- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport68 km
- EOI Eday Airport172 km
About Orfasay
Orfasay is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland.
Orfasay (Old Norse: Orfyrisey, meaning "tidal island") is one of the Shetland Islands.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photos of Orfasay
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Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Samphrey Richard Griffiths · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Lunna Holm See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Fish Holm Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Holm of Copister Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Orfasay
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 149 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (149 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° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 134 | 101 | 120 | 72 | 51 | 58 | 57 | 77 | 114 | 130 | 149 | 142 |
How to get to Orfasay
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 68 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 354 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 68 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 172 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 198 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 354 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 376 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Orfasay
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 259 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km378 places
- Shetland Islands Island 20 kmSW
- Whalsay Island 18 kmS
- Fetlar Island Island 20 kmNE
- Brother Isle Island 8 kmNW
25–60 km422 places
- Unst Island 32 kmN
- Trondra Island 42 kmS
- Green Holm Island 41 kmS
- Hoove Holm Island 34 kmS
60–100 km54 places
- Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 60 kmS
- The Compass Mountain 69 kmS
- Erne's Ward Mountain 67 kmS
- Voe Natural site 64 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ness of Copister Natural site, Shetland Islands<0.1 km N
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Ness of Galtagarth Natural site, Shetland Islands1.9 km N -
Green Holm Island, Shetland Islands1.8 km E
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Holm of Copister Natural site, Shetland Islands2.7 km W
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Hamna Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands2.1 km NW
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Samphrey Island, Shetland Islands3.3 km SW
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Burra Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands2.6 km NE
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Bay of Ulsta Natural site, Shetland Islands3.3 km NW
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Fish Holm Island, Shetland Islands4.1 km SW
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Lunna Holm Island, Shetland Islands5.2 km SE
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Linga Island Island, Shetland Islands4.6 km SW
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Bigga Island Island, Shetland Islands4.9 km W
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Hill of Arisdale Island, Shetland Islands6.1 km N
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Wether Holm Island, Shetland Islands6.2 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources