Village

Seathwaite

Located in Borrowdale, Cumberland Coordinates: 54°29′49″ N 3°11′00″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 139 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: IOM Isle of Man Airport104 km; NCL Newcastle International Airport113 km

About Seathwaite

Seathwaite is a village. Location: Borrowdale, Cumberland. Elevation: 139 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (104 km). Nearby sights include Base Brown and Thornythwaite Fell.

Photos of Seathwaite

Yewbarrow Ben Gamble · CC BY-SA 2.0
Scafell Pike Thorneh at English Wikipedia · Public domain
High Stile Andrew Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0
Harrison Stickle Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Great Gable Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand · CC BY 2.0

Climate of Seathwaite

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 185 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: December (192 mm)
Driest month: June (96 mm)

6° 1°

8° 2°

11° 3°

15° 6°

17° 9°

18° 11°

15° 9°

12° 6°

8° 3°

6° 1°

Jan

189

Feb

136

Mar

149

Apr

104

May

Jun

Jul

104

Aug

127

Sep

145

Oct

189

Nov

185

Dec

192

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 Seathwaite
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	11°	15°	17°	18°	18°	15°	12°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	189	136	149	104	98	96	104	127	145	189	185	192

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Seathwaite

The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (IOM), 104 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Blackpool, 76 km to the south.

Airports

Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 104 kmsouthwest
Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 113 kmnortheast
Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 114 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Blackpool Population: 145K 76 kmsouth
Preston Population: 313.3K 88 kmsouth
Blackburn Population: 146.5K 95 kmsoutheast
Burnley Population: 149.4K 99 kmsoutheast
Wigan Population: 175.4K 112 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Seathwaite

Within 100 km: 607 historic and cultural sites, 2,173 natural sites, 452 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km818 places

Tuft Rock Island 22 kmSE
Peel Island Island 21 kmS
Wood Howe Island 24 kmE
Seamew Crag Island 17 kmSE

25–60 km851 places

High Moor Mountain 31 kmS
Roanhead Beach Beach 37 kmS
St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 27 kmW
Powillimount Beach Beach 51 kmNW

60–100 km1,563 places

British Isles Island 77 kmSW
Great Britain Island 95 kmSE
Ainsdale Beach Beach 99 kmS
St Anne's Beach Beach 84 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Base Brown Mountain, Borrowdale
1 km SW
Thornythwaite Fell Mountain, Borrowdale
1.1 km E
Lake District National Park Natural site, Borrowdale
1.1 km E
Seatoller Fell Mountain, Borrowdale
1.3 km N
Combe Head Mountain, Borrowdale
1.8 km SE
Seathwaite Fell (Wainwright summit) Mountain, Borrowdale
1.8 km S

Seathwaite

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026