- Elevation
- 11 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Thornton
- Airports
- HUY Humberside Airport49 km
- LBA Leeds Bradford Airport53 km
About Thornton
Thornton is a municipality. Location: East Yorkshire, England. Elevation: 11 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Humberside Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Storwood and Sutton upon Derwent Giants Hill.
Climate of Thornton
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 51 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (57 mm)
- Driest month
- February (36 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 21° | 21° | 17° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 53 | 36 | 47 | 43 | 45 | 54 | 46 | 54 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 57 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Thornton
The nearest airport is Humberside Airport (HUY), 49 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) (53 km). The nearest large city is York, 16 km to the west.
Airports
- Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 49 kmsoutheast
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 53 kmwest
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 77 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- York Population: 156.1K 16 kmwest
- Hull Population: 314K 38 kmsoutheast
- Doncaster Population: 113.6K 46 kmsouthwest
- Leeds Population: 536.3K 47 kmwest
- Wakefield Population: 109.8K 49 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Thornton
1 placeCities & villages1
- Thornton · Village
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Storwood Historic site, Cottingwith4.8 km SW
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Sutton upon Derwent Giants Hill Historic site, Sutton upon Derwent5.3 km NW
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The Island Island, Elvington5.4 km W
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Bank Island Island, Sutton upon Derwent6.5 km W
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York Minster Attraction, York17 km NW -
Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum, Murton12 km NW -
National Railway Museum Museum, York17 km W -
Thorganby Giants Hill Historic site, North Duffield9 km SW
Sources & licences
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