- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport6 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport21 km
About War Ness
War Ness is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (6 km). Nearby sights include Bay of Greentoft and Whitemaw Bay.
Climate of War Ness
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 128 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (128 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° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 111 | 86 | 98 | 66 | 51 | 54 | 60 | 72 | 101 | 118 | 128 | 118 |
How to get to War Ness
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 6 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 225 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 6 kmnorth
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 21 kmsouth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 77 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 225 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 297 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 355 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 375 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Nearest towns and villages
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Backaland Village, Orkney Islands2.8 km N
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Veness Village, Orkney Islands2.9 km NE
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West Side Village, Orkney Islands5.2 km N
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Burroughston Village, Orkney Islands6.9 km S
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Rothiesholm Village, Orkney Islands8.1 km SE
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Mill Bay Village, Orkney Islands8.7 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bay of Greentoft Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km NE
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Whitemaw Bay Natural site, United Kingdom2 km NW
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Muckle Green Holm Island, Orkney Islands1.9 km W
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Ward Hill (Eday) Island, Orkney Islands2.3 km N
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Muckle Green Holm Island, Orkney Islands2.9 km W
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Little Green Holm Island, Orkney Islands3.4 km SW
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Eday Island, Orkney Islands5.6 km N -
Ness of Ork Natural site, Orkney Islands5.7 km S
More nature in United Kingdom
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Links Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands6.9 km E -
Fersness Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands5.3 km N
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Rothiesholm Head Natural site, Orkney Islands8 km SE
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Fersness Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands5.7 km N
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Greenan Nev Natural site, Orkney Islands9.3 km N
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Sealskerry Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands4.2 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources