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Natural site

Portkil Bay

Located in Scotland, United Kingdom Coordinates: 55°59′01″ N 4°47′52″ W

Map showing the location of Portkil Bay Portkil Bay
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
1 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kilcreggan
1.5 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport26 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport55 km

About Portkil Bay

Portkil Bay is a natural site. Location: Scotland, United Kingdom. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Gallow Hill and Kilcreggan Bay.

Climate of Portkil Bay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 180 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (198 mm)
Driest month
May (86 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 Portkil Bay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°7°9°12°11°10°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)19813114787868799119159180180184

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Portkil Bay

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 26 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 36 km to the east.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 26 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 55 kmsouth
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 83 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 36 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 100 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 125 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 170 kmsouthwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 210 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Portkil Bay

Within 100 km: 146 historic and cultural sites, 3,535 natural sites, 1,238 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km326 places

  • Inchlonaig Island 18 kmNE
  • Inchcailloch Island 18 kmNE
  • Aber Isle Island 19 kmNE
  • Bucinch Island 18 kmNE

25–60 km1,599 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 51 kmSW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 25 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 59 kmS
  • Troon Beach Beach 50 kmS

60–100 km2,994 places

  • Colonsay Island 89 kmW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 99 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 94 kmE
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 87 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Kilcreggan Village, Argyll and Bute
    1.5 km W
  • Gourock Town, Inverclyde
    2.7 km SW
  • Greenock City, Inverclyde
    4.5 km SE
  • Rosneath Village, Argyll and Bute
    2.9 km N
  • Helensburgh Town, Argyll and Bute
    5.1 km NE
  • Rhu Village, Argyll and Bute
    4.2 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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