Skip to content
Geonivora
Elevation
234 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
MAN Manchester Airport38 km
LBA Leeds Bradford Airport44 km

About Cowpe

Cowpe is a village. Location: Rossendale District, Lancashire. Elevation: 234 m.

From Wikipedia

Cowpe is a hamlet in Rossendale, Lancashire, England. It lies in the South Pennines, north of Scout Moor Wind Farm, by the Pennine Bridleway. Rawtenstall is to the west, Bacup to the east and Waterfoot to the north. Directly south over Brandwood and Scout Moors, is Rochdale. 'Cowpe' is thought to derive from 'Cow Pastures'. Cowpe is renowned for its scenery, as is the whole of the Rossendale Valley, and houses farms supplying crops and livestock.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Cowpe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Cowpe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°8°11°14°17°19°19°16°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)1369111080758787107113137143143

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Cowpe

The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 38 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Burnley, 13 km to the north.

Airports

  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 38 kmsouth
  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 44 kmnortheast
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 56 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Burnley Population: 149.4K 13 kmnorth
  • Bolton Population: 141.3K 17 kmsouthwest
  • Blackburn Population: 146.5K 17 kmnorthwest
  • Oldham Population: 237.1K 18 kmsoutheast
  • Salford Population: 129.8K 22 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Cowpe

Within 100 km: 684 historic and cultural sites, 1,426 natural sites, 244 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km169 places

  • Saint George's Island Island 24 kmS
  • The Island Island 17 kmW
  • Pickup Bank Reservoir Lake 11 kmW
  • Hollingworth Lake Lake 13 kmSE

25–60 km709 places

  • Great Britain Island 39 kmNE
  • Formby Beach Beach 58 kmW
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 54 kmW
  • St Anne's Beach Beach 52 kmW

60–100 km1,476 places

  • High Moor Mountain 83 kmNW
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 71 kmSW
  • Roanhead Beach Beach 85 kmNW
  • The Island Island 73 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources