Glasgow weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Glasgow is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 53/100), with August and June close behind. Glasgow averages about 1,306 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 18°C / 64°F and roughly 122 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,306
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 53/100
- Rain / year
- 1,380 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈19 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Population
- 1.2M
- Elevation
- 5 m
When is the best time to visit Glasgow?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Glasgow is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 137 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Glasgow?
Glasgow isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,306 hours of sunshine a year. 53 Sunshine Score points separate July (53) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #27 of 48 destinations in United Kingdom for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,345 hours. The year's 1,380 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 2° / 36°F | 137 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 2° / 36°F | 102 mm | 1 |
| March | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 3° / 37°F | 94 mm | 1 |
| April | 18 | 11° / 52°F | 4° / 39°F | 76 mm | 3 |
| May | 35 | 14° / 57°F | 7° / 45°F | 92 mm | 4 |
| June | 50 | 17° / 63°F | 10° / 50°F | 106 mm | 4 |
| July | 53 | 18° / 64°F | 12° / 54°F | 122 mm | 4 |
| August | 51 | 18° / 64°F | 11° / 52°F | 137 mm | 3 |
| September | 44 | 16° / 61°F | 10° / 50°F | 106 mm | 2 |
| October | 20 | 12° / 54°F | 7° / 45°F | 143 mm | 1 |
| November | 5 | 9° / 48°F | 5° / 41°F | 134 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 3° / 37°F | 131 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Glasgow United Kingdom · 42 km · best in Jul · 1,304 h sun/yr
- Edinburgh United Kingdom · 67 km · best in Jul · 1,292 h sun/yr
- Belfast United Kingdom · 176 km · best in Jul · 1,263 h sun/yr
- Inverness United Kingdom · 187 km · best in Jul · 1,074 h sun/yr
- Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom · 196 km · best in Jul · 1,592 h sun/yr
- Castletown Isle of Man · 199 km · best in Jul · 1,459 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Oban United Kingdom · 89 km · 1,046 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Campbeltown United Kingdom · 92 km · 1,303 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Dundee United Kingdom · 108 km · 1,272 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Colonsay United Kingdom · 115 km · 1,375 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Glasgow compares month by month: Glasgow vs Newcastle upon Tyne · Glasgow vs Edinburgh · Glasgow vs Belfast · Glasgow vs Aberdeen · all comparisons
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