Village

Strands

Located in Millom Without, Cumberland Coordinates: 54°14′44″ N 3°14′55″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 7 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 Airport92 km; LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport105 km

About Strands

Strands is a village. Location: Millom Without, Cumberland. Elevation: 7 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (92 km). Nearby sights include Midlow Hill and Brocklebank Wood.

Climate of Strands

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 149 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: October (153 mm)
Driest month: May (75 mm)

7° 2°

7° 1°

9° 3°

12° 4°

15° 7°

17° 10°

19° 12°

19° 11°

16° 9°

13° 7°

9° 4°

7° 2°

Jan

144

Feb

103

Mar

111

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

105

Sep

118

Oct

153

Nov

149

Dec

150

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 Strands
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	9°	12°	15°	17°	19°	19°	16°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	2°	1°	3°	4°	7°	10°	12°	11°	9°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	144	103	111	81	75	78	83	105	118	153	149	150

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Strands

The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (IOM), 92 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Blackpool, 49 km to the south.

Airports

Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 92 kmwest
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 105 kmsouth
Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 112 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Blackpool Population: 145K 49 kmsouth
Preston Population: 313.3K 64 kmsoutheast
Blackburn Population: 146.5K 75 kmsoutheast
Burnley Population: 149.4K 83 kmsoutheast
Wigan Population: 175.4K 88 kmsoutheast

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Midlow Hill Mountain, Millom Without
1.3 km SW
Brocklebank Wood Mountain, Millom Without
1.7 km NW
Millom Park Mountain, Millom Without
2.8 km SW
Millom Castle Historic site, Millom
3.1 km SW
Mount Wood Mountain, Millom Without
3.2 km N
Lowscales Bank Mountain, Millom Without
3.3 km W

Strands

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026