About Cowlairs

Cowlairs is a neighbourhood. Location: Glasgow City, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Firhill Stadium and Springburn Park.

Photos of Cowlairs

Bait-ur-Rahman Richard Sutcliffe · CC BY-SA 2.0
Glasgow Rangers Archibald99 · Public domain
Firhill Stadium Andrew Hendo · CC BY-SA 3.0
Celtic Park Zhi Yong Lee from Glasgow, UK · CC BY 2.0
Hampden Park Dan Kearney, cropped by Blackcat · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Cowlairs

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)

6° 1°

7° 1°

8° 2°

11° 3°

15° 6°

17° 9°

18° 11°

15° 9°

12° 6°

9° 3°

7° 2°

Jan

154

Feb

106

Mar

116

Apr

65

May

71

Jun

67

Jul

75

Aug

91

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 Cowlairs
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	7°	8°	11°	15°	17°	18°	18°	15°	12°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	3°	2°
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 Cowlairs

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 12 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 2 km to the southwest.

Airports

Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 12 kmwest
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 48 kmsouthwest
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 55 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 2 kmsouthwest
Edinburgh Population: 515K 66 kmeast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 102 kmnortheast
Belfast Population: 348K 179 kmsouthwest
Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 193 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Cowlairs

Within 100 km: 179 historic and cultural sites, 3,768 natural sites, 1,120 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km190 places

Newshot Island Island 11 kmW
Spiers Island Island 24 kmE
Speirs Island Island 17 kmNE
Long Loch Lake 20 kmSW

25–60 km1,341 places

Great Cumbrae Island Island 44 kmW
Ayr Beach Beach 53 kmSW
Troon Beach Beach 46 kmSW
Hunterston Sands Beach 45 kmSW

60–100 km3,536 places

Isle of Arran Island 71 kmSW
Burntisland Beach Beach 67 kmE
Cramond beach Beach 60 kmE
Portobello Beach Beach 71 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Firhill Stadium Landmark, Glasgow City
1.7 km W
Springburn Park Mountain, Glasgow City
1.3 km E
Ruchill Mountain, Glasgow City
1.8 km W
Heatherbank Museum of Scial Work Museum, Glasgow City
2.1 km S
Museum of Piping Museum, Glasgow City
2.1 km SW
Bait-ur-Rahman Attraction, Glasgow City
3.6 km SW

Cowlairs

Maryhill Village, Glasgow City
3 km W
Port Dundas Neighbourhood, Glasgow City
1.4 km S
Old Balornock Neighbourhood, Glasgow City
1.6 km E
Firhill Neighbourhood, Glasgow City
1.8 km W
Royston Neighbourhood, Glasgow City
1.8 km SE
High Possil Neighbourhood, Glasgow City
1.9 km NW