- Elevation
- 14 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- ILY Islay Airport16 km
- CAL Campbeltown Airport59 km
About Portnahaven
Portnahaven is a village. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 14 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Orsay Lighthouse and Eilean Mhic Coinnich.
Photos of Portnahaven
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Orsay Lighthouse Thomas Keetley · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Portnahaven
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 145 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 4°)
- Wettest month
- January (158 mm)
- Driest month
- May (55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 158 | 101 | 119 | 76 | 55 | 70 | 86 | 103 | 125 | 149 | 145 | 142 |
How to get to Portnahaven
The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 16 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 126 km to the south.
Airports
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 16 kmeast
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 59 kmsoutheast
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 82 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 126 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 143 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 210 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 237 kmnortheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 262 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Portnahaven
Within 100 km: 60 historic and cultural sites, 1,293 natural sites, 729 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km134 places
- Texa Island Island 24 kmE
- Oversay Island Island 1 kmS
- Islay Island 23 kmNE
- Ceann Garbh Island 25 kmE
25–60 km424 places
- Colonsay Island 47 kmNE
- Kiloran Beach Beach 51 kmNE
- Portstewart Beach Beach 58 kmS
- Portstewart Strand Beach 59 kmS
60–100 km1,524 places
- Isle of Arran Island 80 kmE
- Island Roy Island 98 kmSW
- Benone Beach Beach 62 kmS
- Lisfannon Beach Beach 90 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Orsay Lighthouse Landmark, Argyll and Bute0.9 km S
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Eilean Mhic Coinnich Island, Argyll and Bute0.7 km W
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Oversay Island Island, Argyll and Bute0.8 km S
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Ben Cladville Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.7 km NE
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Cnoc Garbh a' Mhill Mountain, Argyll and Bute5 km NE
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Lossit Bay Natural site, Scotland4 km N
Other cities and towns in Argyll and Bute
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Kilchoman Village, Argyll and Bute12 km N -
Bruichladdich Village, Argyll and Bute13 km NE
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Bowmore Village, Argyll and Bute16 km NE
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Isle of Islay Village, Argyll and Bute21 km NE
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Port Charlotte Village, Argyll and Bute10 km NE
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Port Ellen Village, Argyll and Bute21 km E
Sources & licences
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