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Thornwood

Located in Glasgow City, Scotland Coordinates: 55°52′14″ N 4°18′57″ W

Map showing the location of Thornwood Thornwood
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
12 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 Airport7 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport44 km

About Thornwood

Thornwood is a neighbourhood. Location: Glasgow City, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (7 km). Nearby sights include Meadowside Light (historical) and Glasgow Rangers.

Climate of Thornwood

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 Thornwood
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 Thornwood

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 7 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 4 km to the east.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 7 kmwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 44 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 60 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 4 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 71 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 Thornwood

Within 100 km: 175 historic and cultural sites, 3,752 natural sites, 1,140 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km191 places

  • Newshot Island Island 7 kmNW
  • Speirs Island Island 22 kmNE
  • Long Loch Lake 16 kmSW
  • Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 19 kmS

25–60 km1,251 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 40 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 50 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 43 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 40 kmSW

60–100 km3,625 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 66 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 71 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 65 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 76 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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