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Oadby and Wigston

Located in Leicestershire, England Coordinates: 52°35′14″ N 1°05′35″ W

Map showing the location of Oadby and Wigston Oadby and Wigston
Location in United Kingdom
Population
55,825
55.8K
Elevation
107 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
6
listed under Oadby and Wigston
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EMA East Midlands Airport31 km
BHX Birmingham Airport47 km

About Oadby and Wigston

Oadby and Wigston is a municipality. Location: Leicestershire, England. Population: 55,825. Elevation: 107 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is East Midlands Airport (31 km). Nearby sights include Bait-ul-Ikram and Leicester Castle.

Climate of Oadby and Wigston

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 22°)
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).

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Climate of Oadby and Wigston
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°12°16°19°22°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 Oadby and Wigston

The nearest airport is East Midlands Airport (EMA), 31 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leicester, 6 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 31 kmnorthwest
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 47 kmwest
  • London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 93 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Leicester Population: 368.6K 6 kmnorthwest
  • Coventry Population: 345.3K 35 kmsouthwest
  • Northampton Population: 245.9K 40 kmsouth
  • Nottingham Population: 323.6K 41 kmnorth
  • Burton-on-Trent Population: 122.2K 45 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Oadby and Wigston

Within 100 km: 633 historic and cultural sites, 645 natural sites, 121 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km76 places

  • The Islands Island 4 kmSE
  • Bardon Hill Mountain 21 kmNW
  • Whatborough Hill Mountain 17 kmNE
  • Beacon Hill Mountain 19 kmNW

25–60 km365 places

  • Newark Island Island 57 kmN
  • Horninglow island Island 43 kmNW
  • Park Island Island 56 kmE
  • Heron Island Island 54 kmSE

60–100 km958 places

  • Rose Isle Island 97 kmS
  • Inner Tidal Bank Island 97 kmE
  • Fiddler's Elbow Island 98 kmS
  • Isle of Rhea Island 92 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Oadby and Wigston and similar cities

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

Measure Oadby and Wigston Castlereagh Livingston Barry
Population 55.8K 56.7K 56.8K 54.7K
Elevation 107 m 29 m 157 m 25 m
Summer day (hottest month) 22° 20° 19° 21°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 1° 1° 2°
Annual rainfall 645 mm 880 mm 1,122 mm 1,019 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 387 km 402 km 200 km

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

Places in Oadby and Wigston

6 places
  1. 1 Wigston Magna 37.3K
  2. 2 Oadby 23.8K
  3. 3 Evington 17.3K
  4. 4 South Wigston 7.5K

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

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