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Bridgend

Located in North Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°54′47″ N 4°05′46″ W

Map showing the location of Bridgend Bridgend
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
64 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 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 sightseeing

Best 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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Climate of Bridgend
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)1561071166671687591125147144144

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

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

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