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Fylde

Located in Greenhalgh-with-Thistleton, Fylde District Coordinates: 53°50′00″ N 2°55′00″ W

Map showing the location of Fylde Fylde
Location in United Kingdom
Population
76,500
76.5K
Elevation
22 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport56 km
MAN Manchester Airport68 km

About Fylde

Fylde is a town. Location: Greenhalgh-with-Thistleton, Fylde District. Population: 76,500. Elevation: 22 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include St Mary Roman Catholic Church, Great Eccleston and St Joseph Roman Catholic Church, Wesham.

Climate of Fylde

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 111 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
October (111 mm)
Driest month
May (56 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 Fylde
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°15°17°19°19°17°13°10°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)946177585665678593111111105

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

How to get to Fylde

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 56 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Blackpool, 9 km to the west.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 56 kmsouth
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 68 kmsoutheast
  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 83 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Blackpool Population: 145K 9 kmwest
  • Preston Population: 313.3K 16 kmsoutheast
  • Blackburn Population: 146.5K 30 kmeast
  • Wigan Population: 175.4K 37 kmsoutheast
  • Bolton Population: 141.3K 42 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Fylde

Within 100 km: 613 historic and cultural sites, 1,896 natural sites, 248 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km116 places

  • St Anne's Beach Beach 12 kmSW
  • Fair Snape Fell Mountain 22 kmNE
  • Parlick Mountain 21 kmE
  • Beacon Fell Mountain 18 kmE

25–60 km717 places

  • High Moor Mountain 45 kmN
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 57 kmS
  • Formby Beach Beach 32 kmS
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 27 kmS

60–100 km1,924 places

  • British Isles Island 74 kmW
  • Great Britain Island 63 kmE
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 86 kmNW
  • The Island Island 94 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Fylde and similar cities

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

Measure Fylde Shrewsbury Bracknell Paisley
Population 76.5K 76.8K 76.1K 77.3K
Elevation 22 m 75 m 81 m 50 m
Summer day (hottest month) 19° 21° 22° 18°
Winter night (coldest month) 2° 1° 1° 1°
Annual rainfall 983 mm 690 mm 698 mm 1,384 mm
Best months Jun–Sep Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 125 km 307 km 243 km

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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