When to go · Glasgow
Glasgow in July
Great month. Inside Glasgow's best window: May–Sep.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 20°C (68°F)68°F (20°C) / 12°C (54°F)54°F (12°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 14
- Crowds
- High
- United Kingdom overall
- Prices
- High
- United Kingdom overall
Verdict
Inside Glasgow's best window: May–Sep.
Is another month better than July?
No other month rates higher than July for Glasgow in this guide.
Weather in July
- GlasgowHighs around 20 °C (68 °F), lows around 12 °C (54 °F), rain on about 14 daysHighs around 68 °F (20 °C), lows around 54 °F (12 °C), rain on about 14 days
- Scotland, United Kingdom · Edinburgh, Glasgow, Highlands, Skyefine
18+ hours of daylight in June; midges in the west from June to August; winter gales cancel ferries and close high roads.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
School summer holidays big impact
Late Jul – early Sep · United Kingdom
Peak prices and crowds everywhere; Edinburgh festivals all August.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · United Kingdom overall
- High
- Prices · United Kingdom overall
- High
United Kingdom overall: School holidays start; peak prices, midges in the west, heat waves in London.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Glasgow, side by side.
Verdict
Jul: Great
May: Great
Daytime high
Jul: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
May: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Night low
Jul: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
May: 7 °C (45 °F)45 °F (7 °C)
Rain days
Jul: 14
May: 13 (better)
Crowds
Jul: High
May: Medium
Prices
Jul: High
May: Medium
Festivals listed
Jul: 1
May: 0
July: Inside Glasgow's best window: May–Sep.
May: Inside Glasgow's best window: May–Sep.
Glasgow: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast