Founded, by tradition, around a 6th-century chapel of Saint Mungo, Glasgow became a Royal Burgh in 1611 and grew rich on trade after the 1707 Act of Union. The River Clyde's shipyards made it the 'second city of the British Empire,' producing over half of Britain's shipping tonnage by the late 19th century, and merchant wealth built the City Chambers and Kelvingrove Art Gallery. Glasgow was European Capital of Culture in 1990 and a UNESCO City of Music since 2008, home to Scotland's biggest live-music circuit. Around 650,000 people live in the city, part of a Greater Glasgow area topping one million.
Nights sit around 10°C and afternoons around 17°C.
The year in Glasgow moves gently: summer afternoons sit around 19°C, winter ones around 8°C.
Rain is spread through the year: about 16 days in 30 in January, the wettest month, and 11 in April.
The air stays clean through the year.
Days stretch to about 17.3 hours of light in June and shrink to 6.7 in December — something to weigh if you work to a fixed timezone.
No month in Glasgow matches what you're after, so come for the place rather than the weather. Expect fast internet (296 Mbps) and a high cost of living (about €2150 a month).
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