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Balloch

Located in North Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°56′53″ N 4°00′54″ W

Map showing the location of Balloch Balloch
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
124 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 Airport27 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport40 km

About Balloch

Balloch is a neighbourhood. Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Broadwood Stadium and Airdriehead Hill.

Climate of Balloch

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 144 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (156 mm)
Driest month
April (66 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 Balloch
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°16°18°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°8°11°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)1561071166671687591125147144144

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Balloch

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 27 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 18 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 27 kmwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 40 kmeast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 61 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 18 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 51 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 87 kmnortheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 178 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 187 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Balloch

Within 100 km: 187 historic and cultural sites, 3,699 natural sites, 975 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km162 places

  • Inch Island 22 kmNE
  • Spiers Island Island 11 kmSE
  • Speirs Island Island 4 kmN
  • Loch Coulter Reservoir Lake 10 kmN

25–60 km1,443 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 51 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 45 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 57 kmE
  • Inchlonaig Island 41 kmNW

60–100 km3,256 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 87 kmSW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 60 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 67 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 61 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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