- Elevation
- 349 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 12
- listed under Rainow
- Airports
- MAN Manchester Airport17 km
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport53 km
About Rainow
Rainow is a municipality. Location: Cheshire East, England. Elevation: 349 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Cats Tor and Tegg's Nose.
Climate of Rainow
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 106 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- November (106 mm)
- Driest month
- April (67 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 99 | 73 | 82 | 67 | 67 | 78 | 70 | 86 | 85 | 102 | 106 | 104 |
How to get to Rainow
The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 17 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Stockport, 16 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 17 kmnorthwest
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 53 kmwest
- East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 70 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Stockport Population: 139.1K 16 kmnorthwest
- Manchester Population: 569K 25 kmnorthwest
- Salford Population: 129.8K 28 kmnorthwest
- Oldham Population: 237.1K 29 kmnorth
- Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 32 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Rainow
Within 100 km: 717 historic and cultural sites, 1,141 natural sites, 173 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km197 places
- Birch Island Island 23 kmW
- Valehouse Reservoir Lake 23 kmN
- Torside Reservoir Lake 24 kmNE
- Rhodeswood Reservoir Lake 23 kmN
25–60 km562 places
- Saint George's Island Island 25 kmNW
- The Island Island 50 kmNW
- Don Island Island 49 kmE
- Calder Island Island 56 kmNE
60–100 km1,272 places
- Great Britain Island 80 kmN
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 73 kmW
- Formby Beach Beach 76 kmNW
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 76 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Rainow
12 placesCities & villages6
- Brookhouse · Village
- Calrofold · Village
- Ginclough · Village
- Kerridge-end · Village
- Rainow · Village
- Rainowlow · Village
Mountains & nature6
- Billinge Hill · Mountain
- Brink · Mountain
- Charles Head · Mountain
- Ely Brow · Mountain
- Kerridge Hill · Mountain
- Waggonshaw Brow · Mountain
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cats Tor Mountain, Hartington Upper Quarter2.9 km E
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Tegg's Nose Mountain, Cheshire East4.1 km SW
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Whitehills Mountain, Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough3.5 km S
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Nab Head Mountain, Bollington3.7 km NW
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Shining Tor Mountain, Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough3.7 km SE
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Sponds Hill Mountain, Lyme Handley3.8 km N
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Moss Rose Landmark, Sutton6.7 km SW -
Styperson Park Mountain, Adlington4.8 km NW
Other cities and towns in Cheshire East
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Poynton Town, Poynton-with-Worth8.6 km NW -
Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough Municipality, Cheshire East5.8 km S
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Adlington Municipality, Cheshire East6.3 km NW
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Pott Shrigley Municipality, Cheshire East4.6 km N
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Sutton Municipality, Cheshire East6.8 km SW
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Lyme Handley Municipality, Cheshire East5.6 km N
Sources & licences
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