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Coltness

Located in North Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°47′18″ N 3°54′55″ W

Map showing the location of Coltness Coltness
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
145 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 Airport34 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport38 km

About Coltness

Coltness is a neighbourhood. Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Fir Park and Avon Water.

Climate of Coltness

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 (156 mm)
Driest month
April (68 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 Coltness
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)1561091166871697594129149148149

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Coltness

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 34 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 23 km to the west.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 34 kmwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 38 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 52 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 23 kmwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 49 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 96 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 172 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 184 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Coltness

Within 100 km: 191 historic and cultural sites, 3,405 natural sites, 947 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km137 places

  • Spiers Island Island 12 kmN
  • Speirs Island Island 23 kmN
  • Hogganfield Loch Lake 19 kmNW
  • Hillend Reservoir Lake 11 kmN

25–60 km1,507 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 58 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 54 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 53 kmNE
  • Cramond beach Beach 44 kmNE

60–100 km2,899 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 87 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 63 kmW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 62 kmW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 73 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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