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Dronfield

Located in North East Derbyshire, Derbyshire Coordinates: 53°18′09″ N 1°29′01″ W

Map showing the location of Dronfield Dronfield
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
167 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
12
listed under Dronfield
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
MAN Manchester Airport53 km
EMA East Midlands Airport53 km

About Dronfield

Dronfield is a village. Location: North East Derbyshire, Derbyshire. Elevation: 167 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Holmesfield Castle Hill and Cobnar Hill.

Climate of Dronfield

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 80 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (89 mm)
Driest month
July (54 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 Dronfield
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°11°15°18°20°20°17°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°2°3°6°9°11°11°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)846368615667546566778089

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Dronfield

The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 53 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chesterfield, 7 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 53 kmwest
  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 53 kmsouth
  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 64 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Chesterfield Population: 113.1K 7 kmsoutheast
  • Sheffield Population: 556.5K 9 kmnorth
  • Rotherham Population: 117.6K 17 kmnortheast
  • Mansfield Population: 172K 27 kmsoutheast
  • Doncaster Population: 113.6K 34 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Dronfield

Within 100 km: 597 historic and cultural sites, 809 natural sites, 148 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km157 places

  • Don Island Island 16 kmNE
  • Ladybower Reservoir Lake 18 kmNW
  • Howden Reservoir Lake 23 kmNW
  • Derwent Reservoir Lake 22 kmNW

25–60 km539 places

  • Newark Island Island 51 kmSE
  • Horninglow island Island 56 kmS
  • Beal Island Island 51 kmN
  • Saint George's Island Island 55 kmW

60–100 km858 places

  • Great Britain Island 85 kmNW
  • Read's Island Island 75 kmNE
  • Whitton Island Island 70 kmNE
  • Bird Island Island 99 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Dronfield

12 places
  1. 1 Dronfield 21.1K

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

Cities & villages10

Mountains & nature1

Nearby attractions & nature

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