Village

Wigton

Located in Cumberland, Cumbria Coordinates: 54°49′23″ N 3°09′47″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 35 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside: 7; listed under Wigton
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: NCL Newcastle International Airport97 km; MME Teesside International Airport117 km

About Wigton

Wigton is a village. Location: Cumberland, Cumbria. Elevation: 35 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (97 km). Nearby sights include Moorhouse Hall Top and Islekirk Hall.

Climate of Wigton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 142 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 2°)
Wettest month: December (150 mm)
Driest month: May (76 mm)

7° 2°

9° 3°

11° 4°

15° 6°

17° 9°

19° 11°

16° 9°

13° 7°

9° 4°

7° 2°

Jan

149

Feb

108

Mar

115

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

101

Sep

113

Oct

141

Nov

142

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 Wigton
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	9°	11°	15°	17°	19°	19°	16°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	149	108	115	77	76	79	88	101	113	141	142	150

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Wigton

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 97 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 101 km to the east.

Airports

Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 97 kmeast
Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 117 kmeast
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 118 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 101 kmeast
Blackpool Population: 145K 112 kmsouth
Sunderland Population: 170.1K 115 kmeast
Preston Population: 313.3K 122 kmsouth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 126 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Wigton

Within 100 km: 587 historic and cultural sites, 2,989 natural sites, 645 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km227 places

Kirkland Scar Island 14 kmN
Fishgarth Holm Island 24 kmE
Coathouse Island Island 23 kmE
Little Corby Island Island 24 kmNE

25–60 km1,710 places

St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 47 kmSW
Powillimount Beach Beach 28 kmW
Tuft Rock Island 52 kmS
Hestan Island Island 42 kmW

60–100 km2,284 places

High Moor Mountain 67 kmS
Roanhead Beach Beach 74 kmS
Walney Island Island 80 kmS
Murrays Isles Island 69 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Wigton

7 places

1 Wigton 5.8K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages5

Brackenlands · Neighbourhood
Highmoor · Neighbourhood
Standingstone · Neighbourhood
Station Hill · Neighbourhood
Western Bank · Neighbourhood

Heritage & sights1

St Cuthbert Roman Catholic Church · Attraction

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Moorhouse Hall Top Mountain, Woodside
3 km NE
Islekirk Hall Landmark, Westward
3.8 km S
Downhall Historic site, Aikton
5.2 km NE
Crookdake Hall Landmark, Bromfield
6.8 km SW
Drumburgh Castle Historic site, Bowness
12 km N
St Mungos Castle Historic site, Bromfield
7.8 km W