Skip to content
Geonivora
Village

Govan

Local name: Baile Ghobhainn

Located in Glasgow City, Scotland Coordinates: 55°51′48″ N 4°18′45″ W

Govan
Njellis · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Population
5,860
5.9K
Elevation
11 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 Airport8 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport44 km

About Govan

Govan is a village. Location: Glasgow City, Scotland. Population: 5,860. Elevation: 11 m.

From Wikipedia

Govan ( GUV-ən; Scottish Gaelic: Baile a' Ghobhainn) is a district, parish, and former burgh now part of southwest Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated 2+1⁄2 miles (4 kilometres) west of Glasgow city centre, on the south bank of the River Clyde, opposite the mouth of the River Kelvin and the district of Partick. Historically it was part of the County of Lanark.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
1.6 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Govan

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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Govan
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 Govan

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 8 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 3 km to the east.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 8 kmwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 44 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 60 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 3 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 70 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 107 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 174 kmsouthwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 197 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Govan

Within 100 km: 174 historic and cultural sites, 3,731 natural sites, 1,135 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km190 places

  • Newshot Island Island 8 kmNW
  • Speirs Island Island 22 kmNE
  • Long Loch Lake 15 kmSW
  • Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 18 kmS

25–60 km1,248 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 39 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 49 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 42 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 40 kmW

60–100 km3,602 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 66 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 71 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 65 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 76 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources