Town

Airdrie

Located in North Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°51′58″ N 3°58′49″ W

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Population: 36,390; 36.4K
Elevation: 130 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 Airport28 km; EDI Edinburgh Airport39 km

About Airdrie

Airdrie is a town. Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Population: 36,390. Elevation: 130 m.

From Wikipedia

Airdrie (; Scots: Airdrie; Scottish Gaelic: An t-Àrd Ruigh) is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies on a plateau 400 ft (130 m) above sea level, 12 miles (19 km) east of Glasgow. In 2022, The town had a population of 35,846. Airdrie developed as a market town in the late 17th century following the passing of an act of Parliament, the Airdrie Fairs and Market Act 1695 (c. 94 (S)) allowing it to hold a weekly market.

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At a glance

Official website: airdrie.net

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Airdrie

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Climate of Airdrie

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 148 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (162 mm)
Driest month: April (69 mm)

6° 1°

8° 2°

11° 3°

14° 6°

17° 9°

18° 11°

15° 9°

12° 6°

8° 3°

6° 1°

Jan

162

Feb

111

Mar

120

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

129

Oct

150

Nov

148

Dec

150

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).

Show values as a table

Climate of Airdrie
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	11°	14°	17°	18°	18°	15°	12°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	162	111	120	69	73	71	77	93	129	150	148	150

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Airdrie

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 28 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 17 km to the west.

Airports

Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 28 kmwest
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 39 kmeast
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 55 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 17 kmwest
Edinburgh Population: 515K 50 kmeast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 92 kmnortheast
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 180 kmsoutheast
Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 183 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Airdrie

Within 100 km: 185 historic and cultural sites, 3,576 natural sites, 959 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km143 places

Spiers Island Island 8 kmE
Speirs Island Island 13 kmN
Loch Coulter Reservoir Lake 19 kmN
Hogganfield Loch Lake 12 kmW

25–60 km1,476 places

Great Cumbrae Island Island 60 kmW
Troon Beach Beach 56 kmSW
Hunterston Sands Beach 60 kmW
Burntisland Beach Beach 52 kmNE

60–100 km3,101 places

Isle of Arran Island 85 kmW
Ayr Beach Beach 61 kmSW
Gullane Beach Beach 74 kmE
Seacliff Beach Beach 86 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Excelsior Stadium Landmark, North Lanarkshire
1.4 km SE
Cliftonhill Landmark, North Lanarkshire
2.1 km W
Black Hill Transmitting Station Landmark, North Lanarkshire
6.8 km E
Hillend Reservoir Lake, North Lanarkshire
7.4 km E
Spiers Island Island, North Lanarkshire
7.7 km E
Celtic Park Landmark, Glasgow City
14 km W
Duntilland Hill Mountain, North Lanarkshire
7.9 km E
Avon Water River, Scotland
9.8 km S