- Elevation
- 183 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport30 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport37 km
About Clarkston
Clarkston is a neighbourhood. Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Excelsior Stadium and Cliftonhill.
Climate of Clarkston
Best months for sightseeingBest 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)
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° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 162 | 111 | 120 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 77 | 93 | 129 | 150 | 148 | 150 |
How to get to Clarkston
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 30 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 19 km to the west.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 30 kmwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 37 kmeast
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 57 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 19 kmwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 48 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 90 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 179 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 182 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Clarkston
Within 100 km: 187 historic and cultural sites, 3,552 natural sites, 950 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km140 places
- Spiers Island Island 6 kmE
- Speirs Island Island 13 kmN
- Loch Coulter Reservoir Lake 18 kmN
- Hogganfield Loch Lake 14 kmW
25–60 km1,487 places
- Troon Beach Beach 58 kmSW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 50 kmNE
- Cramond beach Beach 43 kmE
- Portobello Beach Beach 53 kmE
60–100 km3,062 places
- Isle of Arran Island 87 kmW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 62 kmW
- Ayr Beach Beach 63 kmSW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 61 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Excelsior Stadium Landmark, North Lanarkshire1.4 km SW -
Cliftonhill Landmark, North Lanarkshire4 km W -
Black Hill Transmitting Station Landmark, North Lanarkshire5 km E
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Hillend Reservoir Lake, North Lanarkshire5.4 km E
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Spiers Island Island, North Lanarkshire5.8 km E
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Duntilland Hill Mountain, North Lanarkshire6.3 km E
Sources & licences
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