Neighbourhood

Hillhead

Located in Glasgow City, Scotland Coordinates: 55°52′21″ N 4°17′20″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 44 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 Airport9 km; PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport45 km

About Hillhead

Hillhead is a neighbourhood. Location: Glasgow City, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (9 km). Nearby sights include Bait-ur-Rahman and Museum of Transport Argyle Street.

Photos of Hillhead

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 Hillhead

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)

6° 1°

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

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

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 Hillhead
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	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 Hillhead

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 9 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 2 km to the southeast.

Airports

Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 9 kmwest
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 45 kmsouthwest
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 58 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 2 kmsoutheast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 69 kmeast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 105 kmnortheast
Belfast Population: 348K 176 kmsouthwest
Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 196 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Hillhead

Within 100 km: 178 historic and cultural sites, 3,759 natural sites, 1,135 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km191 places

Newshot Island Island 9 kmW
Speirs Island Island 20 kmNE
Long Loch Lake 17 kmSW
Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 19 kmS

25–60 km1,276 places

Great Cumbrae Island Island 41 kmW
Ayr Beach Beach 51 kmSW
Troon Beach Beach 44 kmSW
Hunterston Sands Beach 41 kmSW

60–100 km3,605 places

Isle of Arran Island 68 kmSW
Burntisland Beach Beach 70 kmE
Cramond beach Beach 63 kmE
Portobello Beach Beach 74 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Bait-ur-Rahman Attraction, Glasgow City
0.7 km S
Museum of Transport Argyle Street Museum, Glasgow City
0.5 km SW
Firhill Stadium Landmark, Glasgow City
1.6 km NE
Glasgow Rangers Landmark, Glasgow City
2.5 km SW
River Kelvin River, Glasgow City
1.4 km SW
Prince's Dock (historical) Natural site, Glasgow City
1.7 km S