Rainy-day ideas

Glasgow when it rains

43 indoor places from our Glasgow guide, grouped by area. Tagged by type of place (museums, galleries, theatres, libraries and similar), so check opening times and booking with each venue. Month-by-month weather

Indoor options by area

Merchant City & City Centre (13)

The Southside (7)

Finnieston, Clydeside & the Riverside (6)

Glasgow Green & the East End (5)

West End & Kelvingrove (5)

Partick & Hyndland (3)

Cathedral Precinct, Necropolis & Dennistoun (2)

Charing Cross & Garnethill (1)

Shawlands & Langside (1)

Dry or bright day? Outdoor picks

The same tagging in reverse: 28 parks, gardens, streets, bridges, viewpoints and similar places that are best when it is dry.

The Southside (5)

Cathedral Precinct, Necropolis & Dennistoun (4)

Finnieston, Clydeside & the Riverside (4)

West End & Kelvingrove (4)

Charing Cross & Garnethill (3)

Glasgow Green & the East End (3)

Merchant City & City Centre (3)

Partick & Hyndland (1)

Shawlands & Langside (1)

Places are tagged from their type and a short list of manual overrides (src/data/weather-fit.json). Anything we cannot place with confidence, such as colleges, castles and mixed sites, is not listed. This is not a weather forecast.

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