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Braehead

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°44′21″ N 3°40′00″ W

Map showing the location of Braehead Braehead
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
278 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport30 km
GLA Glasgow Airport50 km

About Braehead

Braehead is a village. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 278 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Blackhill and Dippool Water.

Climate of Braehead

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 131 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (139 mm)
Driest month
April (66 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 Braehead
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°16°18°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)139981096668727691118134131136

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Braehead

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 30 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 38 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 30 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 50 kmwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 63 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 38 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 40 kmwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 92 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 156 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 172 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Braehead

Within 100 km: 279 historic and cultural sites, 3,206 natural sites, 857 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km259 places

  • Spiers Island Island 21 kmNW
  • Hillend Reservoir Lake 20 kmNW
  • Harperrig Reservoir Lake 17 kmNE
  • Cobbinshaw Reservoir Lake 9 kmNE

25–60 km1,400 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 45 kmNE
  • Cramond beach Beach 35 kmNE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 42 kmNE
  • Inchkeith Island 47 kmNE

60–100 km2,683 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 79 kmW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 94 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 69 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 66 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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