Hamilton, South Lanarkshire — Population, elevation and map

About Hamilton

Hamilton is a city. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Population: 54,480. Elevation: 68 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Avon Water and New Douglas Park.

Photos of Hamilton

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
Broadwood Stadium Chris Upson · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Hamilton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (160 mm)
Driest month: April (69 mm)

6° 1°

7° 1°

8° 2°

11° 4°

15° 6°

17° 9°

19° 11°

18° 11°

15° 9°

12° 6°

9° 3°

7° 2°

Jan

160

Feb

111

Mar

119

Apr

69

May

73

Jun

70

Jul

77

Aug

96

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 Hamilton
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	7°	8°	11°	15°	17°	19°	18°	15°	12°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	4°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	3°	2°
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 Hamilton

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 28 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 18 km to the northwest.

Airports

Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 28 kmnorthwest
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 45 kmsouthwest
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 46 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 18 kmnorthwest
Edinburgh Population: 515K 56 kmeast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 102 kmnortheast
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 177 kmsoutheast
Belfast Population: 348K 177 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Hamilton

Within 100 km: 181 historic and cultural sites, 3,539 natural sites, 963 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km149 places

Spiers Island Island 17 kmNE
Speirs Island Island 24 kmN
Long Loch Lake 25 kmW
Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 20 kmW

25–60 km1,460 places

Great Cumbrae Island Island 56 kmW
Ayr Beach Beach 51 kmSW
Troon Beach Beach 47 kmSW
Hunterston Sands Beach 54 kmW

60–100 km3,074 places

Isle of Arran Island 79 kmW
Burntisland Beach Beach 60 kmNE
Portobello Beach Beach 61 kmE
Gullane Beach Beach 81 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Hamilton and similar cities

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

Measure	Hamilton	Barry	Castlereagh	Livingston
Population	54.5K	54.7K	56.7K	56.8K
Elevation	68 m	25 m	29 m	157 m
Summer day (hottest month)	19°	21°	20°	19°
Winter night (coldest month)	1°	2°	1°	1°
Annual rainfall	1,363 mm	1,019 mm	880 mm	1,122 mm
Best months	Jun–Aug	Jun–Aug	Jun–Aug	Jun–Aug
Distance	—	489 km	178 km	35 km