City

Paisley

Located in Renfrewshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°49′54″ N 4°25′57″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Population: 77,270; 77.3K
Elevation: 50 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 Airport4 km; PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport38 km

About Paisley

Paisley is a city. Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland. Population: 77,270. Elevation: 50 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (4 km). Nearby sights include Museum the Art at Paisley High Street free and New St. Mirren Park.

Photos of Paisley

Bait-ur-Rahman Richard Sutcliffe · CC BY-SA 2.0
Glasgow Rangers Archibald99 · Public domain
Firhill Stadium Andrew Hendo · CC BY-SA 3.0
Celtic Park Zhi Yong Lee from Glasgow, UK · CC BY 2.0
Erskine Bridge Baaker2009 from Dumbarton · CC BY 2.0

Climate of Paisley

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 152 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (159 mm)
Driest month: April (71 mm)

7° 1°

8° 2°

11° 3°

14° 6°

17° 9°

18° 11°

15° 9°

12° 6°

9° 4°

7° 2°

Jan

159

Feb

111

Mar

123

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

100

Sep

134

Oct

155

Nov

152

Dec

150

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 Paisley
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	8°	11°	14°	17°	18°	18°	15°	12°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	159	111	123	71	74	73	82	100	134	155	152	150

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Paisley

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 4 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 12 km to the east.

Airports

Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 4 kmnorth
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 38 kmsouth
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 68 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 12 kmeast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 78 kmeast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 115 kmnortheast
Belfast Population: 348K 167 kmsouthwest
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 203 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Paisley

Within 100 km: 168 historic and cultural sites, 3,654 natural sites, 1,154 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km210 places

Newshot Island Island 8 kmN
Loch Thom Lake 23 kmW
Queenside Loch Lake 19 kmW
Long Loch Lake 10 kmS

25–60 km1,188 places

Isle of Arran Island 57 kmSW
Great Cumbrae Island Island 31 kmW
Ayr Beach Beach 43 kmS
Troon Beach Beach 35 kmSW

60–100 km3,578 places

Burntisland Beach Beach 80 kmE
Cramond beach Beach 73 kmE
Portobello Beach Beach 84 kmE
Scarba Island 89 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Paisley and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure	Paisley	Lisburn	Gateshead	Shrewsbury
Population	77.3K	77.5K	77.6K	76.8K
Elevation	50 m	53 m	53 m	75 m
Summer day (hottest month)	18°	19°	20°	21°
Winter night (coldest month)	1°	2°	2°	1°
Annual rainfall	1,384 mm	1,040 mm	629 mm	690 mm
Best months	Jun–Aug	Jun–Aug	Jun–Sep	Jun–Aug
Distance	—	178 km	204 km	364 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Museum the Art at Paisley High Street free Museum, Renfrewshire
1.5 km N
New St. Mirren Park Landmark, Renfrewshire
2.2 km N
St Mirren FC Landmark, Renfrewshire
2.4 km N
Byres Hill Mountain, Renfrewshire
3.2 km NE
Thornliemuir Mountain, East Renfrewshire
3.7 km S
Hurlet Hill Mountain, Glasgow City
3.9 km E
Glasgow Rangers Landmark, Glasgow City
8.1 km E
River Gryfe River, Scotland
4.4 km NW