Municipality

Westhoughton

Located in Bolton, England Coordinates: 53°33′04″ N 2°31′40″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 104 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside: 10; listed under Westhoughton
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: MAN Manchester Airport28 km; LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport32 km

About Westhoughton

Westhoughton is a municipality. Location: Bolton, England. Elevation: 104 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include University of Bolton Stadium and Top o' Cow.

Photos of Westhoughton

University of Bolton Stadium Mark Hammond from London, England · CC BY 2.0

Climate of Westhoughton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 119 mm

Hottest month: July (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: October (119 mm)
Driest month: May (63 mm)

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11° 4°

15° 7°

17° 10°

20° 12°

19° 11°

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13° 7°

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Jan

104

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

119

Nov

119

Dec

114

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).

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Climate of Westhoughton
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	7°	9°	11°	15°	17°	20°	19°	17°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	4°	7°	10°	12°	11°	9°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	104	68	87	66	63	76	75	94	97	119	119	114

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Westhoughton

The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 28 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bolton, 7 km to the northeast.

Airports

Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 28 kmsoutheast
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 32 kmsouthwest
Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 67 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Bolton Population: 141.3K 7 kmnortheast
Wigan Population: 175.4K 7 kmwest
Salford Population: 129.8K 17 kmsoutheast
St Helens Population: 183.2K 18 kmsouthwest
Warrington Population: 172.3K 18 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Westhoughton

Within 100 km: 672 historic and cultural sites, 1,508 natural sites, 234 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km111 places

Saint George's Island Island 20 kmSE
The Island Island 11 kmN
Goose Island Island 19 kmW
Wigg Island Island 25 kmSW

25–60 km639 places

Thurstaston Beach Beach 47 kmSW
Formby Beach Beach 38 kmW
Ainsdale Beach Beach 36 kmW
St Anne's Beach Beach 40 kmNW

60–100 km1,664 places

Great Britain Island 61 kmNE
High Moor Mountain 84 kmNW
Roanhead Beach Beach 83 kmNW
The Island Island 95 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Westhoughton

10 places

1 Westhoughton 26.3K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages9

Chequerbent · Village
Cooper Turning · Village
Daisy Hill · Neighbourhood
Dobb Brow · Neighbourhood
Four Gates · Village
Hart Common · Village
Hosker's Nook · Neighbourhood
Water's Nook · Neighbourhood
Wingates · Village

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

University of Bolton Stadium Landmark, Bolton
3.3 km N
Top o' Cow Mountain, Bolton
4.4 km E
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Centre Bolton Attraction, Horwich
5.8 km N
DW Stadium Landmark, Shevington
8.4 km W
Haigh Mountain, Haigh
5.3 km NW
Firs Park Natural site, Wigan
5.7 km S
Blackrod Castle Croft Historic site, Blackrod
5.5 km NW
Winter Hill transmitting station Landmark, Rivington
8.3 km N