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Pollokshaws

Located in Glasgow City, Scotland Coordinates: 55°49′27″ N 4°17′46″ W

Map showing the location of Pollokshaws Pollokshaws
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
23 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 Airport10 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport40 km

About Pollokshaws

Pollokshaws is a village. Location: Glasgow City, Scotland. Elevation: 23 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (10 km). Nearby sights include Hampden Park and Glasgow Rangers.

Climate of Pollokshaws

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (164 mm)
Driest month
April (73 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 Pollokshaws
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°11°15°17°19°18°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)16411412473767381100137158155155

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Pollokshaws

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 10 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 5 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 10 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 40 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 59 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 5 kmnortheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 70 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 109 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 172 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 195 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Pollokshaws

Within 100 km: 174 historic and cultural sites, 3,700 natural sites, 1,117 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km188 places

  • Newshot Island Island 12 kmNW
  • Speirs Island Island 24 kmNE
  • Long Loch Lake 12 kmSW
  • Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 14 kmS

25–60 km1,263 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 40 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 46 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 39 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 39 kmW

60–100 km3,540 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 65 kmW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 72 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 65 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 76 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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