- Population
- 5,439,842
- 5.4M
- Elevation
- 171 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 1,030
- listed under Scotland
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport31 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport40 km
About Scotland
Scotland is a region. Location: United Kingdom. Population: 5,439,842.
Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and adjacent islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. In 2022 the country's population was about 5.4 million. Its capital city is Edinburgh, whilst Glasgow is the largest and the most populous of the cities in the country.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Places bordering Scotland
- England
Climate of Scotland
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 148 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (162 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° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 162 | 111 | 120 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 77 | 93 | 129 | 150 | 148 | 150 |
How to get to Scotland
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 31 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 22 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 31 kmsouthwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 40 kmeast
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 66 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 22 kmsouthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 50 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 82 kmnortheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 173 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 189 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Scotland
1,030 placesMountains & nature22
- Phantom's Cleugh · Natural site
- Pittencrieff Park · Natural site
- Poet's Glen · Natural site
- Polliwilline Bay · Natural site
- Pool Bay · Natural site
- Port Castle Bay · Natural site
- Portdown Bay · Natural site
- Portessie Bay · Natural site
- Portkil Bay · Natural site
- Port Long · Natural site
- Port Mary · Natural site
- Port Mona · Natural site
- Port Mór · Natural site
- Port of Spittal Bay · Natural site
- Proaig Bay · Natural site
- Ramscraig Stack · Mountain
- Rascarrel Bay · Natural site
- Redford Wood · Natural site
- Reiff Bay · Natural site
- Rhinns of Kells · Mountain
- Rhu Bay · Natural site
- Rigg Bay · Natural site
Lakes, rivers & coasts37
- Peel Burn · River
- Penkill Burn · River
- Piltanton Burn · River
- Pochriegavin Burn · River
- Polbaith Burn · River
- Polharrow Burn · River
- Polkebock Burn · River
- Polmaddy Burn · River
- Polmood Burn · River
- Polwhat Burn · River
- Ponesk Burn · River
- Ponfeigh Burn · River
- Portmore Loch · Lake
- Potrail Water · River
- Potrenick Burn · River
- Powgree Burn · River
- Powmillion Burn · River
- Pullaugh Burn · River
- Pulwhirrin Burn · River
- Quair Water · River
- Queenside Loch · Lake
- Rae Burn · River
- Ralton Burn · River
- Range Cleuch · River
- Rankle Burn · River
- River Annan · River
- River Avon · River
- River Ayr · River
- River Bladnoch · River
- River Calder · River
- River Cree · River
- River Dee · River
- River Doon · River
- River Esk · River
- River Garnock · River
- River Gryfe · River
- River Irvine · River
Heritage & sights1
- Raeberry Castle · Historic site
Largest cities and towns
-
Glenrothes City, Fife38.4K -
Dumfries City, Dumfries and Galloway46.5K -
Irvine City, North Ayrshire34.1K -
Rutherglen Town, South Lanarkshire31K -
Bathgate Town, West Lothian23.6K -
Peterhead Town, Aberdeenshire19.1K -
Aberdeen City, Aberdeen City198.6K -
Dundee City, Dundee City148.2K
Nature and heritage in Scotland
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources