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Ruchill

Located in Glasgow City, Scotland Coordinates: 55°53′15″ N 4°16′25″ W

Map showing the location of Ruchill Ruchill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
59 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 Airport47 km

About Ruchill

Ruchill is a neighbourhood. Location: Glasgow City, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (10 km). Nearby sights include Firhill Stadium and Ruchill.

Climate of Ruchill

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 18°)
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 Ruchill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°8°11°15°17°18°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°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 Ruchill

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 south.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 10 kmwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 47 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 57 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 3 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 68 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 103 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 178 kmsouthwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 194 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Ruchill

Within 100 km: 178 historic and cultural sites, 3,779 natural sites, 1,122 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km196 places

  • Newshot Island Island 9 kmW
  • Speirs Island Island 19 kmNE
  • Long Loch Lake 19 kmSW
  • Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 21 kmS

25–60 km1,301 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 43 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 53 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 46 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 43 kmSW

60–100 km3,582 places

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

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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