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Loanhead

Located in Renfrewshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°52′25″ N 4°23′25″ W

Map showing the location of Loanhead Loanhead
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
9 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 Airport3 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport43 km

About Loanhead

Loanhead is a neighbourhood. Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (3 km). Nearby sights include Scotstoun Light and Blythswood Light.

Climate of Loanhead

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 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (161 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 Loanhead
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°15°17°18°18°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)1611111216973708096129152148147

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Loanhead

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 3 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 8 km to the east.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 3 kmwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 43 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 64 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 8 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 75 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 110 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 172 kmsouthwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 200 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Loanhead

Within 100 km: 173 historic and cultural sites, 3,707 natural sites, 1,166 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km216 places

  • Aber Isle Island 23 kmNW
  • Clairinsh Island 25 kmNW
  • Creinch Island 24 kmNW
  • Torrinch Island 25 kmNW

25–60 km1,210 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 35 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 49 kmS
  • Troon Beach Beach 41 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 36 kmSW

60–100 km3,620 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 62 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 76 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 69 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 81 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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