- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport67 km
- EOI Eday Airport167 km
About Orka Voe
Orka Voe is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Calback Ness and The Kames.
Photos of Orka Voe
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Samphrey Richard Griffiths · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
The Kames john bateson · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Holm of Copister Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Gluss Isle john bateson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Orka Voe
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 155 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (155 mm)
- Driest month
- May (54 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) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 10° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 139 | 106 | 126 | 75 | 54 | 59 | 60 | 79 | 118 | 136 | 155 | 147 |
How to get to Orka Voe
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 67 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 363 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 67 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 167 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 193 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 363 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 375 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Orka Voe
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km372 places
- Shetland Islands Island 18 kmS
- Whalsay Island 23 kmSE
- Muckle Roe Island Island 16 kmSW
- Linga Island 15 kmS
25–60 km439 places
- Unst Island 36 kmNE
- Trondra Island 41 kmS
- Fetlar Island Island 27 kmNE
- Sanda Stour Island 38 kmS
60–100 km43 places
- Da Noup Mountain 60 kmSW
- Da Stab Mountain 60 kmSW
- Wester Hœvdi Natural site 61 kmSW
- Wick of Mucklabrek Natural site 60 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Crooksetter Village, Shetland Islands1.3 km S
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Brough Village, Shetland Islands3.3 km E
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Graven Village, Shetland Islands4.6 km S
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Bardister Village, Shetland Islands4.6 km W
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Ollaberry Village, Shetland Islands4.7 km NW
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Sella Ness Village, Shetland Islands4.9 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Calback Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands0.9 km W
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The Kames Natural site, Shetland Islands2.6 km SW
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Brei Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands2.1 km SW
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Little Roe Island Island, Shetland Islands1.9 km N
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Vats Houllands Mountain, Shetland Islands2.5 km SW
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Gluss Isle Natural site, Shetland Islands2.7 km W
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Hill of Crooksetter Mountain, Shetland Islands2.8 km SE
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Ramna Hill Island, Shetland Islands3.3 km W
More nature in United Kingdom
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Sella Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands3.8 km S
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Garths Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands3.7 km S
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Back of Ollaberry Mountain, Shetland Islands4.6 km NW
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Hill of Bardister Mountain, Shetland Islands5 km W
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Hill of Lee Mountain, Shetland Islands5 km SE
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Holm of Copister Natural site, Shetland Islands6.4 km E
Sources & licences
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