- Elevation
- 64 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport22 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport45 km
About Bridgend
Bridgend is a neighbourhood. Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Gartshore Bing and Heronryhill.
Climate of Bridgend
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 156 | 107 | 116 | 66 | 71 | 68 | 75 | 91 | 125 | 147 | 144 | 144 |
How to get to Bridgend
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 22 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 11 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 22 kmwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 45 kmeast
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 55 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 11 kmsouthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 56 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 93 kmnortheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 184 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 187 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bridgend
Within 100 km: 182 historic and cultural sites, 3,741 natural sites, 1,029 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km171 places
- Newshot Island Island 20 kmW
- Spiers Island Island 15 kmE
- Speirs Island Island 9 kmNE
- Loch Coulter Reservoir Lake 15 kmNE
25–60 km1,451 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 54 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 55 kmSW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 54 kmW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 57 kmE
60–100 km3,330 places
- Isle of Arran Island 80 kmSW
- Ayr Beach Beach 61 kmSW
- Portobello Beach Beach 62 kmE
- Gullane Beach Beach 80 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gartshore Bing Mountain, East Dunbartonshire2.3 km N
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Heronryhill Mountain, East Dunbartonshire2.8 km N
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Broadwood Stadium Landmark, North Lanarkshire5.1 km NE -
Cliftonhill Landmark, North Lanarkshire7.9 km SE -
Bar Hill Mountain, East Dunbartonshire5.4 km N
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Croy Hill Mountain, North Lanarkshire6.7 km NE
Sources & licences
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