Portuairk

Portuairk
Scottish Gaelic: Port Uairce
Scots: The Port
Portuairk Portuairk shown within the Lochaber area
OS grid reference	NM438681
Council area	Highland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Fort William
Postcode district	PH36 4
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
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Coordinates: 56°44′03″N 6°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, in the Highland council area of Scotland, and claims the honour of being 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.

Notes

↑ "Kilchoan" Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 5 April 2011.

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Lochaber

Settlements	Ach' An Todhair Achaphubuil Acharacle Achnaha Achluachrach Achriabhach Ardechive Ardshealach Arisaig Back of Keppoch Ballachulish Banavie Blaich Cleadale Corpach Corran Druimarben Fort William Glenborrodale Glencoe Glenfinnan Glenuig Inverie Kilchoan Kilmory Kinlochleven Lochaline Mallaig Morar Ockle Onich Portuairk Roybridge Sanna Spean Bridge Strontian

Geography	Ardnamurchan Moidart Morvern Glen Nevis Islands Canna Eigg Muck Rùm Peaks Ben Nevis Lochs Aline Arkaig Laggan Lochy Moidart Morar Shiel Sunart Treig Rivers River Coe

Landmarks	Glencoe House Mingarry Castle Castle Tioram

Transport	A830 A861

Climate

Like much of the British isles, Portuairk has a Temperate Maritime 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 kilometres per hour (17 mph) in February. The highest wind speed recorded was 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph), unusually recorded in July.^[1] ^[2]

Climate data for Portuairk 8m amsl (Average high, low, sunshine and precip Achosnich 7m amsl, distance=0.5 miles)
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)	11.81 (53.25)
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)	6.25 (43.28)
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 (7.36)	133 (5.24)	144 (5.67)	89 (3.5)	73 (2.87)	78 (3.07)	93 (3.66)	116 (4.57)	143 (5.63)	180 (7.09)	178 (7.01)	175 (6.89)	1,589 (62.56)
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	81.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours	34	65	92	159	203	181	138	136	102	72	43	30	1,255

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