Portuairk

Portuairk (Scottish Gaelic: Port Uairce) is a crofting township, at the western end of the Ardnamurchan peninsula, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland.

Portuairk
  • Scottish Gaelic: Port Uairce
  • Scots: The Port

Portuairk and Sanna Bay from Sgurr nam Meann
Portuairk
Location within the Lochaber area
OS grid referenceNM438681
• Edinburgh127 mi (204 km)
• London436 mi (702 km)
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townFort William
Postcode districtPH36 4
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

It is the most westerly settlement on the British mainland, although nearby Kilchoan is the most westerly village.[1]

Overlooking Sanna Bay, the village is visited by walkers and scenery enthusiasts, with views of Skye and the Small Isles: Rùm, Eigg, and Muck.

Cuillin View is a traditional cottage at the end of the bay roughly 172 years old.

Climate

Like much of the British isles, Portuairk has an oceanic climate, with mild, somewhat dry summers and cold, wet winters. Temperatures usually range from 2.4 °C (36.3 °F) to 16.8 °C (62.2 °F), but the all-time temperature range is between −5 °C (23 °F), which is mild for its latitude and 28 °C (82 °F), which is slightly cooler than expected for its latitude. There is an average of 15 snow days per year, with 23 air frosts and a wind speed reaching a peak of 28 km/h (17 mph) in February. The highest wind speed recorded was 120 km/h (75 mph), unusually recorded in July.[2][3]

Climate data for Portuairk 8 m asl[4]
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 13
(55)		 14
(57)		 15
(59)		 24
(75)		 25
(77)		 26
(79)		 28
(82)		 28
(82)		 23
(73)		 20
(68)		 16
(61)		 14
(57)		 28
(82)
Average high °C (°F) 7.4
(45.3)		 7.4
(45.3)		 8.7
(47.7)		 10.6
(51.1)		 13.6
(56.5)		 15.4
(59.7)		 16.8
(62.2)		 16.8
(62.2)		 15.1
(59.2)		 12.4
(54.3)		 9.7
(49.5)		 7.8
(46.0)		 11.8
(53.3)
Average low °C (°F) 2.6
(36.7)		 2.4
(36.3)		 3.3
(37.9)		 4.4
(39.9)		 6.6
(43.9)		 9.1
(48.4)		 11
(52)		 11
(52)		 9.5
(49.1)		 7.4
(45.3)		 4.8
(40.6)		 2.9
(37.2)		 6.3
(43.3)
Record low °C (°F) −3
(27)		 −2
(28)		 −1
(30)		 0
(32)		 3
(37)		 5
(41)		 8
(46)		 8
(46)		 4
(39)		 0
(32)		 −3
(27)		 −5
(23)		 −5
(23)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 187
(7.4)		 133
(5.2)		 144
(5.7)		 89
(3.5)		 73
(2.9)		 78
(3.1)		 93
(3.7)		 116
(4.6)		 143
(5.6)		 180
(7.1)		 178
(7.0)		 175
(6.9)		 1,589
(62.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 21 17 19 14 13 13 15 16 17 20 20 19 204
Average snowy days (≥ 1 cm) 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 15
Average relative humidity (%) 84 82 81 79 77 80 83 83 82 82 83 84 82
Mean monthly sunshine hours 34 65 92 159 203 181 138 136 102 72 43 30 1,255

Notes
  1. "Kilchoan" Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  2. http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townclimate2436.html
  3. http://www.myweather2.com/City-Town/United-Kingdom/Highland/Portuairk/climate-profile.aspx
  4. Average high, low, sunshine and precipitation figures are for Achosnich, which is 7 metres (23 ft) asl and 1⁄2 mile (800 m) away.
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