About Govanhill

Govanhill 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 Hampden Park and Queen's Park.

Photos of Govanhill

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 Govanhill

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)

7° 1°

9° 2°

11° 4°

15° 6°

17° 9°

19° 11°

18° 11°

16° 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 Govanhill
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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)	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 Govanhill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 12 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 3 km to the north.

Airports

Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 12 kmwest
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 42 kmsouthwest
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 57 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 3 kmnorth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 68 kmeast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 106 kmnortheast
Belfast Population: 348K 174 kmsouthwest
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 193 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Govanhill

Within 100 km: 177 historic and cultural sites, 3,716 natural sites, 1,111 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km185 places

Newshot Island Island 12 kmNW
Speirs Island Island 22 kmNE
Long Loch Lake 15 kmSW
Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 16 kmS

25–60 km1,297 places

Great Cumbrae Island Island 42 kmW
Ayr Beach Beach 48 kmSW
Troon Beach Beach 42 kmSW
Hunterston Sands Beach 42 kmW

60–100 km3,522 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

Everything nearby

Hampden Park Landmark, Glasgow City
1.3 km S
Queen's Park Natural site, Glasgow City
0.9 km SW
Queen's Park Mountain, Glasgow City
1 km SW
Citizens Theatre Attraction, Glasgow City
1.6 km N
Scotland Street School Museum Museum, Glasgow City
1.7 km NW
Glasgow Rangers Landmark, Glasgow City
3.6 km NW

Govanhill

Cathcart Village, Glasgow City
2.1 km S
Cessnock Village, Glasgow City
2.9 km NW
Port Eglinton Neighbourhood, Glasgow City
1.1 km N
Hutchesontown Neighbourhood, Glasgow City
1.1 km NE
Gorbals Neighbourhood, Glasgow City
1.3 km N
Mount Florida Neighbourhood, Glasgow City
1.3 km S