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Portgower

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°05′54″ N 3°41′17″ W

Map showing the location of Portgower Portgower
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
44 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport53 km
INV Inverness Airport65 km

About Portgower

Portgower is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 44 m.

From Wikipedia

Portgower is a former fishing village with an inn in the parish of Loth on the east coast of Scotland near Helmsdale, Sutherland, the Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of the Highlands.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Portgower

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 116 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (116 mm)
Driest month
May (60 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 Portgower
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°8°10°13°15°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)10877966260687282101111116106

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Portgower

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 53 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 143 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 53 kmnortheast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 65 kmsouth
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 106 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 143 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 186 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 241 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 251 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 371 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Portgower

Within 100 km: 55 historic and cultural sites, 2,274 natural sites, 590 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km131 places

  • Eilean nam Faoileag Island 17 kmSW
  • Loch an Tubairnaich Lake 14 kmSW
  • Loch Scalabsdale Lake 12 kmN
  • Loch Horn Lake 22 kmW

25–60 km668 places

  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 49 kmSE
  • Clett Island 59 kmN
  • Glass Islands Island 58 kmN
  • Garbh-eilean Island 59 kmN

60–100 km2,120 places

  • Hoy Island 87 kmN
  • Flotta Island 88 kmN
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 66 kmSE
  • Hesta Head Natural site 89 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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