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Burnley

Located in Burnley District, Lancashire Coordinates: 53°48′00″ N 2°14′00″ W

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Location in United Kingdom
Population
149,422
149.4K
Elevation
140 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LBA Leeds Bradford Airport38 km
MAN Manchester Airport50 km

About Burnley

Burnley is a city. Location: Burnley District, Lancashire. Population: 149,422. Elevation: 140 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Turf Moor and Towneley Hall.

Climate of Burnley

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 143 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (143 mm)
Driest month
May (75 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 Burnley
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°15°17°19°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°7°10°12°11°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)1369111080758787107113137143143

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Burnley

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 38 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Blackburn, 17 km to the west.

Airports

  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 38 kmeast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 50 kmsouth
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 66 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Blackburn Population: 146.5K 17 kmwest
  • Bolton Population: 141.3K 27 kmsouthwest
  • Oldham Population: 237.1K 30 kmsouth
  • Preston Population: 313.3K 31 kmwest
  • Bradford Population: 366.2K 32 kmeast

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

Day trips from Burnley

Within 100 km: 681 historic and cultural sites, 1,666 natural sites, 262 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km153 places

  • Bird Island Island 25 kmNW
  • The Island Island 24 kmSW
  • Pickup Bank Reservoir Lake 16 kmSW
  • Hollingworth Lake Lake 22 kmSE

25–60 km735 places

  • Great Britain Island 27 kmNE
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 59 kmW
  • St Anne's Beach Beach 53 kmW
  • Batt Island Island 60 kmN

60–100 km1,721 places

  • High Moor Mountain 75 kmNW
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 79 kmSW
  • Formby Beach Beach 63 kmSW
  • Roanhead Beach Beach 78 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Burnley and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Burnley Harrow Huddersfield Dundee
Population 149.4K 149.2K 149K 148.2K
Elevation 140 m 69 m 90 m 77 m
Summer day (hottest month) 19° 23° 20° 19°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 2° 2° 0°
Annual rainfall 1,309 mm 643 mm 1,032 mm 681 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Sep
Distance — 279 km 34 km 301 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Nearby attractions & nature

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