Town

Bishopbriggs

Located in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°54′24″ N 4°13′07″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Population: 23,680; 23.7K
Elevation: 60 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 Airport14 km; PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport50 km

About Bishopbriggs

Bishopbriggs is a town. Location: East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Population: 23,680. Elevation: 60 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (14 km). Nearby sights include Springburn Park and Firhill Stadium.

Photos of Bishopbriggs

Bait-ur-Rahman Richard Sutcliffe · CC BY-SA 2.0
Firhill Stadium Andrew Hendo · CC BY-SA 3.0
Celtic Park Zhi Yong Lee from Glasgow, UK · CC BY 2.0

Climate of Bishopbriggs

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 143 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (154 mm)
Driest month: April (65 mm)

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11° 3°

14° 6°

17° 9°

18° 11°

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15° 9°

12° 6°

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Jan

154

Feb

106

Mar

116

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

125

Oct

146

Nov

143

Dec

141

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 Bishopbriggs
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	7°	8°	11°	14°	17°	18°	18°	15°	12°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	10°	9°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	154	106	116	65	71	67	75	91	125	146	143	141

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bishopbriggs

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 14 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 5 km to the southwest.

Airports

Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 14 kmwest
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 50 kmsouthwest
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 53 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 5 kmsouthwest
Edinburgh Population: 515K 64 kmeast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 99 kmnortheast
Belfast Population: 348K 182 kmsouthwest
Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 190 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Bishopbriggs

Within 100 km: 178 historic and cultural sites, 3,788 natural sites, 1,104 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km190 places

Newshot Island Island 13 kmW
Spiers Island Island 22 kmE
Speirs Island Island 15 kmNE
Long Loch Lake 22 kmSW

25–60 km1,376 places

Great Cumbrae Island Island 47 kmW
Ayr Beach Beach 56 kmSW
Troon Beach Beach 49 kmSW
Hunterston Sands Beach 47 kmSW

60–100 km3,504 places

Isle of Arran Island 73 kmSW
Burntisland Beach Beach 64 kmE
Portobello Beach Beach 69 kmE
Gullane Beach Beach 87 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Springburn Park Mountain, Glasgow City
2 km S
Firhill Stadium Landmark, Glasgow City
4.2 km SW
Ruchill Mountain, Glasgow City
4 km SW
Celtic Park Landmark, Glasgow City
6.5 km S
Letham Hill Mountain, Glasgow City
4.5 km SE
Glasgow Rangers Landmark, Glasgow City
8.2 km SW
Bait-ur-Rahman Attraction, Glasgow City
6.4 km SW
Douglas Park Mountain, East Dunbartonshire
5.9 km W