- Elevation
- 4 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport8 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport44 km
About River Kelvin
River Kelvin is a river. Location: Glasgow City, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Prince's Dock (historical) and Elder Park.
Photos of River Kelvin
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Bait-ur-Rahman Richard Sutcliffe · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Glasgow Rangers Archibald99 · Public domain -
Firhill Stadium Andrew Hendo · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Celtic Park Zhi Yong Lee from Glasgow, UK · CC BY 2.0 -
Hampden Park Dan Kearney, cropped by Blackcat · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Climate of River Kelvin
Best months for sightseeingBest 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| 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) | 154 | 106 | 116 | 65 | 71 | 67 | 75 | 91 | 125 | 146 | 143 | 141 |
How to get to River Kelvin
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 8 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 3 km to the east.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 8 kmwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 44 kmsouthwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 59 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 3 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 70 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 107 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 175 kmsouthwest
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 197 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from River Kelvin
Within 100 km: 176 historic and cultural sites, 3,740 natural sites, 1,136 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km189 places
- Newshot Island Island 8 kmNW
- Speirs Island Island 22 kmNE
- Long Loch Lake 16 kmSW
- Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 19 kmS
25–60 km1,260 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 40 kmW
- Ayr Beach Beach 50 kmSW
- Troon Beach Beach 42 kmSW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 40 kmW
60–100 km3,603 places
- Isle of Arran Island 66 kmSW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 71 kmE
- Cramond beach Beach 64 kmE
- Portobello Beach Beach 76 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Govan Village, Glasgow City0.4 km SW -
Partick Village, Glasgow City0.6 km N
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Thornwood Neighbourhood, Glasgow City0.7 km NW
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Kelvinhaugh Neighbourhood, Glasgow City0.8 km E
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Summertown Neighbourhood, Glasgow City0.9 km S
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Yorkhill Neighbourhood, Glasgow City0.9 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Prince's Dock (historical) Natural site, Glasgow City1.1 km SE
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Elder Park Natural site, Glasgow City1.1 km W
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Glasgow Rangers Landmark, Glasgow City1.4 km S
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Bait-ur-Rahman Attraction, Glasgow City1.1 km E -
Bellahouston Park Mountain, Glasgow City2.3 km S
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Meadowside Light (historical) Landmark, Glasgow City0.8 km NW
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Museum of Transport Argyle Street Museum, Glasgow City1 km NE
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Bellahouston Park Natural site, Glasgow City2.5 km S
Sources & licences
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