Village

Portsoy

Located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland Coordinates: 57°40′53″ N 2°41′22″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Population: 1,730; 1.7K
Elevation: 24 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: ABZ Aberdeen International Airport61 km; INV Inverness Airport83 km

About Portsoy

Portsoy is a village. Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Population: 1,730. Elevation: 24 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Burn of Durn and Links Bay.

Climate of Portsoy

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 68 mm

Hottest month: August (day 18°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: November (68 mm)
Driest month: April (44 mm)

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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 Portsoy
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	9°	10°	13°	16°	18°	18°	15°	12°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	10°	8°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	61	46	51	44	47	52	55	62	67	67	68	58

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Portsoy

The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), 61 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 70 km to the southeast.

Airports

Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 61 kmsoutheast
Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 83 kmwest
Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 90 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 70 kmsoutheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 136 kmsouth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 195 kmsouth
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 224 kmsouthwest
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 309 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Portsoy

Within 100 km: 65 historic and cultural sites, 1,527 natural sites, 315 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km102 places

Sunnyside Beach Beach 6 kmW
Logg Island Island 19 kmS
Scury Islands Island 10 kmE
Hospital Island Island 10 kmE

25–60 km472 places

Balbithan Island Island 53 kmSE
Findlays Seat Mountain 33 kmSW
Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 35 kmW
Newburgh Seals Beach Beach 59 kmSE

60–100 km1,333 places

Aberdeen Beach Beach 69 kmSE
Eilean nan Clach Island 87 kmW
Isle of Moy Island 87 kmW
Whin Island Island 96 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Burn of Durn River, Aberdeenshire
0.7 km W
Links Bay Natural site, Scotland
0.6 km NE
East Head Natural site, Aberdeenshire
1.4 km E
Arnbath Hill Mountain, Aberdeenshire
1.4 km W
Cowhythe Hill Mountain, Aberdeenshire
1.7 km E
Cowhythe Head Natural site, Aberdeenshire
2.4 km E