- Elevation
- 200 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport16 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport40 km
About Cathkin Braes
Cathkin Braes is a mountain. Location: Glasgow City, Scotland. Elevation: 200 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include South Cathkin Hill and Hampden Park.
Photos of Cathkin Braes
-
Celtic Park Zhi Yong Lee from Glasgow, UK · CC BY 2.0 -
Hampden Park Dan Kearney, cropped by Blackcat · CC BY-SA 3.0
_aerial_view_cropped.jpg)
Climate of Cathkin Braes
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 155 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (164 mm)
- Driest month
- April (73 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 164 | 114 | 124 | 73 | 76 | 73 | 81 | 100 | 137 | 158 | 155 | 155 |
How to get to Cathkin Braes
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 16 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 8 km to the north.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 16 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 40 kmsouthwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 55 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 8 kmnorth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 66 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 107 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 173 kmsouthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 189 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Cathkin Braes
Within 100 km: 178 historic and cultural sites, 3,668 natural sites, 1,080 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km173 places
- Newshot Island Island 17 kmNW
- Spiers Island Island 24 kmNE
- Speirs Island Island 23 kmNE
- Long Loch Lake 15 kmSW
25–60 km1,329 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 45 kmW
- Ayr Beach Beach 46 kmSW
- Troon Beach Beach 40 kmSW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 44 kmW
60–100 km3,424 places
- Isle of Arran Island 69 kmW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 68 kmNE
- Cramond beach Beach 61 kmE
- Portobello Beach Beach 71 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
-
Rutherglen Town, South Lanarkshire3.3 km N -
Carmunnock Village, Glasgow City1.8 km SW
-
Cambuslang Town, South Lanarkshire3.4 km E -
Netherlee Neighbourhood, East Renfrewshire3.9 km W
-
Clarkston Town, East Renfrewshire4.3 km W
-
Stamperland Neighbourhood, East Renfrewshire3.9 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
South Cathkin Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire1.6 km SE
-
Hampden Park Landmark, Glasgow City3.9 km NW
-
Queen's Park Mountain, Glasgow City5.1 km NW
-
Queen's Park Natural site, Glasgow City5.2 km NW
-
Celtic Park Landmark, Glasgow City5.6 km N
-
Parkhead Natural site, Scotland6 km N
-
Dechmont Hill Mediumwave Transmitter, Mast 1 Landmark, South Lanarkshire3.2 km E
-
Dechmont Hill Mediumwave Transmitter, Mast 2 Landmark, South Lanarkshire3.3 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: