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Natural site

Port Ban

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°56′00″ N 5°53′00″ W

Map showing the location of Port Ban Port Ban
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Bunacaimb
1.4 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport77 km
BRR Barra Airport95 km

About Port Ban

Port Ban is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Ighe and Cnap Mòr.

Climate of Port Ban

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 239 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (239 mm)
Driest month
May (87 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 Port Ban
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°15°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°11°10°8°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)2361441821018798114136206222239229

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Port Ban

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 77 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 156 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 77 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 95 kmwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 108 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 156 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 185 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 198 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 231 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 260 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Port Ban

Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 3,715 natural sites, 1,357 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km417 places

  • Eigg Island 18 kmW
  • The Small Isles Island 24 kmW
  • Eilean Shona Island 17 kmS
  • Samalaman Island Island 10 kmSE

25–60 km1,585 places

  • Hebrides Island 57 kmW
  • Isle of Skye Island 46 kmNW
  • Island of Raasay Island 51 kmN
  • Scalpay Island 39 kmN

60–100 km3,107 places

  • Colonsay Island 99 kmS
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 78 kmNW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 94 kmS
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 100 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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