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Alexandria

Located in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°59′38″ N 4°35′11″ W

Map showing the location of Alexandria Alexandria
Location in United Kingdom
Population
6,940
6.9K
Elevation
23 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 Airport17 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport55 km

About Alexandria

Alexandria is a town. Location: West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Population: 6,940. Elevation: 23 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Bromley Muir and Inchmurrin.

Climate of Alexandria

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 148 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (161 mm)
Driest month
April (71 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 Alexandria
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°15°17°18°18°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)1611091197172718298131152148148

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Alexandria

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 17 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 25 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 17 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 55 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 76 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 25 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 87 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 113 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 177 kmsouthwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 199 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Alexandria

Within 100 km: 166 historic and cultural sites, 3,694 natural sites, 1,187 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km313 places

  • Inchlonaig Island 12 kmN
  • Inchcailloch Island 10 kmN
  • Aber Isle Island 9 kmN
  • Bucinch Island 11 kmN

25–60 km1,411 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 33 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 59 kmS
  • Troon Beach Beach 51 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 35 kmSW

60–100 km3,323 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 60 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 85 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 80 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 92 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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