- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport22 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport46 km
About The Vian
The Vian is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Bow Head and Bay of Skaill.
Photos of The Vian
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Papa Westray Island Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Holm of Papa Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of The Vian
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 135 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (135 mm)
- Driest month
- May (50 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° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 117 | 90 | 103 | 67 | 50 | 54 | 60 | 74 | 107 | 125 | 135 | 124 |
How to get to The Vian
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 22 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 253 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 22 kmsoutheast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 46 kmsouth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 101 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 253 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 323 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 381 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 398 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from The Vian
Within 100 km: 30 historic and cultural sites, 466 natural sites, 152 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km113 places
- Rousay Island 23 kmS
- Eday Island 23 kmSE
- Papa Westray Island Island 3 kmSE
- The Wart Island 23 kmSE
25–60 km348 places
- Shapinsay Island 35 kmS
- Wyre Island 28 kmS
- Auskerry Island 43 kmSE
- Gairsay Island 31 kmS
60–100 km187 places
- Hoy Island 61 kmS
- Flotta Island 60 kmS
- Hesta Head Natural site 65 kmS
- Clett Island 90 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bow Head Natural site, Orkney Islands<0.1 km N
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Bay of Skaill Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km S
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Shell Holm Island, Orkney Islands2.1 km SE
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Papa Westray Island Island, Orkney Islands3.4 km SE
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The Nev Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km SW
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Holm of Aikerness Island, Orkney Islands2.1 km SE
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Holm of Papa Island, Orkney Islands4.9 km E
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Ouse Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands3.7 km S
Sources & licences
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