Portstewart Bay
Located in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Coordinates: 55°10′43″ N 6°44′56″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LDY City of Derry Airport30 km
- ILY Islay Airport64 km
About Portstewart Bay
Portstewart Bay is a natural site. Location: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is City of Derry Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Portstewart Beach and Portstewart Strand.
Photos of Portstewart Bay
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Ramore Head Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Portstewart Bay
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- January (138 mm)
- Driest month
- May (66 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) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 138 | 106 | 104 | 73 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 99 | 109 | 133 | 134 | 132 |
How to get to Portstewart Bay
The nearest airport is City of Derry Airport (LDY), 30 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Belfast International Airport (BFS) (67 km). The nearest large city is Belfast, 84 km to the southeast.
Airports
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 30 kmsouthwest
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 64 kmnortheast
- Belfast International Airport (BFS) Belfast 67 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 84 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 175 kmnortheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 208 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 240 kmnortheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 277 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Portstewart Bay
Within 100 km: 82 historic and cultural sites, 781 natural sites, 502 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km51 places
- Portstewart Beach Beach 1 kmSE
- Benone Beach Beach 8 kmW
- Portstewart Strand Beach 1 kmSW
- The Skerries Island 9 kmNE
25–60 km350 places
- Lisfannon Beach Beach 48 kmW
- Sheep Island Island 26 kmE
- Rathlin Island Island 37 kmE
- Oversay Island Island 57 kmN
60–100 km964 places
- Island Roy Island 66 kmW
- Oronsay Island 98 kmN
- West Maiden Island 70 kmSE
- Texa Island Island 62 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Coleraine City, Causeway Coast and Glens7.3 km SE -
Portstewart Town, Causeway Coast and Glens2.2 km E -
Castlerock Village, Causeway Coast and Glens3.9 km SW -
Portrush Town, Causeway Coast and Glens6.6 km E -
Articlave Village, Causeway Coast and Glens4 km SW
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Portballintrae Village, Causeway Coast and Glens14 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
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Portstewart Beach Beach, Causeway Coast and Glens1.5 km SE
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Portstewart Strand Beach, Causeway Coast and Glens1.4 km SW
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River Bann River, Northern Ireland1.9 km SW
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Ramore Head Natural site, Causeway Coast and Glens6.6 km NE
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Sconce Hill Mountain, Causeway Coast and Glens9 km S
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Keady Mountain Mountain, Causeway Coast and Glens15 km SW -
The Skerries Island, Northern Ireland9.1 km NE
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Inishowen Head Natural site, County Donegal13 km NW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Boyds Mountain Mountain, Causeway Coast and Glens15 km S
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Binevenagh Mountain, Causeway Coast and Glens13 km SW
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Bengore Head Natural site, Causeway Coast and Glens20 km NE -
Giants Causeway Natural site, Causeway Coast and Glens15 km NE
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Craiggore Mountain, Causeway Coast and Glens20 km S
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Benbradagh Mountain, Causeway Coast and Glens27 km S
Sources & licences
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