- Elevation
- 57 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport24 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport44 km
About Kirkwood
Kirkwood is a neighbourhood. Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Cliftonhill and Rotten Calder.
Photos of Kirkwood
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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 Kirkwood
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 144 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 156 | 107 | 116 | 66 | 71 | 68 | 75 | 91 | 125 | 147 | 144 | 144 |
How to get to Kirkwood
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 24 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 13 km to the west.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 24 kmwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 44 kmeast
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 51 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 13 kmwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 55 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 97 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 183 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 183 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kirkwood
Within 100 km: 180 historic and cultural sites, 3,676 natural sites, 1,018 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km162 places
- Newshot Island Island 23 kmW
- Spiers Island Island 13 kmE
- Speirs Island Island 15 kmN
- Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 24 kmSW
25–60 km1,425 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 55 kmW
- Ayr Beach Beach 57 kmSW
- Troon Beach Beach 51 kmSW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 54 kmW
60–100 km3,287 places
- Isle of Arran Island 80 kmW
- Portobello Beach Beach 60 kmE
- Gullane Beach Beach 79 kmE
- Seacliff Beach Beach 92 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cliftonhill Landmark, North Lanarkshire3.2 km NE
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Rotten Calder River, Scotland3.1 km SW
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Excelsior Stadium Landmark, North Lanarkshire6.3 km E
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North Calder Water River, Scotland4 km SW
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New Douglas Park Landmark, South Lanarkshire7.3 km S
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Fir Park Landmark, North Lanarkshire9 km SE
Sources & licences
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