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Parkhead

Located in Glasgow City, Scotland Coordinates: 55°51′01″ N 4°11′39″ W

Map showing the location of Parkhead Parkhead
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
29 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 Airport15 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport46 km

About Parkhead

Parkhead is a neighbourhood. Location: Glasgow City, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Celtic Park and Parkhead.

Climate of Parkhead

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).

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Climate of Parkhead
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 Parkhead

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 15 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 4 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 15 kmwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 46 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 53 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 4 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 63 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 102 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 178 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 190 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Parkhead

Within 100 km: 177 historic and cultural sites, 3,719 natural sites, 1,074 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km185 places

  • Newshot Island Island 15 kmW
  • Spiers Island Island 21 kmE
  • Speirs Island Island 18 kmNE
  • Long Loch Lake 19 kmSW

25–60 km1,363 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 46 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 52 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 45 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 46 kmW

60–100 km3,422 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 72 kmW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 65 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 69 kmE
  • Gullane Beach Beach 87 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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