- Population
- 6,538
- 6.5K
- Elevation
- 5 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- HUY Humberside Airport37 km
- LBA Leeds Bradford Airport56 km
About Skelton
Skelton is a town. Location: Kilpin, East Yorkshire. Population: 6,538. Elevation: 5 m.
Skelton is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Kilpin, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, and a linear settlement on the east bank of the River Ouse. It is situated about 2 miles (3.2 km) south-east of Howden and 19 miles (31 km) south-east from the county town of York. Skelton lies within the constituency of Goole and Pocklington. In 1931 the parish had a population of 258. The name Skelton derives from the Old English scelftūn meaning 'settlement on a shelf of land'.
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Climate of Skelton
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 48 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (55 mm)
- Driest month
- February (35 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 16° | 18° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 50 | 35 | 46 | 42 | 45 | 53 | 45 | 54 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 55 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Skelton
The nearest airport is Humberside Airport (HUY), 37 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) (56 km). The nearest large city is Doncaster, 30 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 37 kmsoutheast
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 56 kmwest
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 95 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Doncaster Population: 113.6K 30 kmsouthwest
- York Population: 156.1K 30 kmnorthwest
- Hull Population: 314K 34 kmeast
- Wakefield Population: 109.8K 44 kmwest
- Leeds Population: 536.3K 47 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Skelton
Within 100 km: 466 historic and cultural sites, 702 natural sites, 128 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km41 places
- Read's Island Island 20 kmE
- Whitton Island Island 11 kmE
- The Island Island 22 kmN
- Howden Dyke Island Island 1 kmW
25–60 km359 places
- Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 55 kmNE
- Sunk Island Island 52 kmE
- The Island Island 58 kmNW
- The Island Island 43 kmNW
60–100 km896 places
- Great Britain Island 82 kmW
- Whitby Beach Beach 87 kmN
- North Beach Beach 60 kmNE
- The Island Island 78 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Howden Dyke Island Island, Howden1.3 km W
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River Aire River, Newland4.2 km W
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River Don River, England4.7 km S
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Drax Castle Hill Historic site, Drax8.9 km W
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Wressle Castle Historic site, Wressle8 km NW
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River Derwent River, England8 km NW
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Glanford Park Landmark, Gunness18 km SE -
Bait-us-Salaam Attraction, North Lincolnshire19 km SE
Sources & licences
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