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Birdston

Located in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°57′09″ N 4°09′26″ W

Map showing the location of Birdston Birdston
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
42 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport19 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport49 km

About Birdston

Birdston is a village. Location: East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Elevation: 42 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Gartshore Bing and Heronryhill.

Climate of Birdston

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 144 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (156 mm)
Driest month
April (66 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 Birdston
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°9°11°15°17°19°18°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)1561071166671687591125147144144

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Birdston

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 19 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 12 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 19 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 49 kmeast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 57 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 12 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 60 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 93 kmnortheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 183 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 188 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Birdston

Within 100 km: 183 historic and cultural sites, 3,829 natural sites, 1,065 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km179 places

  • Newshot Island Island 17 kmW
  • Spiers Island Island 20 kmE
  • Speirs Island Island 9 kmE
  • Loch Coulter Reservoir Lake 14 kmNE

25–60 km1,428 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 52 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 56 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 53 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 59 kmE

60–100 km3,470 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 79 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 63 kmSW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 65 kmE
  • Gullane Beach Beach 83 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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