- Elevation
- 34 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport69 km
- ILY Islay Airport100 km
About Portsonachan
Portsonachan is a village. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 34 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Dun na Cuaiche and Eilean an t-Slinne.
Climate of Portsonachan
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 213 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (230 mm)
- Driest month
- May (96 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) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 230 | 150 | 171 | 105 | 96 | 98 | 115 | 137 | 185 | 211 | 213 | 216 |
How to get to Portsonachan
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 69 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 77 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 69 kmsoutheast
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 100 kmsouthwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 100 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 77 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 130 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 136 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 200 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 208 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Portsonachan
Within 100 km: 107 historic and cultural sites, 3,850 natural sites, 1,397 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km561 places
- Inishail Island 6 kmNE
- Fraoch Eilean Island 9 kmNE
- Sgeir Dubh Island 24 kmN
- Bogha Garbh-àird Island 24 kmNW
25–60 km1,921 places
- Scarba Island 38 kmSW
- Oronsay Island 59 kmNW
- Eriska Island 26 kmNW
- Cala Island 46 kmSW
60–100 km2,872 places
- Isle of Arran Island 82 kmS
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 65 kmS
- Colonsay Island 72 kmSW
- Eigg Island 88 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Dun na Cuaiche Mountain, Argyll and Bute1 km N
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Eilean an t-Slinne Island, Argyll and Bute1.5 km W
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Eilean a' Chrochaidh Island, Argyll and Bute2.1 km W
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Tom Bharra Mountain, Argyll and Bute3 km SW
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Cnoc Lomain Mountain, Argyll and Bute3.3 km N
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Eilean an t-Sagairt Island, Argyll and Bute3 km NE
Sources & licences
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