- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 12 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport13 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport44 km
About James Watt Statue
James Watt Statue is a landmark. Location: Glasgow City, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (13 km). Nearby sights include People's Palace and Celtic Park.
Photos of James Watt Statue
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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
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Climate of James Watt Statue
Best months for sightseeingBest 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| 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 |
How to get to James Watt Statue
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 13 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 2 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 13 kmwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 44 kmsouthwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 55 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 2 kmnorthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 66 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 104 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 176 kmsouthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 193 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from James Watt Statue
Within 100 km: 177 historic and cultural sites, 3,734 natural sites, 1,108 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km188 places
- Newshot Island Island 13 kmNW
- Spiers Island Island 24 kmE
- Speirs Island Island 20 kmNE
- Long Loch Lake 17 kmSW
25–60 km1,319 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 44 kmW
- Ayr Beach Beach 50 kmSW
- Troon Beach Beach 44 kmSW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 44 kmW
60–100 km3,512 places
- Isle of Arran Island 70 kmSW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 67 kmE
- Cramond beach Beach 60 kmE
- Portobello Beach Beach 71 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
People's Palace Museum, Glasgow City0.1 km NW
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Celtic Park Landmark, Glasgow City2 km E
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Citizens Theatre Attraction, Glasgow City1 km W
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Hampden Park Landmark, Glasgow City2.9 km S
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Heatherbank Museum of Scial Work Museum, Glasgow City1.9 km NW
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The Ferry Attraction, Glasgow City2.1 km W
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Museum of Piping Museum, Glasgow City2.2 km NW
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Scotland Street School Museum Museum, Glasgow City2.3 km W
Nearest towns and villages
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Rutherglen Town, South Lanarkshire2.8 km SE -
Glasgow City, Glasgow City2.1 km NW
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St Enochs Neighbourhood, Glasgow City1 km NW
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Hutchesontown Neighbourhood, Glasgow City1 km SW
More sights in Glasgow City
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Glasgow Rangers Landmark, Glasgow City4.6 km W
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Firhill Stadium Landmark, Glasgow City4 km NW
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Bait-ur-Rahman Attraction, Glasgow City3.8 km NW -
Museum of Transport Argyle Street Museum, Glasgow City4.1 km NW
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Meadowside Light (historical) Landmark, Glasgow City5.6 km W
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Shieldhall Light (historical) Landmark, Glasgow City6.6 km W
Sources & licences
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