- Population
- 5,080
- 5.1K
- Elevation
- 102 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport29 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport40 km
About Holytown
Holytown is a town. Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Population: 5,080. Elevation: 102 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Fir Park and Excelsior Stadium.
Photos of Holytown
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Fir Park Gregyscotland · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Excelsior Stadium Cortez04 · Public domain -
Cliftonhill Chris Upson · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
New Douglas Park Alasdair Middleton from Rothesay, Scotland · CC BY 2.0
Climate of Holytown
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 148 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 156 | 109 | 116 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 75 | 94 | 129 | 149 | 148 | 149 |
How to get to Holytown
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 29 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 19 km to the west.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 29 kmwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 40 kmeast
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 52 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 19 kmwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 51 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 95 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 177 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 184 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Holytown
Within 100 km: 189 historic and cultural sites, 3,496 natural sites, 967 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km132 places
- Spiers Island Island 10 kmNE
- Speirs Island Island 18 kmN
- Loch Coulter Reservoir Lake 24 kmN
- Hogganfield Loch Lake 14 kmNW
25–60 km1,495 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 60 kmW
- Ayr Beach Beach 58 kmSW
- Troon Beach Beach 53 kmSW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 59 kmW
60–100 km3,025 places
- Isle of Arran Island 84 kmW
- Gullane Beach Beach 75 kmE
- Seacliff Beach Beach 87 kmE
- Pladda Island 84 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Fir Park Landmark, North Lanarkshire4.5 km S
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Excelsior Stadium Landmark, North Lanarkshire4.5 km N
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Cliftonhill Landmark, North Lanarkshire5.1 km NW
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New Douglas Park Landmark, South Lanarkshire6.8 km SW
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South Calder Water River, Scotland4.4 km SW
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Avon Water River, Scotland5.6 km SW
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Duntilland Hill Mountain, North Lanarkshire8.3 km NE
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Cant Hills Mountain, North Lanarkshire8.7 km E
Other cities and towns in North Lanarkshire
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Airdrie Town, North Lanarkshire5.1 km N -
Coatbridge Town, North Lanarkshire5.7 km NW -
Viewpark Town, North Lanarkshire5.4 km W -
Wishaw Town, North Lanarkshire6.9 km SE -
Chapelhall Town, North Lanarkshire3 km NE
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Shotts Town, North Lanarkshire11 km E
Sources & licences
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