Neighbourhood

High Knightswood

Located in Glasgow City, Scotland Coordinates: 55°53′57″ N 4°20′26″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 34 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 Airport7 km; PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport47 km

About High Knightswood

High Knightswood is a neighbourhood. Location: Glasgow City, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (7 km). Nearby sights include Cairn Hill and Dawsholm Park.

Photos of High Knightswood

Bait-ur-Rahman Richard Sutcliffe · CC BY-SA 2.0
Glasgow Rangers Archibald99 · Public domain
Firhill Stadium Andrew Hendo · CC BY-SA 3.0
Erskine Bridge Baaker2009 from Dumbarton · CC BY 2.0

Climate of High Knightswood

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 148 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (161 mm)
Driest month: April (69 mm)

7° 1°

9° 2°

11° 4°

15° 6°

17° 9°

18° 11°

16° 9°

12° 6°

9° 3°

7° 2°

Jan

161

Feb

111

Mar

121

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

129

Oct

152

Nov

148

Dec

147

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 High Knightswood
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	9°	11°	15°	17°	18°	18°	16°	12°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	4°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	161	111	121	69	73	70	80	96	129	152	148	147

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to High Knightswood

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 7 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 6 km to the southeast.

Airports

Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 7 kmsouthwest
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 47 kmsouth
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 61 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 6 kmsoutheast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 72 kmeast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 106 kmnortheast
Belfast Population: 348K 177 kmsouthwest
Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 196 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from High Knightswood

Within 100 km: 174 historic and cultural sites, 3,759 natural sites, 1,161 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km213 places

Inchcailloch Island 24 kmNW
Aber Isle Island 22 kmNW
Clairinsh Island 24 kmNW
Creinch Island 24 kmNW

25–60 km1,249 places

Great Cumbrae Island Island 39 kmW
Ayr Beach Beach 52 kmS
Troon Beach Beach 45 kmSW
Hunterston Sands Beach 40 kmSW

60–100 km3,632 places

Isle of Arran Island 66 kmSW
Burntisland Beach Beach 72 kmE
Cramond beach Beach 66 kmE
Portobello Beach Beach 77 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Cairn Hill Mountain, East Dunbartonshire
1.1 km NE
Dawsholm Park Natural site, Scotland
1.5 km E
Glasgow Rangers Landmark, Glasgow City
5.5 km S
Firhill Stadium Landmark, Glasgow City
4.9 km SE
Scotstoun Light Landmark, Renfrewshire
2.9 km SW
Shieldhall Light (historical) Landmark, Glasgow City
3.4 km S