Village

Castlerigg

Located in St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland Coordinates: 54°35′30″ N 3°06′43″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 223 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: NCL Newcastle International Airport104 km; MME Teesside International Airport109 km

About Castlerigg

Castlerigg is a village. Location: St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland. Elevation: 223 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (104 km). Nearby sights include Walla Crag and Castlehead.

Photos of Castlerigg

Skiddaw Antiquary · CC BY-SA 4.0
Great Dodd Silence-is-infinite · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Castlerigg

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 0°)
Wettest month: December (194 mm)
Driest month: June (95 mm)

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14° 5°

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Jan

193

Feb

139

Mar

151

Apr

101

May

Jun

Jul

105

Aug

126

Sep

144

Oct

186

Nov

185

Dec

194

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 Castlerigg
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	6°	8°	10°	14°	16°	18°	18°	15°	12°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	1°	3°	5°	8°	10°	10°	8°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	193	139	151	101	98	95	105	126	144	186	185	194

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Castlerigg

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 104 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Blackpool, 86 km to the south.

Airports

Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 104 kmnortheast
Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 109 kmeast
Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 113 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Blackpool Population: 145K 86 kmsouth
Preston Population: 313.3K 96 kmsouth
Blackburn Population: 146.5K 102 kmsoutheast
Burnley Population: 149.4K 105 kmsoutheast
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 105 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Castlerigg

Within 100 km: 643 historic and cultural sites, 2,398 natural sites, 497 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km711 places

Wood Howe Island 22 kmSE
Seamew Crag Island 22 kmSE
Little Isle Island 18 kmSE
Heron Island Island 18 kmSE

25–60 km1,079 places

High Moor Mountain 42 kmS
Roanhead Beach Beach 49 kmS
St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 34 kmW
Powillimount Beach Beach 45 kmNW

60–100 km1,748 places

British Isles Island 88 kmSW
Great Britain Island 98 kmSE
St Anne's Beach Beach 94 kmS
Murrays Isles Island 76 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Walla Crag Mountain, Borrowdale
1.2 km SW
Castlehead Mountain, Keswick
1.3 km W
Dodd Crag Mountain, St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn
2 km SE
Low Rigg Mountain, St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn
2.1 km E
Lord's Island Island, Borrowdale
1.8 km W
Latrigg Mountain, Underskiddaw
2.3 km N