Skip to content
Geonivora
Town

Radcliffe

Located in Borough of Bury, England Coordinates: 53°33′42″ N 2°19′28″ W

Radcliffe
Parrot of Doom · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
29,950
30K
Elevation
76 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
MAN Manchester Airport24 km
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport43 km

About Radcliffe

Radcliffe is a town. Location: Borough of Bury, England. Population: 29,950. Elevation: 76 m.

From Wikipedia

Radcliffe is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. It lies in the Irwell Valley 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Manchester and 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Bury and is contiguous with Whitefield to the south. The disused Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal bisects the town. Evidence of Mesolithic, Roman and Norman activity has been found in Radcliffe and its surroundings. A Roman road passes through the area, along the border between Radcliffe and Bury.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Places bordering Radcliffe

  • Tottington

Climate of Radcliffe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 114 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (114 mm)
Driest month
May (62 mm)

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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Radcliffe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°12°16°18°20°20°17°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1047185656276729091112114112

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Radcliffe

The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 24 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bolton, 8 km to the west.

Airports

  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 24 kmsouth
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 43 kmsouthwest
  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 55 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bolton Population: 141.3K 8 kmwest
  • Salford Population: 129.8K 9 kmsouth
  • Manchester Population: 569K 11 kmsoutheast
  • Oldham Population: 237.1K 14 kmeast
  • Stockport Population: 139.1K 20 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Radcliffe

Within 100 km: 672 historic and cultural sites, 1,310 natural sites, 237 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km159 places

  • Saint George's Island Island 11 kmS
  • The Island Island 15 kmNW
  • Pickup Bank Reservoir Lake 17 kmN
  • Hollingworth Lake Lake 16 kmE

25–60 km671 places

  • Great Britain Island 53 kmNE
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 60 kmSW
  • Formby Beach Beach 51 kmW
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 49 kmW

60–100 km1,389 places

  • High Moor Mountain 90 kmNW
  • Roanhead Beach Beach 91 kmNW
  • The Island Island 87 kmNE
  • Tuft Rock Island 98 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources