Portuairk

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Portuairk
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Portuairk and Sanna Bay from Sgurr nam Meann
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Portuairk
Location within the Lochaber area
OS grid reference NM438681
•  Edinburgh 127 mi (204 km)
•  London 436 mi (702 km)
Council area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ACHARACLE
Postcode district PH36
Police Scotland
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
56°44′03″N6°11′18″W / 56.73424°N 6.18846°W / 56.73424; -6.18846

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

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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]
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
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)
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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)211719141313151617202019204
Average snowy days (≥ 1 cm)33320000001315
Average relative humidity (%)84828179778083838282838482
Mean monthly sunshine hours 3465921592031811381361027243301,255
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Notes

  1. ↑ "Kilchoan" Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Achosnich from the Gazetteer for Scotland".
  3. ↑ "June Climate History for Portuairk | Local | Highland, United Kingdom". Archived from the original on 18 June 2015.
  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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