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Tintwistle

Located in High Peak District, Derbyshire Coordinates: 53°30′09″ N 1°53′32″ W

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Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
322 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
4
listed under Tintwistle
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
MAN Manchester Airport31 km
LBA Leeds Bradford Airport43 km

About Tintwistle

Tintwistle is a village. Location: High Peak District, Derbyshire. Elevation: 322 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (31 km). Nearby sights include Torside Reservoir and Longdendale Reservoirs.

Climate of Tintwistle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 134 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (139 mm)
Driest month
May (78 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 Tintwistle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°14°17°19°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°0°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)136991088478878098103127134139

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Tintwistle

The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 31 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Oldham, 16 km to the west.

Airports

  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 31 kmsouthwest
  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 43 kmnorth
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 66 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Oldham Population: 237.1K 16 kmwest
  • Huddersfield Population: 149K 18 kmnortheast
  • Stockport Population: 139.1K 20 kmsouthwest
  • Manchester Population: 569K 23 kmwest
  • Salford Population: 129.8K 26 kmwest

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

Day trips from Tintwistle

Within 100 km: 649 historic and cultural sites, 997 natural sites, 187 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km220 places

  • Saint George's Island Island 25 kmW
  • Woodhead Reservoir Lake 3 kmSE
  • Valehouse Reservoir Lake 5 kmSW
  • Torside Reservoir Lake 2 kmS

25–60 km597 places

  • Great Britain Island 56 kmN
  • Beal Island Island 52 kmNE
  • The Island Island 43 kmW
  • Heron Island Island 56 kmNE

60–100 km1,016 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 85 kmW
  • Formby Beach Beach 80 kmW
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 79 kmW
  • St Anne's Beach Beach 80 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Tintwistle

4 places

Cities & villages2

Mountains & nature2

Nearby attractions & nature

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