- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- CAL Campbeltown Airport15 km
- ILY Islay Airport55 km
About Portan Aluinn
Portan Aluinn is an island. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Carskey Bay and Strone Glen.
Photos of Portan Aluinn
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Beinn na Lice Leslie Barrie · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse Steve Partridge · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sanda Island Lighthouse David Robson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Portan Aluinn
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 143 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- January (152 mm)
- Driest month
- May (62 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° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 152 | 102 | 116 | 74 | 62 | 71 | 84 | 98 | 118 | 142 | 143 | 143 |
How to get to Portan Aluinn
The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (CAL), 15 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) (74 km). The nearest large city is Belfast, 80 km to the south.
Airports
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 15 kmnorth
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 55 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 74 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 80 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 110 kmnortheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 173 kmnortheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 214 kmnortheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 222 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Portan Aluinn
Within 100 km: 89 historic and cultural sites, 1,543 natural sites, 653 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km77 places
- Sheep Island Island 8 kmE
- Sanda Island Island 8 kmE
- Island Davaar Island 17 kmNE
- Glunimore Island Island 9 kmE
25–60 km499 places
- Isle of Arran Island 43 kmNE
- West Maiden Island 42 kmS
- Texa Island Island 45 kmNW
- Sheep Island Island 42 kmW
60–100 km1,709 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 71 kmNE
- Colonsay Island 91 kmN
- Ayr Beach Beach 69 kmE
- Troon Beach Beach 71 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Carskey Village, Argyll and Bute0.9 km N
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High Keil Village, Argyll and Bute2.6 km NE
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Southend Village, Argyll and Bute4.2 km E
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Campbeltown Village, Argyll and Bute15 km N -
Drumlemble Village, Argyll and Bute13 km N
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Stewarton Village, Argyll and Bute13 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Carskey Bay Natural site, Scotland1 km E
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Strone Glen Natural site, Scotland2.1 km NW
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Keil Hill Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.2 km NE
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Cnoc Mor Mountain, Argyll and Bute3.1 km NE
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Corr nan Long Mountain, Argyll and Bute3.3 km N
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Glen Breackerie Natural site, Scotland3.4 km N
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Glenadale Water River, Scotland3.4 km N
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Dunaverty Bay Natural site, Scotland2.9 km E
Sources & licences
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