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Town

Houston

Located in Renfrewshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°52′07″ N 4°33′07″ W

Map showing the location of Houston Houston
Location in United Kingdom
Population
6,420
6.4K
Elevation
41 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 Airport7 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport41 km

About Houston

Houston is a town. Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland. Population: 6,420. Elevation: 41 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (7 km). Nearby sights include Law Hill and Barr Hill.

Climate of Houston

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 148 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (161 mm)
Driest month
April (71 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 Houston
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°11°14°16°18°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)1611091197172718298131152148148

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Houston

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 7 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 18 km to the east.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 7 kmeast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 41 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 74 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 18 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 85 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 119 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 166 kmsouthwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 207 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Houston

Within 100 km: 165 historic and cultural sites, 3,583 natural sites, 1,199 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km265 places

  • Inchcailloch Island 23 kmN
  • Aber Isle Island 22 kmN
  • Bucinch Island 25 kmN
  • Inchconnachan Island 25 kmN

25–60 km1,197 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 53 kmSW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 26 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 46 kmS
  • Troon Beach Beach 37 kmS

60–100 km3,485 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 86 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 79 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 91 kmE
  • Scarba Island 81 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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