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Harborough District

Located in Leicestershire, England Coordinates: 52°32′17″ N 1°00′29″ W

Map showing the location of Harborough District Harborough District
Location in United Kingdom
Population
90,416
90.4K
Elevation
126 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
94
listed under Harborough District
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EMA East Midlands Airport39 km
BHX Birmingham Airport51 km

About Harborough District

Harborough District is a municipality. Location: Leicestershire, England. Population: 90,416. Elevation: 126 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is East Midlands Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Bait-ul-Ikram and Leicester Castle.

Climate of Harborough District

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 58 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 Harborough District
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°9°12°16°19°21°21°18°14°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)574450484957505857565861

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Harborough District

The nearest airport is East Midlands Airport (EMA), 39 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leicester, 14 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 39 kmnorthwest
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 51 kmwest
  • London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 86 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Leicester Population: 368.6K 14 kmnorthwest
  • Northampton Population: 245.9K 33 kmsouth
  • Coventry Population: 345.3K 37 kmsouthwest
  • Nottingham Population: 323.6K 47 kmnorth
  • Peterborough Population: 163.4K 52 kmeast

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

Day trips from Harborough District

Within 100 km: 634 historic and cultural sites, 572 natural sites, 123 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km82 places

  • The Islands Island 4 kmNW
  • Brown's Island Island 25 kmNE
  • Whatborough Hill Mountain 15 kmNE
  • Honey Hill Mountain 17 kmS

25–60 km362 places

  • Horninglow island Island 51 kmNW
  • Park Island Island 52 kmE
  • Heron Island Island 47 kmSE
  • Crescent Wood Island Island 49 kmW

60–100 km885 places

  • Andersey Island Island 99 kmS
  • Newark Island Island 61 kmN
  • Rose Isle Island 93 kmS
  • Lock Wood Island Island 97 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Harborough District and similar cities

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

Measure Harborough District Chester Grays Southport
Population 90.4K 90.5K 89.8K 91.7K
Elevation 126 m 34 m 13 m 9 m
Summer day (hottest month) 21° 20° 22° 20°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 1° 2° 2°
Annual rainfall 645 mm 695 mm 645 mm 800 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Sep
Distance — 146 km 150 km 182 km

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

Places in Harborough District

94 places
  1. 1 Market Harborough 24.8K

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

Cities & villages59

Nearby attractions & nature

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