Village

Portnancon

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°30′10″ N 4°42′06″ W

Chris Wimbush · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Elevation: 40 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: July; See the climate
Airports: WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport94 km; SYY Stornoway Airport101 km

About Portnancon

Portnancon is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 40 m.

From Wikipedia

Portnacon is a small remote crofting township, and former fishing station, on the west shore of Loch Eriboll in Sutherland, Scottish Highlands in the Scottish council area of Highland. The township is in the parish of Durness and Durness village lies 8 miles (13 km) west along the A838 road. The village of Laid is located 1 mile (1.6 km) south-west from Portnancon along the A838. Only a few buildings remain of the fishing station, in Portnacon, or Port-na-con, meaning "Port of the Dogs".

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photos of Portnancon

Eilean Choraidh Geni · CC BY-SA 4.0
Beinn Spionnaidh Squiddy at English Wikipedia · Public domain
Meall Meadhonach Colin Kinnear · CC BY-SA 2.0
Creag na Faoilinn Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Portnancon

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month: August (day 16°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: November (155 mm)
Driest month: May (66 mm)

6° 1°

8° 2°

10° 4°

13° 6°

15° 9°

16° 10°

16° 11°

14° 9°

12° 7°

9° 4°

6° 1°

Jan

129

Feb

Mar

109

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

105

Sep

135

Oct

144

Nov

155

Dec

135

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 Portnancon
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	10°	13°	15°	16°	16°	14°	12°	9°	6°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	4°	6°	9°	10°	11°	9°	7°	4°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	129	88	109	73	66	81	90	105	135	144	155	135

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Portnancon

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 94 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 216 km to the southeast.

Airports

Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 94 kmeast
Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 101 kmwest
Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 114 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 216 kmsoutheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 249 kmsoutheast
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 295 kmsouth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 298 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Portnancon

Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 1,770 natural sites, 537 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km334 places

Eilean nan Ron Island 22 kmE
Rabbit Islands Island 19 kmE
Neave Island Island 24 kmE
Eilean Iosal Island 22 kmE

25–60 km844 places

Eilean Dubh Island 34 kmSW
Whale Islet Island 26 kmW
Soyea Island Island 54 kmSW
Oldany Island Island 43 kmSW

60–100 km1,166 places

Hoy Island 90 kmNE
Flotta Island 99 kmNE
Clett Island 69 kmE
Eilean a' Char Island 69 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Eilean Choraidh Island, Highland
2.3 km S
Eilean Dubh Island, Highland
1.2 km NE
Loch Eriboll Natural site, Highland
1.3 km SE
Meall Meadhonach South Top Mountain, Highland
2 km W
A' chlèit Island, Scotland
2.4 km NE
Àrd Neackie Island, Highland
2.1 km E