- Population
- 750
- 750
- Elevation
- 161 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport29 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport43 km
About Quarter
Quarter is a village. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Population: 750. Elevation: 161 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include New Douglas Park and Fir Park.
Photos of Quarter
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Fir Park Gregyscotland · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
New Douglas Park Alasdair Middleton from Rothesay, Scotland · CC BY 2.0
Climate of Quarter
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 151 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (160 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 160 | 111 | 119 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 77 | 96 | 132 | 153 | 151 | 152 |
How to get to Quarter
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 29 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 20 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 29 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 43 kmsouthwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 48 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 20 kmnorthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 57 kmnortheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 105 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 175 kmsouthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 175 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Quarter
Within 100 km: 181 historic and cultural sites, 3,489 natural sites, 950 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km159 places
- Spiers Island Island 20 kmNE
- New Island Island 23 kmS
- Long Loch Lake 25 kmW
- Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 19 kmW
25–60 km1,444 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 56 kmW
- Ayr Beach Beach 49 kmSW
- Troon Beach Beach 45 kmSW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 54 kmW
60–100 km3,017 places
- Isle of Arran Island 78 kmW
- Powillimount Beach Beach 99 kmS
- Burntisland Beach Beach 62 kmNE
- Portobello Beach Beach 63 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
New Douglas Park Landmark, South Lanarkshire5.1 km N
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Fir Park Landmark, North Lanarkshire5.7 km NE
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Avon Water River, Scotland5 km N
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Green Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire9.1 km S
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Law of Maudslie Mountain, South Lanarkshire9.6 km E
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Cliftonhill Landmark, North Lanarkshire14 km N
Sources & licences
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