- Elevation
- 21 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport26 km
- EOI Eday Airport38 km
About Yesnaby
Yesnaby is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 21 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Kellyan Hellyan and Garthna Geo.
Photos of Yesnaby
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Inner Holm W. L. Tarbert · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Row Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Breck Ness John Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Yesnaby
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° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 88 | 101 | 65 | 51 | 56 | 64 | 77 | 107 | 124 | 134 | 122 |
How to get to Yesnaby
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 26 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 222 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 26 kmeast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 38 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 65 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 222 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 285 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 342 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 356 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Yesnaby
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 720 natural sites, 282 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km211 places
- Hoy Island 19 kmS
- Rousay Island 24 kmNE
- Flotta Island 25 kmSE
- Wyre Island 24 kmNE
25–60 km383 places
- Shapinsay Island 27 kmE
- Eday Island 37 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 45 kmNE
- Auskerry Island 45 kmE
60–100 km445 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 77 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 81 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 66 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 76 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kellyan Hellyan Natural site, Orkney Islands0.7 km S
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Garthna Geo Natural site, Orkney Islands0.7 km S
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Inga Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands1.3 km SW
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Gyran Mountain, Orkney Islands1.4 km E
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Hill of Miffia Mountain, Orkney Islands2.7 km SE
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North Gaulton Castle Mountain, Orkney Islands2.7 km S
Sources & licences
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