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Cowcaddens

Located in Glasgow City, Scotland Coordinates: 55°52′05″ N 4°15′17″ W

Map showing the location of Cowcaddens Cowcaddens
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
32 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 Airport11 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport46 km

About Cowcaddens

Cowcaddens is a neighbourhood. Location: Glasgow City, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (11 km). Nearby sights include Museum of Piping and Heatherbank Museum of Scial Work.

Climate of Cowcaddens

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 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (154 mm)
Driest month
April (65 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 Cowcaddens
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)1541061166571677591125146143141

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Cowcaddens

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 11 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 1 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 11 kmwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 46 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 56 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 1 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 67 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 104 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 177 kmsouthwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 194 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Cowcaddens

Within 100 km: 178 historic and cultural sites, 3,762 natural sites, 1,124 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km187 places

  • Newshot Island Island 11 kmW
  • Spiers Island Island 25 kmE
  • Speirs Island Island 19 kmNE
  • Long Loch Lake 18 kmSW

25–60 km1,327 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 43 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 51 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 45 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 43 kmW

60–100 km3,550 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 69 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 68 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 61 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 72 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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