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Faslane Port

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°04′11″ N 4°49′29″ W

Map showing the location of Faslane Port Faslane Port
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
24 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport33 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport65 km

About Faslane Port

Faslane Port is a village. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 24 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Faslane Bay and Cnoc na h-Airighe.

Climate of Faslane Port

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 204 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (229 mm)
Driest month
June (95 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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Climate of Faslane Port
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°15°17°18°18°16°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)22914916410010095110132180207204208

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Faslane Port

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 33 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 42 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 33 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 65 kmsouth
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 89 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 42 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 102 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 123 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 178 kmsouthwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 206 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Faslane Port

Within 100 km: 141 historic and cultural sites, 3,591 natural sites, 1,302 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km352 places

  • Inchlonaig Island 14 kmE
  • Inchcailloch Island 17 kmE
  • Aber Isle Island 18 kmE
  • Bucinch Island 15 kmE

25–60 km1,833 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 59 kmSW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 34 kmS
  • Troon Beach Beach 60 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 38 kmS

60–100 km2,849 places

  • Colonsay Island 87 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 69 kmS
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 100 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 96 kmE

Straight-line distances.

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