The Spinnaker Tower and Gunwharf Quays on Portsmouth Harbour

Portsmouth ferry port

Photo: Johannes Heel / Unsplash

Ferryu lists 8 ferry routes from Portsmouth.

Ferries leave Portsmouth for Bilbao, Caen (Ouistreham), Cherbourg, Fishbourne, Guernsey (St Peter Port), Ryde, Santander and St Malo, with Brittany Ferries, Condor Ferries and Wightlink.

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Ferries from Portsmouth

Bilbao riverfront and the Guggenheim at dusk

Portsmouth to Bilbao

Brittany Ferries
The Abbaye aux Hommes in Caen

Portsmouth to Caen

Brittany Ferries
A sea fort guarding the harbour at Cherbourg

Portsmouth to Cherbourg

Brittany Ferries
The Needles off the Isle of Wight

Portsmouth to Fishbourne

Wightlink
Castle Cornet guarding the harbour at St Peter Port

Portsmouth to Guernsey

Condor Ferries
Sunset over the shore at Ryde

Portsmouth to Ryde

Wightlink
The Magdalena peninsula on Santander bay

Portsmouth to Santander

Brittany Ferries
The beach at Saint-Malo at low tide, with Fort National offshore

Portsmouth to St Malo

Brittany Ferries

Crossings from and to Portsmouth

BilbaoCaenCherbourgFishbourneGuernseySantanderSt MaloPortsmouth
Map data: Natural Earth. Port locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Portsmouth in pictures

  • A ferry sailing past the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth Harbour
    A ferry sailing past the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth HarbourPhoto: Sebastien Devocelle / Unsplash

Weather in Portsmouth

  • Warmest month: July, average high 21°C.
  • Wettest month: November, about 79 mm of rain.
  • Sea at its warmest in August, about 19°C.

Temperature

  • Air, average daily low to high (1991–2020)
  • Sea surface, monthly average (2023–2024)
0510152025°CJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: air 4.5 to 8.4°C, sea 8.1°CFebruary: air 4.2 to 8.4°C, sea 8.1°CMarch: air 5.3 to 10.3°C, sea 8.5°CApril: air 6.8 to 13.0°C, sea 10.7°CMay: air 9.6 to 16.1°C, sea 14.2°CJune: air 12.3 to 18.9°C, sea 17.2°CJuly: air 14.4 to 21.0°C, sea 17.8°CAugust: air 14.6 to 20.9°C, sea 19.0°CSeptember: air 12.6 to 18.6°C, sea 18.8°COctober: air 10.2 to 15.0°C, sea 16.0°CNovember: air 7.2 to 11.5°C, sea 12.7°CDecember: air 5.1 to 9.1°C, sea 9.8°C21°

Rain

Average total for the month, mm (1991–2020)

0255075100 mmJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: 67.2 mmFebruary: 51.0 mmMarch: 45.3 mmApril: 49.0 mmMay: 50.0 mmJune: 46.8 mmJuly: 47.9 mmAugust: 58.1 mmSeptember: 52.2 mmOctober: 76.2 mmNovember: 79.1 mmDecember: 73.7 mm79

Temperature

  • Air, average daily low to high (1991–2020)
  • Sea surface, monthly average (2023–2024)
0510152025°CJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: air 4.5 to 8.4°C, sea 8.1°CFebruary: air 4.2 to 8.4°C, sea 8.1°CMarch: air 5.3 to 10.3°C, sea 8.5°CApril: air 6.8 to 13.0°C, sea 10.7°CMay: air 9.6 to 16.1°C, sea 14.2°CJune: air 12.3 to 18.9°C, sea 17.2°CJuly: air 14.4 to 21.0°C, sea 17.8°CAugust: air 14.6 to 20.9°C, sea 19.0°CSeptember: air 12.6 to 18.6°C, sea 18.8°COctober: air 10.2 to 15.0°C, sea 16.0°CNovember: air 7.2 to 11.5°C, sea 12.7°CDecember: air 5.1 to 9.1°C, sea 9.8°C21°

Rain

Average total for the month, mm (1991–2020)

0255075100 mmJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: 67.2 mmFebruary: 51.0 mmMarch: 45.3 mmApril: 49.0 mmMay: 50.0 mmJune: 46.8 mmJuly: 47.9 mmAugust: 58.1 mmSeptember: 52.2 mmOctober: 76.2 mmNovember: 79.1 mmDecember: 73.7 mm79
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Monthly averages for Portsmouth
MonthHigh °CLow °CRain mmSea °C
January8.44.567.28.1
February8.44.251.08.1
March10.35.345.38.5
April13.06.849.010.7
May16.19.650.014.2
June18.912.346.817.2
July21.014.447.917.8
August20.914.658.119.0
September18.612.652.218.8
October15.010.276.216.0
November11.57.279.112.7
December9.15.173.79.8

1991–2020 averages, ERA5 via Open-Meteo, read at the grid point nearest the port (13 km away). Sea surface: 2023–2024 averages from the Open-Meteo Marine Weather API, which has no sea temperatures before late 2022.

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