Town

Rossendale

Located in Rossendale District, Lancashire Coordinates: 53°41′04″ N 2°16′37″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Population: 67,400; 67.4K
Elevation: 380 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 Airport37 km; LBA Leeds Bradford Airport45 km

About Rossendale

Rossendale is a town. Location: Rossendale District, Lancashire. Population: 67,400. Elevation: 380 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Cowpe Lowe and Whittle Pike.

Photos of Rossendale

Cowpe Lowe Chris Heaton · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Rossendale

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 143 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: January (night 0°)
Wettest month: November (143 mm)
Driest month: May (75 mm)

5° 0°

7° 1°

10° 2°

13° 5°

16° 8°

18° 10°

15° 8°

11° 5°

7° 2°

5° 1°

Jan

136

Feb

Mar

110

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

107

Sep

113

Oct

137

Nov

143

Dec

143

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 Rossendale
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	5°	7°	10°	13°	16°	18°	18°	15°	11°	7°	5°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	1°	2°	5°	8°	10°	10°	8°	5°	2°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	136	91	110	80	75	87	87	107	113	137	143	143

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rossendale

The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 37 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 37 kmsouth
Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 45 kmnortheast
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 54 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Burnley Population: 149.4K 13 kmnorth
Bolton Population: 141.3K 15 kmsouthwest
Blackburn Population: 146.5K 15 kmnorthwest
Oldham Population: 237.1K 19 kmsoutheast
Salford Population: 129.8K 22 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Rossendale

Within 100 km: 681 historic and cultural sites, 1,455 natural sites, 242 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km170 places

Saint George's Island Island 24 kmS
The Island Island 15 kmW
Pickup Bank Reservoir Lake 9 kmW
Hollingworth Lake Lake 14 kmSE

25–60 km700 places

Great Britain Island 40 kmNE
Formby Beach Beach 56 kmW
Ainsdale Beach Beach 53 kmW
St Anne's Beach Beach 50 kmW

60–100 km1,508 places

High Moor Mountain 82 kmNW
Thurstaston Beach Beach 69 kmSW
Roanhead Beach Beach 84 kmNW
The Island Island 74 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Rossendale and similar cities

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

Measure	Rossendale	Wrexham	Torquay	Stafford
Population	67.4K	65.7K	65.4K	70.1K
Elevation	380 m	87 m	8 m	77 m
Summer day (hottest month)	18°	20°	21°	20°
Winter night (coldest month)	0°	0°	4°	1°
Annual rainfall	1,309 mm	673 mm	947 mm	806 mm
Best months	Jun–Aug	Jun–Aug	Jun–Sep	Jun–Aug
Distance	—	85 km	369 km	98 km

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Cowpe Lowe Mountain, Rossendale District
0.6 km SE
Whittle Pike Mountain, Rossendale District
2.1 km S
Hail Storm Hill Mountain, Rossendale District
2.3 km SE
Higher Hill Mountain, Rossendale District
2.9 km SE
Rossendale Valley Natural site, England
1.8 km N
Cribden Hill Mountain, Rossendale District
3.6 km NW
Cribdon Hill Transmitter Landmark, Rossendale District
3.5 km NW
Knowle Hill Mountain, Rochdale
4.7 km SE