Village

Glassford

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°41′59″ N 4°01′46″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Population: 640; 640
Elevation: 212 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 Airport32 km; PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport41 km

About Glassford

Glassford is a village. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Population: 640. Elevation: 212 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Green Hill and Powmillion Burn.

Climate of Glassford

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (160 mm)
Driest month: April (69 mm)

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10° 3°

14° 5°

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Jan

160

Feb

111

Mar

119

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

132

Oct

153

Nov

151

Dec

152

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 Glassford
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	7°	10°	14°	16°	18°	17°	14°	11°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	1°	3°	5°	8°	10°	10°	8°	5°	2°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	160	111	119	69	73	70	77	96	132	153	151	152

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Glassford

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 32 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 23 km to the northwest.

Airports

Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 32 kmnorthwest
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 41 kmsouthwest
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 50 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 23 kmnorthwest
Edinburgh Population: 515K 59 kmnortheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 108 kmnortheast
Belfast Population: 348K 172 kmsouthwest
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 173 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Glassford

Within 100 km: 197 historic and cultural sites, 3,405 natural sites, 938 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km160 places

Spiers Island Island 24 kmNE
New Island Island 19 kmS
Nether Tarrioch Holm Island 22 kmSW
Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 19 kmW

25–60 km1,470 places

Great Cumbrae Island Island 56 kmW
Ayr Beach Beach 47 kmSW
Troon Beach Beach 44 kmSW
Hunterston Sands Beach 55 kmW

60–100 km2,910 places

Isle of Arran Island 78 kmW
Powillimount Beach Beach 94 kmS
Burntisland Beach Beach 65 kmNE
Portobello Beach Beach 64 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Green Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire
5 km SE
Powmillion Burn River, Scotland
3.7 km S
New Douglas Park Landmark, South Lanarkshire
9.3 km N
Fir Park Landmark, North Lanarkshire
9.5 km N
Kype Water River, Scotland
5.5 km S
Brackenridge Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire
8.7 km SE