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Hillhead

Located in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°56′22″ N 4°08′40″ W

Map showing the location of Hillhead Hillhead
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
59 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 Airport20 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport48 km

About Hillhead

Hillhead is a neighbourhood. Location: East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Gartshore Bing and Luggie Water.

Climate of Hillhead

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 Hillhead
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°8°11°15°17°19°18°15°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 Hillhead

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 20 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 11 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 20 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 48 kmeast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 56 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 11 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 59 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 94 kmnortheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 184 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 187 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Hillhead

Within 100 km: 181 historic and cultural sites, 3,798 natural sites, 1,047 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km180 places

  • Newshot Island Island 18 kmW
  • Spiers Island Island 18 kmE
  • Speirs Island Island 9 kmNE
  • Loch Coulter Reservoir Lake 15 kmNE

25–60 km1,448 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 52 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 55 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 53 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 59 kmE

60–100 km3,398 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 79 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 62 kmSW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 65 kmE
  • Gullane Beach Beach 82 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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