- Elevation
- 36 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport4 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport45 km
About West Craigend
West Craigend is a neighbourhood. Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (4 km). Nearby sights include Craigend Hill and Erskine Bridge.
Photos of West Craigend
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Erskine Bridge Baaker2009 from Dumbarton · CC BY 2.0
Climate of West Craigend
Best months for sightseeingBest 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 1°)
- 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 161 | 111 | 121 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 80 | 96 | 129 | 152 | 148 | 147 |
How to get to West Craigend
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 4 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 14 km to the east.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 4 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 45 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 69 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 14 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 80 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 113 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 172 kmsouthwest
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 201 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from West Craigend
Within 100 km: 171 historic and cultural sites, 3,677 natural sites, 1,183 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km266 places
- Inchlonaig Island 24 kmN
- Inchcailloch Island 21 kmN
- Aber Isle Island 19 kmN
- Bucinch Island 23 kmN
25–60 km1,194 places
- Isle of Arran Island 59 kmSW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 32 kmSW
- Ayr Beach Beach 50 kmS
- Troon Beach Beach 42 kmS
60–100 km3,571 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 80 kmE
- Cramond beach Beach 74 kmE
- Portobello Beach Beach 85 kmE
- Scarba Island 84 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Craigend Hill Mountain, Renfrewshire0.7 km NE
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Erskine Bridge Landmark, West Dunbartonshire2.5 km N
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Rashielee Light Landmark, Renfrewshire1.9 km NE
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Donald's Quay Light Landmark, West Dunbartonshire3 km N
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Newshot Island Island, Renfrewshire3.2 km E
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Dalmuir Light Landmark, West Dunbartonshire3.4 km E
Sources & licences
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