Portaferry
Local name: Port an Pheire
Located in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland Coordinates: 54°22′51″ N 5°32′44″ W
- Population
- 2,525
- 2.5K
- Elevation
- 11 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BHD George Best Belfast City Airport34 km
- BFS Belfast International Airport53 km
About Portaferry
Portaferry is a village. Location: Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland. Population: 2,525. Elevation: 11 m.
Portaferry (from Irish Port an Pheire 'landing place of the ferry') is a village in County Down, Northern Ireland, at the southern end of the Ards Peninsula, near the Narrows at the entrance to Strangford Lough. Portaferry village, which had a population of 2,372 people in the 2021 census, is in the historical barony of Ards Upper. The area is home to the Exploris aquarium and is known for the annual Gala Week Float Parade. It is home to a small marina, the Portaferry Marina.
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Climate of Portaferry
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 70 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (78 mm)
- Driest month
- May (50 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 9° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 78 | 57 | 60 | 52 | 50 | 56 | 55 | 72 | 68 | 78 | 70 | 78 |
How to get to Portaferry
The nearest airport is George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), 34 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Belfast International Airport (BFS) (53 km). The nearest large city is Belfast, 34 km to the northwest.
Airports
- George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 34 kmnorthwest
- Belfast International Airport (BFS) Belfast 53 kmnorthwest
- Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 69 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 34 kmnorthwest
- Dublin Population: 1M 125 kmsouth
- Blackpool Population: 145K 175 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 185 kmnortheast
- Preston Population: 313.3K 198 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Portaferry
Within 100 km: 56 historic and cultural sites, 425 natural sites, 251 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km30 places
- Reagh Island Island 16 kmNW
- Guns Island Island 10 kmS
- Burial Island Island 15 kmNE
- Castle Island Island 9 kmW
25–60 km207 places
- Rams Island Island 54 kmNW
- Lighthouse Island Island 35 kmN
- Copeland Island Island 33 kmN
- Silent Valley Reservoir Lake 40 kmSW
60–100 km495 places
- Rockabill Island 92 kmS
- West Maiden Island 62 kmN
- Reedy Flat Island 63 kmW
- Murrays Isles Island 98 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ballyherly Lough Lake, Ards and North Down1.9 km N
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Ballywhite Hill Mountain, Ards and North Down2.3 km NW
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Castle Ward Historic site, Newry Mourne and Down2.3 km W -
Lough Cowey Lake, Ards and North Down3.6 km N
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Castlemahon Mountain Mountain, Newry Mourne and Down5.3 km SW
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Mahee Island Island, Ards and North Down14 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources