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Pollok

Located in Glasgow City, Scotland Coordinates: 55°49′25″ N 4°20′24″ W

Map showing the location of Pollok Pollok
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
20 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 Airport8 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport39 km

About Pollok

Pollok is a neighbourhood. Location: Glasgow City, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Hurlet Hill and Glasgow Rangers.

Climate of Pollok

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 152 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (159 mm)
Driest month
April (71 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 Pollok
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°15°17°18°18°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)15911112371747382100134155152150

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Pollok

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 8 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 7 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 8 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 39 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 62 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 7 kmnortheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 73 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 111 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 170 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 197 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Pollok

Within 100 km: 171 historic and cultural sites, 3,693 natural sites, 1,139 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km190 places

  • Newshot Island Island 10 kmNW
  • Queenside Loch Lake 25 kmW
  • Long Loch Lake 10 kmSW
  • Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 14 kmS

25–60 km1,235 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 37 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 45 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 37 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 37 kmW

60–100 km3,578 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 62 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 75 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 67 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 78 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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