Village

Port Askaig

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 55°50′54″ N 6°06′19″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 3 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: ILY Islay Airport21 km; CAL Campbeltown Airport53 km

About Port Askaig

Port Askaig is a village. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 3 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (21 km). Nearby sights include Lily Loch and Cnoc Abhail.

Photos of Port Askaig

Am Fraoch Eilean Mary and Angus Hogg · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Port Askaig

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 191 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: February (night 4°)
Wettest month: January (210 mm)
Driest month: May (78 mm)

8° 4°

9° 5°

11° 6°

14° 8°

16° 10°

18° 12°

16° 11°

13° 9°

10° 6°

8° 5°

Jan

210

Feb

126

Mar

160

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

111

Aug

130

Sep

167

Oct

189

Nov

191

Dec

187

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 Port Askaig
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	9°	11°	14°	16°	18°	18°	16°	13°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	4°	4°	5°	6°	8°	10°	12°	12°	11°	9°	6°	5°
Precipitation (mm)	210	126	160	99	78	88	111	130	167	189	191	187

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Port Askaig

The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 21 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 116 km to the east.

Airports

Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 21 kmsouthwest
Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 53 kmsoutheast
Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 87 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 116 kmeast
Belfast Population: 348K 140 kmsouth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 182 kmeast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 206 kmeast
Dublin Population: 1M 280 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Port Askaig

Within 100 km: 65 historic and cultural sites, 1,845 natural sites, 982 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km319 places

Oronsay Island 21 kmNW
Eilean nan Ròn Island 20 kmNW
Eilean Mór Island 24 kmE
Jura Island 21 kmNE

25–60 km890 places

Colonsay Island 25 kmN
Kiloran Beach Beach 29 kmN
Scarba Island 44 kmNE
Cala Island 36 kmNE

60–100 km1,683 places

Isle of Arran Island 60 kmSE
Great Cumbrae Island Island 75 kmE
Troon Beach Beach 97 kmE
Hunterston Sands Beach 77 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Lily Loch Lake, Argyll and Bute
1.2 km SW
Cnoc Abhail Mountain, Argyll and Bute
1.3 km W
Loch Allan Lake, Argyll and Bute
1.7 km S
Loch nam Ban Lake, Argyll and Bute
1.8 km NW
Cnoc Reamhar Mountain, Argyll and Bute
2.2 km NW
Ardnahoe Loch Lake, Argyll and Bute
2.4 km NW