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Municipality

Charnwood District

Located in Leicestershire, England Coordinates: 52°44′20″ N 1°08′23″ W

Map showing the location of Charnwood District Charnwood District
Location in United Kingdom
Population
179,389
179.4K
Elevation
45 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
41
listed under Charnwood District
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EMA East Midlands Airport16 km
BHX Birmingham Airport52 km

About Charnwood District

Charnwood District is a municipality. Location: Leicestershire, England. Population: 179,389. Elevation: 45 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is East Midlands Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Stanford Viaduct and Leicester Castle.

Climate of Charnwood District

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 57 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (61 mm)
Driest month
February (44 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 Charnwood District
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°12°16°19°21°21°18°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°4°6°9°12°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)564448474559485655555761

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Charnwood District

The nearest airport is East Midlands Airport (EMA), 16 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leicester, 11 km to the south.

Airports

  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 16 kmnorthwest
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 52 kmsouthwest
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 102 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Leicester Population: 368.6K 11 kmsouth
  • Nottingham Population: 323.6K 24 kmnorth
  • Derby Population: 270.5K 31 kmnorthwest
  • Burton-on-Trent Population: 122.2K 35 kmwest
  • Mansfield Population: 172K 44 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Charnwood District

Within 100 km: 597 historic and cultural sites, 654 natural sites, 116 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km79 places

  • Barton Island Island 19 kmN
  • The Islands Island 20 kmS
  • Bardon Hill Mountain 12 kmW
  • Whatborough Hill Mountain 21 kmSE

25–60 km380 places

  • Newark Island Island 43 kmNE
  • Horninglow island Island 33 kmW
  • Park Island Island 60 kmE
  • Crescent Wood Island Island 51 kmSW

60–100 km908 places

  • Inner Tidal Bank Island 97 kmE
  • Glover's Island Island 90 kmSW
  • Don Island Island 78 kmN
  • Heron Island Island 70 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Charnwood District and similar cities

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

Measure Charnwood District Ipswich St Helens Wigan
Population 179.4K 178.8K 183.2K 175.4K
Elevation 45 m 18 m 31 m 32 m
Summer day (hottest month) 21° 22° 20° 20°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 1° 1° 2°
Annual rainfall 631 mm 578 mm 823 mm 1,082 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 174 km 133 km 134 km

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

Places in Charnwood District

41 places
  1. 1 Loughborough 64.9K
  2. 2 Thurmaston 8.9K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages38

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

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