- 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 & nature17
- Rouen Bay · Natural site
- Saddell Bay · Natural site
- Saddell Glen · Natural site
- Sailhouse Bay · Natural site
- Saint Marys Isle · Natural site
- Saint Ninians Bay · Natural site
- Salen Bay · Natural site
- Saligo Bay · Natural site
- Salthouse Bay · Natural site
- Salt Pan Bay · Natural site
- Salt Pans Bay · Natural site
- Sandhead Bay · Natural site
- Sannox Bay · Natural site
- Scalpsie Bay · Natural site
- Sgeir Dhubh · Mountain
- Silversands Bay · Natural site
- Skateraw Harbour · Natural site
Lakes, rivers & coasts43
- River Laggan · River
- River Nethan · River
- River Nith · River
- River North Esk · River
- River Ruel · River
- River Sorn · River
- River South Esk · River
- River Stinchar · River
- River Teviot · River
- Roberton Burn · River
- Roseberry Reservoir · Lake
- Rotten Calder · River
- Rubha Dà Chuain · Island
- Rule Water · River
- Rye Water · River
- Sàilean Dubh · Island
- Sailfoot Burn · River
- Saint Marys Loch · Lake
- Scar Water · River
- Selcoth Burn · River
- Sgeir a' Ghiubhais · Island
- Sgeir an Fheòir · Island
- Sgeir an Fheòir · Island
- Sgeir an Rathaid · Island
- Sgeir an Trilleachain · Island
- Sgeir Bhuidhe · Island
- Sgeir Bhuidhe Mòr · Island
- Sgeirean Glasa · Island
- Sgeirean Glasa · Island
- Sgeir Fhada · Island
- Sgeir Fhada · Island
- Sgeir Ghlas · Island
- Sgeir Ghlas · Island
- Sgeir nam Meann · Island
- Shankston Loch · Lake
- Shaws Lochs · Lake
- Shaws Under Loch · Lake
- Shaws Upper Loch · Lake
- Sheep Island · Island
- Shinnel Water · River
- Shirmers Burn · River
- Skyre Burn · River
- Sliddery Water · River
Largest cities and towns
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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