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Port Eglinton

Located in Glasgow City, Scotland Coordinates: 55°50′48″ N 4°15′45″ W

Map showing the location of Port Eglinton Port Eglinton
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
15 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 Airport11 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport43 km

About Port Eglinton

Port Eglinton is a neighbourhood. Location: Glasgow City, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (11 km). Nearby sights include Scotland Street School Museum and Citizens Theatre.

Climate of Port Eglinton

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 Port Eglinton
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 Port Eglinton

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 11 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 2 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 11 kmwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 43 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 57 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 2 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 68 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 106 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 175 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 194 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Port Eglinton

Within 100 km: 178 historic and cultural sites, 3,735 natural sites, 1,119 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km184 places

  • Newshot Island Island 12 kmNW
  • Speirs Island Island 21 kmNE
  • Long Loch Lake 15 kmSW
  • Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 17 kmS

25–60 km1,297 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 42 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 49 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 42 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 42 kmW

60–100 km3,551 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 68 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 69 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 62 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 73 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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