Port Castle Bay
Located in Scotland, United Kingdom Coordinates: 54°42′00″ N 4°27′00″ W
- Elevation
- 61 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- IOM Isle of Man Airport70 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport90 km
About Port Castle Bay
Port Castle Bay is a natural site. Location: Scotland, United Kingdom. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Hill of Glasserton and Fell of Carleton.
Climate of Port Castle Bay
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 113 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- October (115 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 18° | 16° | 12° | 9° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 111 | 74 | 81 | 64 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 85 | 97 | 115 | 113 | 110 |
How to get to Port Castle Bay
The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (IOM), 70 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 96 km to the west.
Airports
- Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 70 kmsouth
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 90 kmnorth
- George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 92 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 96 kmwest
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 130 kmnorth
- Blackpool Population: 145K 134 kmsoutheast
- Preston Population: 313.3K 154 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 160 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Nearest towns and villages
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Glasserton Village, Dumfries and Galloway<0.1 km N
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Whithorn Village, Dumfries and Galloway4.2 km NE
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Carleton Village, Dumfries and Galloway2.7 km W
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Prestrie Village, Dumfries and Galloway4.7 km NE
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Isle of Whithorn Village, Dumfries and Galloway5.4 km E
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Castlewigg Village, Dumfries and Galloway5.7 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hill of Glasserton Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1 km W
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Fell of Carleton Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.3 km NW
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Camp Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.2 km N
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Leakin Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.8 km E
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Burrow Head Natural site, Scotland4.9 km SE
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Portyerrock Bay Natural site, Dumfries and Galloway6 km E
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Lady Bay Natural site, Scotland6.2 km NE
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Fell of Barhullion Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway7.1 km NW
Sources & licences
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