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Carlisle

Located in Cumberland, Cumbria Coordinates: 54°53′42″ N 2°56′18″ W

Map showing the location of Carlisle Carlisle
Location in United Kingdom
Population
78,470
78.5K
Elevation
29 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport82 km
MME Teesside International Airport106 km

About Carlisle

Carlisle is a city. Location: Cumberland, Cumbria. Population: 78,470. Elevation: 29 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (82 km). Nearby sights include Carlisle Castle and Carlisle Bishops Tower.

Climate of Carlisle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 78 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (80 mm)
Driest month
April (48 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 Carlisle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°12°15°18°19°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)775765485160666972787880

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Carlisle

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 82 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 85 km to the east.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 82 kmeast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 106 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 121 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 85 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 100 kmeast
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 115 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 119 kmnorth
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 120 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Carlisle

Within 100 km: 734 historic and cultural sites, 3,062 natural sites, 627 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km218 places

  • Kirkland Scar Island 17 kmW
  • Fishgarth Holm Island 11 kmSE
  • Coathouse Island Island 9 kmSE
  • Little Corby Island Island 8 kmE

25–60 km1,658 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 41 kmW
  • Tuft Rock Island 58 kmS
  • Hestan Island Island 57 kmW
  • Wood Howe Island 45 kmS

60–100 km2,547 places

  • High Moor Mountain 76 kmS
  • Roanhead Beach Beach 84 kmS
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 62 kmSW
  • Walney Island Island 90 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Carlisle and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Carlisle Gateshead Lisburn Paisley
Population 78.5K 77.6K 77.5K 77.3K
Elevation 29 m 53 m 53 m 50 m
Summer day (hottest month) 19° 20° 19° 18°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 2° 2° 1°
Annual rainfall 801 mm 629 mm 1,040 mm 1,384 mm
Best months Jun–Sep Jun–Sep Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 86 km 204 km 141 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Nearby attractions & nature

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