- Elevation
- 439 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- MAN Manchester Airport34 km
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport39 km
About Winter Hill
Winter Hill is a village. Location: Rivington, Chorley District. Elevation: 439 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Winter Hill transmitting station and Winter Hill (boundary).
Photos of Winter Hill
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University of Bolton Stadium Mark Hammond from London, England · CC BY 2.0 -
Winter Hill transmitting station Paypwip · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Winter Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 119 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- October (119 mm)
- Driest month
- May (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) | 4° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 1° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 104 | 68 | 87 | 66 | 63 | 76 | 75 | 94 | 97 | 119 | 119 | 114 |
How to get to Winter Hill
The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 34 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bolton, 7 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 34 kmsoutheast
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 39 kmsouthwest
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 62 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Bolton Population: 141.3K 7 kmsoutheast
- Wigan Population: 175.4K 12 kmsouthwest
- Blackburn Population: 146.5K 14 kmnorth
- Preston Population: 313.3K 20 kmnorthwest
- Salford Population: 129.8K 21 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Winter Hill
Within 100 km: 637 historic and cultural sites, 1,594 natural sites, 244 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km138 places
- Saint George's Island Island 24 kmSE
- The Island Island 3 kmNE
- Goose Island Island 21 kmW
- Pickup Bank Reservoir Lake 11 kmNE
25–60 km615 places
- Great Britain Island 54 kmNE
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 53 kmSW
- Formby Beach Beach 39 kmW
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 36 kmW
60–100 km1,722 places
- High Moor Mountain 77 kmNW
- Roanhead Beach Beach 77 kmNW
- The Island Island 88 kmNE
- Tuft Rock Island 87 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Winter Hill transmitting station Landmark, Rivington<0.1 km N
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Winter Hill (boundary) Mountain, North Turton0.3 km E
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The Island Island, North Turton2.7 km NE
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Spitlers Edge Mountain, Anglezarke3 km N
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Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Centre Bolton Attraction, Horwich3.5 km SW
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Roscoe Lowe Hill Mountain, Anderton4.5 km W
Sources & licences
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