City

Livingston

Located in West Lothian, Scotland Coordinates: 55°54′10″ N 3°31′21″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Population: 56,840; 56.8K
Elevation: 157 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 Airport11 km; GLA Glasgow Airport57 km

About Livingston

Livingston is a city. Location: West Lothian, Scotland. Population: 56,840. Elevation: 157 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (11 km). Nearby sights include Almondvale Stadium and Dechmont Law.

Photos of Livingston

Inch Mickery James Allan · CC BY-SA 2.0
Cramond Island Mtcv · CC BY-SA 3.0
Inch Garvie Kitkatcrazy at English Wikipedia · Public domain
Carnethy Hill G Laird · CC BY-SA 2.0
Turnhouse Hill Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Livingston

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 118 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (128 mm)
Driest month: April (60 mm)

6° 1°

8° 2°

11° 3°

14° 6°

17° 9°

19° 11°

18° 11°

15° 8°

12° 6°

8° 3°

6° 1°

Jan

128

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

105

Oct

121

Nov

118

Dec

123

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 Livingston
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	11°	14°	17°	19°	18°	15°	12°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	11°	8°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	128	89	99	60	64	66	70	79	105	121	118	123

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Livingston

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 11 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 21 km to the east.

Airports

Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 11 kmnortheast
Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 57 kmwest
Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 69 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Edinburgh Population: 515K 21 kmeast
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 46 kmwest
Dundee Population: 148.2K 72 kmnortheast
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 159 kmsoutheast
Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 164 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Livingston

Within 100 km: 243 historic and cultural sites, 3,216 natural sites, 769 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km284 places

Cramond beach Beach 16 kmNE
Inchcolm Island 20 kmNE
Spiers Island Island 21 kmW
Harelaw Island Island 20 kmNE

25–60 km1,270 places

Burntisland Beach Beach 26 kmNE
Portobello Beach Beach 26 kmE
Gullane Beach Beach 45 kmE
Seacliff Beach Beach 58 kmE

60–100 km2,674 places

Great Cumbrae Island Island 89 kmW
Ayr Beach Beach 86 kmSW
Troon Beach Beach 82 kmSW
Hunterston Sands Beach 88 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Livingston and similar cities

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

Measure	Livingston	Castlereagh	Wallasey	Barry
Population	56.8K	56.7K	58.8K	54.7K
Elevation	157 m	29 m	14 m	25 m
Summer day (hottest month)	19°	20°	20°	21°
Winter night (coldest month)	1°	1°	2°	2°
Annual rainfall	1,122 mm	880 mm	722 mm	1,019 mm
Best months	Jun–Aug	Jun–Aug	Jun–Aug	Jun–Aug
Distance	—	211 km	278 km	501 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Almondvale Stadium Landmark, West Lothian
1.9 km S
Dechmont Law Mountain, West Lothian
1.8 km NW
Harwood Water River, Scotland
2.2 km S
Binny Craig Mountain, West Lothian
4.7 km N
Seafield Law Mountain, West Lothian
4.9 km SW
Selms Tops Mountain, West Lothian
5.1 km SE
Breich Water River, Scotland
3.5 km SW
Riccarton Hills Mountain, West Lothian
5.8 km NW