- Population
- 615,070
- 615.1K
- Elevation
- 43 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 170
- listed under Glasgow City
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport11 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport46 km
About Glasgow City
Glasgow City is a district. Location: Scotland, United Kingdom. Population: 615,070. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (11 km). Nearby sights include Parkhead and Dawsholm Park.
Photos of Glasgow City
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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 Glasgow City
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) | 6° | 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 Glasgow City
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 11 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 1 km to the west.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 11 kmwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 46 kmsouthwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 56 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 1 kmwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 67 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 104 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 177 kmsouthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 194 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glasgow City
Within 100 km: 178 historic and cultural sites, 3,765 natural sites, 1,120 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km190 places
- Newshot Island Island 11 kmW
- Spiers Island Island 24 kmE
- Speirs Island Island 19 kmNE
- Long Loch Lake 18 kmSW
25–60 km1,325 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 43 kmW
- Ayr Beach Beach 51 kmSW
- Troon Beach Beach 45 kmSW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 43 kmW
60–100 km3,548 places
- Isle of Arran Island 69 kmSW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 68 kmE
- Cramond beach Beach 61 kmE
- Portobello Beach Beach 72 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Glasgow City
170 placesCities & villages49
- Garthamlock · Neighbourhood
- Gartloch · Neighbourhood
- Gilshochill · Neighbourhood
- Gorbals · Neighbourhood
- Govanhill · Neighbourhood
- Haghill · Neighbourhood
- Hamiltonhill · Neighbourhood
- High Knightswood · Neighbourhood
- High Possil · Neighbourhood
- Hillhead · Neighbourhood
- Hillington · Neighbourhood
- Hillpark · Neighbourhood
- Hogganfield · Neighbourhood
- Hurlet · Village
- Hutchesontown · Neighbourhood
- Hyndland · Neighbourhood
- Jordanhill · Neighbourhood
- Kelvindale · Neighbourhood
- Kelvingrove · Neighbourhood
- Kelvinhaugh · Neighbourhood
- Kelvinside · Neighbourhood
- Kennishead · Neighbourhood
- Kings Park · Neighbourhood
- Kingston · Neighbourhood
- Kinning Park · Neighbourhood
- Knightswood · Neighbourhood
- Lambhill · Neighbourhood
- Lancefield · Neighbourhood
- Langside · Neighbourhood
- Linthouse · Village
- Mansewood · Neighbourhood
- Maryhill · Village
- Merchant City · Neighbourhood
- Moorpark · Neighbourhood
- Mosspark · Neighbourhood
- Mount Florida · Neighbourhood
- Mount Vernon · Village
- Muirend · Neighbourhood
- Nitshill · Village
- North Kelvin · Neighbourhood
- Old Balornock · Neighbourhood
- Parkhead · Neighbourhood
- Parkhouse · Neighbourhood
- Partick · Village
- Partickhill · Neighbourhood
- Penilee · Neighbourhood
- Petershill · Neighbourhood
- Pollok · Neighbourhood
- Pollokshaws · Village
Mountains & nature3
- Hurlet Hill · Mountain
- Letham Hill · Mountain
- Maxwell Park · Natural site
Heritage & sights8
- Glasgow Rangers · Landmark
- Hampden Park · Landmark
- Heatherbank Museum of Scial Work · Museum
- James Watt Statue · Landmark
- Meadowside Light (historical) · Landmark
- Museum of Piping · Museum
- Museum of Transport Argyle Street · Museum
- People's Palace · Museum
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Parkhead Natural site, Scotland4.6 km SE
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Dawsholm Park Natural site, Scotland5.6 km NW
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Hogganfield Loch Lake, Scotland5.5 km E
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Cairn Hill Mountain, East Dunbartonshire6.9 km NW
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Scotstoun Light Landmark, Renfrewshire7.1 km W
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Douglas Park Mountain, East Dunbartonshire7.4 km NW
Other regions in Scotland
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East Dunbartonshire District, Scotland8.1 km NE -
East Renfrewshire District, Scotland14 km S -
Renfrewshire District, Scotland16 km W -
North Lanarkshire District, Scotland21 km E
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West Dunbartonshire District, Scotland21 km NW
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South Lanarkshire District, Scotland41 km SE
Sources & licences
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