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Pollokshields

Located in Glasgow City, Scotland Coordinates: 55°50′37″ N 4°16′59″ W

Map showing the location of Pollokshields Pollokshields
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
22 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 Airport42 km

About Pollokshields

Pollokshields is a village. Location: Glasgow City, Scotland. Elevation: 22 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (10 km). Nearby sights include Maxwell Park and Glasgow Rangers.

Climate of Pollokshields

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 Pollokshields
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 Pollokshields

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 10 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 3 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 10 kmwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 42 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 58 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 3 kmnortheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 69 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 107 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 174 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 195 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Pollokshields

Within 100 km: 177 historic and cultural sites, 3,728 natural sites, 1,120 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km182 places

  • Newshot Island Island 11 kmNW
  • Speirs Island Island 22 kmNE
  • Long Loch Lake 14 kmSW
  • Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 16 kmS

25–60 km1,272 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 41 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 48 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 41 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 41 kmW

60–100 km3,571 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 67 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 70 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 63 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 74 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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