- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport15 km
- EOI Eday Airport18 km
About Wass Wick
Wass Wick is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Gairsay and Enyas Hill.
Photos of Wass Wick
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Wyre Original uploader was Otter at nl.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Gairsay See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sweyn Holm Derek Mayes · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Aiker Ness Stanley Howe · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Wass Wick
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 137 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (137 mm)
- Driest month
- May (56 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 15° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 119 | 91 | 106 | 70 | 56 | 59 | 65 | 79 | 109 | 127 | 137 | 126 |
How to get to Wass Wick
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 15 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 223 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 15 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 18 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 70 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 223 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 291 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 349 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 366 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Wass Wick
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 577 natural sites, 235 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km305 places
- Shapinsay Island 9 kmSE
- Rousay Island 9 kmN
- Eday Island 17 kmNE
- Wyre Island 5 kmNE
25–60 km277 places
- Hoy Island 31 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 30 kmN
- Flotta Island 28 kmS
- Auskerry Island 26 kmE
60–100 km268 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 96 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 100 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 95 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 96 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gairsay Island, Orkney Islands2.3 km E
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Enyas Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands1.9 km SW
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Holm of Rendall Island, Orkney Islands1.9 km SE
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Sweyn Holm Island, Orkney Islands3.8 km E
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Crookness Natural site, Orkney Islands3.7 km S
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North Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.1 km E
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Wood Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km NW
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Hammars Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.4 km W
More nature in United Kingdom
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Aiker Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands5.3 km NW
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Millburn Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands3.3 km E
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Vishall Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands4.2 km NW
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Hen of Gairsay Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km E
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Bay of Isbister Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km S
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Strombery Natural site, Orkney Islands7.3 km SE
Sources & licences
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