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Shortroods

Located in Renfrewshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°51′18″ N 4°25′38″ W

Map showing the location of Shortroods Shortroods
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
8 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 Airport2 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport40 km

About Shortroods

Shortroods is a neighbourhood. Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (2 km). Nearby sights include St Mirren FC and Museum the Art at Paisley High Street free.

Climate of Shortroods

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 Shortroods
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 Shortroods

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 2 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 11 km to the east.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 2 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 40 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 67 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 11 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 78 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 113 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 169 kmsouthwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 203 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Shortroods

Within 100 km: 171 historic and cultural sites, 3,681 natural sites, 1,171 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km211 places

  • Aber Isle Island 25 kmN
  • Dun Sheock Island 25 kmNW
  • Newshot Island Island 5 kmN
  • Loch Thom Lake 23 kmW

25–60 km1,180 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 59 kmSW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 32 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 46 kmS
  • Troon Beach Beach 38 kmSW

60–100 km3,632 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 79 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 72 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 83 kmE
  • Scarba Island 88 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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