- Population
- 1,980
- 2K
- Elevation
- 150 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LBA Leeds Bradford Airport34 km
- MAN Manchester Airport41 km
About Holmfirth
Holmfirth is a village. Location: Holme Valley, Kirklees. Population: 1,980. Elevation: 150 m.
Holmfirth () is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Huddersfield and 14 miles (23 km) west of Barnsley; the boundary of the Peak District National Park is 2 miles (3.2 km) to the south-west. The town is on the A635 and A6024 roads in the Holme Valley, at the confluence of the River Holme and Ribble. It mostly consists of stone-built cottages nestled on the eastern slopes of the Pennine hills.
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Climate of Holmfirth
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 105 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (113 mm)
- Driest month
- July (63 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° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 111 | 81 | 87 | 72 | 64 | 76 | 63 | 79 | 82 | 99 | 105 | 113 |
How to get to Holmfirth
The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 34 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Huddersfield, 9 km to the north.
Airports
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 34 kmnorth
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 41 kmsouthwest
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 75 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Huddersfield Population: 149K 9 kmnorth
- Oldham Population: 237.1K 22 kmwest
- Wakefield Population: 109.8K 23 kmnortheast
- Bradford Population: 366.2K 25 kmnorth
- Sheffield Population: 556.5K 30 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Holmfirth
Within 100 km: 653 historic and cultural sites, 977 natural sites, 189 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km195 places
- Calder Island Island 21 kmNE
- Stennard Island Island 23 kmNE
- Woodhead Reservoir Lake 11 kmSW
- Valehouse Reservoir Lake 15 kmSW
25–60 km595 places
- Great Britain Island 50 kmN
- Beal Island Island 43 kmNE
- Saint George's Island Island 33 kmW
- The Island Island 48 kmW
60–100 km1,029 places
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 94 kmW
- Formby Beach Beach 87 kmW
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 85 kmW
- St Anne's Beach Beach 85 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Swinny Knoll Mountain, Holme Valley2.3 km NW
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Cheese Gate Nab Mountain, Holme Valley3.6 km SE
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Haw Cliff Mountain, Kirkburton3 km NE
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Farnley Moor Mountain, Holme Valley4 km NE
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St James' Church, Meltham Mills Attraction, Meltham4.4 km NW
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Oldfield Hill Mountain, Meltham5.4 km W
Other cities and towns in Holme Valley
Sources & licences
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