- Elevation
- 27 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BRR Barra Airport1 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport51 km
About Orosay
Orosay is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Barra Airport (1 km). Nearby sights include Orosay and Orasaigh.
Photos of Orosay
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Hellisay John Hughes · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Gighay Nick R · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Fuday Barbara Carr · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Orosay
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 154 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (158 mm)
- Driest month
- May (63 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) | 8° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 149 | 108 | 117 | 74 | 63 | 71 | 89 | 103 | 133 | 158 | 154 | 149 |
How to get to Orosay
The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 1 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 234 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 1 kmsouthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 51 kmnorth
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 68 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 234 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 279 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 286 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 286 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 323 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Orosay
Within 100 km: 18 historic and cultural sites, 879 natural sites, 809 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km172 places
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 9 kmSW
- Stulaigh Island 21 kmNE
- Garbh-Lingeigh Island 4 kmSE
- Vatersay Island Island 14 kmSW
25–60 km338 places
- Hebrides Island 38 kmE
- Siolaigh Mor Island 35 kmN
- Flodaigh Beag Island 56 kmN
- Dùn Mòr Island 36 kmN
60–100 km1,196 places
- Isle of Skye Island 77 kmNE
- Island of Raasay Island 91 kmNE
- Eigg Island 78 kmE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 71 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Eoligarry Village, Western Isles2 km NW
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Isle of Barra Village, Western Isles5.8 km SW
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Àird Mhithinis Village, Western Isles2.7 km S
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Bayherivagh Village, Western Isles3.1 km S
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Bogach Village, Western Isles3.6 km S
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Balnabodach Village, Western Isles4.4 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Orosay Island, Western Isles0.2 km NE
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Orasaigh Island, Western Isles0.1 km NW
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Beinn Eolaigearraidh Mountain, Western Isles1.7 km NW
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Kilbar Peninsula Natural site, Western Isles1.9 km W
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Fuday Island, Western Isles3.3 km NE
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Dun Sgurabhal Mountain, Western Isles2.7 km NW
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Beinn Eireabhal Mountain, Western Isles2.7 km SW
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Eilean Dallaig Island, Western Isles2.7 km NW
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Hellisay Island, Western Isles4.5 km E
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Gighay Island, Western Isles5.6 km E
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Flodday Island, Western Isles5.6 km SE
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Lingeigh Fhada Island, Western Isles3.1 km SE
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Mullach Neacail (Fuidheigh) Island, Western Isles3.1 km NE
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Lamalum Island, Western Isles3.2 km SE
Sources & licences
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