- Elevation
- 39 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport16 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport38 km
About Westray
Westray is an island. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Bay of Cleat and Bay of Swartmill.
Climate of Westray
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (134 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° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 90 | 102 | 67 | 51 | 55 | 61 | 74 | 106 | 124 | 134 | 123 |
How to get to Westray
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 16 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 245 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 16 kmsoutheast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 38 kmsouth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 94 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 245 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 315 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 373 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 390 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Westray
Within 100 km: 32 historic and cultural sites, 485 natural sites, 166 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km171 places
- Rousay Island 15 kmS
- Eday Island 16 kmSE
- Papa Westray Island Island 7 kmNE
- Wyre Island 20 kmS
25–60 km354 places
- Hoy Island 54 kmS
- Shapinsay Island 28 kmS
- Flotta Island 53 kmS
- Auskerry Island 37 kmSE
60–100 km158 places
- Clett Island 82 kmSW
- Island of Stroma Island 69 kmS
- Garbh-eilean Island 99 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 80 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bay of Cleat Natural site, Orkney Islands1.4 km E
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Bay of Swartmill Natural site, Orkney Islands2.3 km E
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Bay of Brough Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km N
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Langskaill Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.1 km E
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Berst Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km SW
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Fitty Hill Island, Orkney Islands2.9 km SW
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Ness of Tuquoy Natural site, Orkney Islands3.6 km S
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Rackwick Fiold Mountain, Orkney Islands3.8 km N
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Papa Westray Island Island, Orkney Islands6.6 km NE -
Holm of Papa Island, Orkney Islands7.7 km NE -
Rousay Island, Orkney Islands15 km S -
Shell Holm Island, Orkney Islands5.9 km N
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Eday Island, Orkney Islands16 km SE -
Holm of Faray Island, Orkney Islands10 km SE
Sources & licences
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