- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport8 km
- EOI Eday Airport31 km
About Taracliff Bay
Taracliff 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 Saint Peters Pool and Dingyshowe Bay.
Photos of Taracliff Bay
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Rerwick Head Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Italian Chapel Gregory J Kingsley · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Copinsay Lighthouse Dave Simpson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Taracliff Bay
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 123 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (123 mm)
- Driest month
- May (51 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) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 15° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 108 | 83 | 95 | 64 | 51 | 54 | 60 | 72 | 98 | 114 | 123 | 114 |
How to get to Taracliff Bay
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 8 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 202 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 8 kmnorthwest
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 31 kmnorth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 54 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 202 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 273 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 331 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 351 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Taracliff Bay
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 619 natural sites, 244 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km224 places
- Shapinsay Island 16 kmN
- Flotta Island 21 kmSW
- Wyre Island 25 kmNW
- Auskerry Island 18 kmNE
25–60 km391 places
- Hoy Island 31 kmW
- Rousay Island 31 kmNW
- Eday Island 30 kmN
- Papa Westray Island Island 49 kmN
60–100 km286 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 99 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 97 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 99 kmSW
- Glass Islands Island 81 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Upper Sanday Village, Orkney Islands1.4 km SW
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Deerness Village, Orkney Islands1.5 km NE
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Toab Village, Orkney Islands2.2 km W
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Foubister Village, Orkney Islands3.2 km W
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Steinflett Village, Orkney Islands3.9 km NE
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Cornquoy Village, Orkney Islands4.6 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Saint Peters Pool Natural site, Orkney Islands<0.1 km N
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Dingyshowe Bay Natural site, Scotland0.3 km S
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St Peter's Bay Natural site, Scotland1.4 km NW
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Newark Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km E
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Clivie Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km SW
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Warthill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.3 km SW
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Bay of Suckquoy Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km N
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The Ward Mountain, Orkney Islands4.3 km NE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Rerwick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands7.5 km N
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Deerness Natural site, Orkney Islands4.2 km NE
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Roana Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands4.3 km NE
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Yinstay Head Natural site, Orkney Islands8.4 km NW -
Bay of Cornquoy Natural site, Orkney Islands4.7 km SW
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Weethick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands8 km NW
Sources & licences
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