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Gorbals

Located in Glasgow City, Scotland Coordinates: 55°50′55″ N 4°15′27″ W

Map showing the location of Gorbals Gorbals
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
12 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 Airport44 km

About Gorbals

Gorbals 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 Citizens Theatre and Scotland Street School Museum.

Climate of Gorbals

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 Gorbals
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°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 Gorbals

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 11 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 2 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 11 kmwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 44 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 57 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 2 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 67 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 105 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 175 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 194 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Gorbals

Within 100 km: 177 historic and cultural sites, 3,736 natural sites, 1,118 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km186 places

  • Newshot Island Island 12 kmNW
  • Speirs Island Island 21 kmNE
  • Long Loch Lake 16 kmSW
  • Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 17 kmS

25–60 km1,299 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 42 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 49 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 43 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 42 kmW

60–100 km3,546 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 68 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 69 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 62 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 73 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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