | 77 | 107 | 124 | 134 | 122 |
How to get to Swannay
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 27 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 231 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 27 kmeast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 27 kmsoutheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 75 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 231 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 297 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 354 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 369 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Swannay
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 589 natural sites, 237 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km215 places
- Shapinsay Island 22 kmSE
- Rousay Island 12 kmE
- Wyre Island 15 kmE
- Gairsay Island 15 kmE
25–60 km362 places
- Hoy Island 32 kmS
- Eday Island 26 kmE
- Papa Westray Island Island 30 kmNE
- Flotta Island 34 kmS
60–100 km286 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 91 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 95 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 90 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 91 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Loch of Swannay Lake, Orkney Islands0.4 km E
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Hundland Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands0.8 km S
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Stoney Holm Island, Orkney Islands1.2 km SE
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Muckle Holm Island, Orkney Islands1.4 km E
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Park Holm Island, Orkney Islands1.6 km SE
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Loch of Hundland Lake, Orkney Islands1.9 km S
Sources & licences
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