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Glasgow City

Located in Scotland, United Kingdom Coordinates: 55°52′00″ N 4°15′00″ W

Map showing the location of Glasgow City Glasgow City
Location in United Kingdom
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
When to go
June–August
See the climate
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.

Climate of Glasgow City

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 Glasgow City
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)1541061166571677591125146143141

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

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 places

Cities & villages41

Mountains & nature5

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Heritage & sights3

Nearby attractions & nature

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