Neighbourhood

Portland

Located in Street, Mendip District Coordinates: 51°07′45″ N 2°45′11″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 14 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BRS Bristol Airport28 km; CWL Cardiff International Airport51 km

About Portland

Portland is a neighbourhood. Location: Street, Mendip District. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Glastonbury Abbey and Wearyall Hill.

Photos of Portland

Glastonbury Abbey Gerd Eichmann · CC BY-SA 4.0
Fenny Castle Sheila Russell · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Portland

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 78 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: December (88 mm)
Driest month: April (50 mm)

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11° 3°

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19° 10°

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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).

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Climate of Portland
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	11°	13°	16°	19°	21°	21°	18°	15°	11°	9°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	8°	5°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	84	61	62	50	53	60	54	64	71	74	78	88

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Portland

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 28 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bristol, 38 km to the north.

Airports

Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 28 kmnorth
Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 51 kmnorthwest
Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 64 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Bristol Population: 479K 38 kmnorth
Bath Population: 101.6K 39 kmnortheast
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 49 kmnorthwest
Newport Population: 161.5K 54 kmnorth
Exeter Population: 130.7K 71 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Portland

Within 100 km: 560 historic and cultural sites, 1,344 natural sites, 141 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km119 places

Stert Island Island 22 kmNW
Fenning Island Island 21 kmNW
Cheddar Reservoir Lake 17 kmN
Chew Valley Lake Lake 25 kmN

25–60 km660 places

Chesil Beach Beach 57 kmS
Charmouth Beach Beach 45 kmS
Kilve Beach Beach 34 kmW
Steep Holm Island 34 kmNW

60–100 km1,266 places

Brownsea Island Island 73 kmSE
Avon Beach Beach 84 kmSE
Goodrington Sands Beach 98 kmSW
Studland Beach Beach 77 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Glastonbury Abbey Attraction, Glastonbury
3.3 km NE
Wearyall Hill Mountain, Glastonbury
2.2 km NE
Chalice Well Attraction, Glastonbury
3.6 km NE
Glastonbury Tor Mountain, Glastonbury
4.2 km NE
Pedwell Hill Mountain, Ashcott
4.1 km W
Dundon Beacon Historic site, Compton Dundon
5.1 km S