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Municipality

Preston

Located in East Yorkshire, England Coordinates: 53°45′06″ N 0°12′42″ W

Map showing the location of Preston Preston
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
2 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
7
listed under Preston
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
HUY Humberside Airport22 km
LBA Leeds Bradford Airport96 km

About Preston

Preston is a municipality. Location: East Yorkshire, England. Elevation: 2 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Humberside Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Paull Holme Tower and Swan Hill.

Climate of Preston

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 60 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (67 mm)
Driest month
February (41 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 Preston
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°12°15°18°21°21°18°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)584151474756485955546067

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Preston

The nearest airport is Humberside Airport (HUY), 22 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) (96 km). The nearest large city is Hull, 8 km to the west.

Airports

  • Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 22 kmsouthwest
  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 96 kmwest
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 116 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Hull Population: 314K 8 kmwest
  • York Population: 156.1K 62 kmwest
  • Lincoln Population: 103.8K 62 kmsouth
  • Doncaster Population: 113.6K 66 kmwest
  • Rotherham Population: 117.6K 84 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Preston

Within 100 km: 304 historic and cultural sites, 277 natural sites, 83 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km43 places

  • Sunk Island Island 15 kmSE
  • Read's Island Island 23 kmW
  • Swan Island Island 17 kmN
  • Hornsea Mere Lake 17 kmN

25–60 km137 places

  • North Beach Beach 38 kmN
  • Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 33 kmN
  • Spurn Island Island 29 kmSE
  • Whitton Island Island 31 kmW

60–100 km484 places

  • Whitby Beach Beach 88 kmN
  • Newark Island Island 86 kmSW
  • Peasholm Island Island 61 kmN
  • The Island Island 91 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Preston

7 places

Cities & villages6

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

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