- Elevation
- 121 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- IOM Isle of Man Airport100 km
- NCL Newcastle International Airport118 km
About Loweswater
Loweswater is a lake. Location: Cumberland, Cumbria. Elevation: 121 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (100 km). Nearby sights include Darling Fell and Carling Knott.
Photos of Loweswater
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High Stile Andrew Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Red Pike (Buttermere) Espresso Addict · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Loweswater
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 138 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (146 mm)
- Driest month
- May (73 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 18° | 16° | 12° | 9° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 144 | 104 | 109 | 76 | 73 | 75 | 82 | 99 | 110 | 142 | 138 | 146 |
How to get to Loweswater
The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (IOM), 100 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Blackpool, 87 km to the south.
Airports
- Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 100 kmsouthwest
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 118 kmnortheast
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 125 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Blackpool Population: 145K 87 kmsouth
- Preston Population: 313.3K 100 kmsoutheast
- Blackburn Population: 146.5K 109 kmsoutheast
- Burnley Population: 149.4K 114 kmsoutheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 120 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loweswater
Within 100 km: 553 historic and cultural sites, 2,421 natural sites, 533 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km574 places
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 19 kmSW
- Smithymire Island Island 17 kmSE
- Deergarth How Island Island 19 kmE
- Rampsholme Island Island 14 kmE
25–60 km1,117 places
- High Moor Mountain 43 kmS
- Roanhead Beach Beach 47 kmS
- Powillimount Beach Beach 38 kmN
- Tuft Rock Island 36 kmSE
60–100 km1,816 places
- British Isles Island 77 kmSW
- St Anne's Beach Beach 95 kmS
- Murrays Isles Island 63 kmNW
- Foulney Island Island 61 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Loweswater Village, Cumberland1.3 km S
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Loweswater Village, Loweswater1.2 km E
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Blindbothel Village, Cumberland4.1 km N
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Lamplugh Village, Cumberland5.2 km SW
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Lorton Village, Cumberland6.1 km NE
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Dean Village, Cumberland6.1 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Darling Fell Mountain, Loweswater1.1 km N
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Carling Knott Mountain, Loweswater1.5 km SW
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Burnbank Fell Mountain, Lamplugh1.7 km W
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Sourfoot Fell Mountain, Loweswater2.1 km N
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Little Dodd (Loweswater) Mountain, Loweswater2.3 km S
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Smithy Fell Mountain, Blindbothel2.4 km N
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Sharp Knott Mountain, Lamplugh2.4 km SW
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Blake Fell Mountain, Lamplugh2.4 km SW
Sources & licences
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