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Alconbury

Located in Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire Coordinates: 52°21′29″ N 0°15′52″ W

Map showing the location of Alconbury Alconbury
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
17 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
1
listed under Alconbury
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LTN London Luton Airport54 km
STN London Stansted Airport63 km

About Alconbury

Alconbury is a village. Location: Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire. Elevation: 17 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London Luton Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Huntingdon Castle and Monks Wood National Nature Reserve.

Climate of Alconbury

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 53 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
June (54 mm)
Driest month
February (38 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).

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Climate of Alconbury
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°12°16°19°22°21°18°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)533845424754435450475353

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Alconbury

The nearest airport is London Luton Airport (LTN), 54 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Peterborough, 24 km to the north.

Airports

  • London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 54 kmsouth
  • London Stansted Airport (STN) London, Essex 63 kmsoutheast
  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 89 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Peterborough Population: 163.4K 24 kmnorth
  • Bedford Population: 106.9K 28 kmsouthwest
  • Cambridge Population: 145.7K 31 kmsoutheast
  • Northampton Population: 245.9K 44 kmwest
  • Milton Keynes Population: 256.4K 49 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Alconbury

Within 100 km: 826 historic and cultural sites, 343 natural sites, 178 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km58 places

  • The Island Island 7 kmSE
  • Pinchmill Islands Island 24 kmSW
  • Battcock's Island Island 11 kmE
  • Holt Island Island 13 kmE

25–60 km347 places

  • Duck Island Island 50 kmSE
  • Park Island Island 33 kmN
  • Heron Island Island 28 kmSW
  • Apple Island Island 29 kmSW

60–100 km942 places

  • White Hart Lane Landmark 85 kmS
  • Snettisham Beach Beach 74 kmNE
  • Northey Island Island 98 kmSE
  • Lot's Ait Island 97 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Alconbury

1 place
  1. 1 Alconbury 1.6K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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