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Kelvinhead

Located in North Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°59′03″ N 3°59′40″ W

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Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
69 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 Airport30 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport39 km

About Kelvinhead

Kelvinhead is a village. Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 69 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Speirs Island and Airdriehead Hill.

Climate of Kelvinhead

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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 (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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Climate of Kelvinhead
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°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)1621111206973717793129150148150

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kelvinhead

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 30 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 21 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 30 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 39 kmeast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 65 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 21 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 50 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 83 kmnortheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 174 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 188 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Kelvinhead

Within 100 km: 188 historic and cultural sites, 3,734 natural sites, 957 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km179 places

  • Inch Island 18 kmNE
  • Spiers Island Island 13 kmSE
  • Speirs Island Island 2 kmW
  • Loch Coulter Reservoir Lake 6 kmN

25–60 km1,408 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 49 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 43 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 55 kmE
  • Inchlonaig Island 41 kmW

60–100 km3,292 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 90 kmSW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 63 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 71 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 65 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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