About Penilee

Penilee is a neighbourhood. Location: Glasgow City, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (5 km). Nearby sights include Glasgow Rangers and Byres Hill.

Photos of Penilee

Bait-ur-Rahman Richard Sutcliffe · CC BY-SA 2.0
Glasgow Rangers Archibald99 · Public domain
Firhill Stadium Andrew Hendo · CC BY-SA 3.0
Hampden Park Dan Kearney, cropped by Blackcat · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Penilee

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 2°)
Wettest month: January (161 mm)
Driest month: April (69 mm)

7° 2°

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

69

May

73

Jun

70

Jul

80

Aug

96

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 Penilee
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)	2°	2°	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 Penilee

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 5 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 7 km to the east.

Airports

Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 5 kmnorthwest
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 41 kmsouth
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 63 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 7 kmeast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 74 kmeast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 110 kmnortheast
Belfast Population: 348K 171 kmsouthwest
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 200 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Penilee

Within 100 km: 172 historic and cultural sites, 3,706 natural sites, 1,157 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km197 places

Newshot Island Island 7 kmNW
Queenside Loch Lake 23 kmW
Long Loch Lake 13 kmS
Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 17 kmS

25–60 km1,217 places

Great Cumbrae Island Island 36 kmW
Ayr Beach Beach 47 kmS
Troon Beach Beach 39 kmSW
Hunterston Sands Beach 36 kmW

60–100 km3,621 places

Isle of Arran Island 62 kmSW
Burntisland Beach Beach 75 kmE
Cramond beach Beach 68 kmE
Portobello Beach Beach 79 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Glasgow Rangers Landmark, Glasgow City
3.3 km E
Byres Hill Mountain, Renfrewshire
2.2 km W
Elder Park Natural site, Glasgow City
2.6 km NE
Bellahouston Park Mountain, Glasgow City
2.7 km E
Shieldhall Light (historical) Landmark, Glasgow City
2.5 km NE
Bellahouston Park Natural site, Glasgow City
2.7 km E

Penilee

Cessnock Village, Glasgow City
4.2 km E
West Drumoyne Neighbourhood, Glasgow City
1.7 km E
Drumoyne Neighbourhood, Glasgow City
2 km NE
Shieldhall Neighbourhood, Glasgow City
2.1 km NE
Corkerhill Neighbourhood, Glasgow City
2.3 km SE
Linthouse Village, Glasgow City
2.4 km NE