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Dry Rigg

Located in Hunstanworth, Durham Coordinates: 54°47′52″ N 2°08′48″ W

Map showing the location of Dry Rigg Dry Rigg
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
565 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Lintzgarth
2.8 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport40 km
MME Teesside International Airport56 km

About Dry Rigg

Dry Rigg is a mountain. Location: Hunstanworth, Durham. Elevation: 565 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Bolt's Law and Burtree Fell.

Climate of Dry Rigg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 132 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (141 mm)
Driest month
June (80 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 Dry Rigg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°15°17°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)1419811582818088104110127132138

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Dry Rigg

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 40 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 39 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 40 kmnortheast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 56 kmsoutheast
  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 108 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 39 kmnortheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 51 kmeast
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 64 kmeast
  • Burnley Population: 149.4K 111 kmsouth
  • Bradford Population: 366.2K 115 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Dry Rigg

Within 100 km: 869 historic and cultural sites, 2,225 natural sites, 407 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km132 places

  • Broomhaugh Island Island 20 kmN
  • Grassholme Reservoir Lake 23 kmS
  • Selset Reservoir Lake 24 kmS
  • Three Pikes Mountain 13 kmSW

25–60 km980 places

  • Saint Mary’s Island Island 54 kmNE
  • Batt Island Island 57 kmS
  • Michell's Island Island 40 kmSE
  • Wood Howe Island 54 kmSW

60–100 km2,389 places

  • Great Britain Island 89 kmS
  • High Moor Mountain 91 kmSW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 92 kmW
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 79 kmNE

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