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Gainsborough

Located in West Lindsey District, Lincolnshire Coordinates: 53°23′44″ N 0°45′45″ W

Map showing the location of Gainsborough Gainsborough
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
36 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
2
listed under Gainsborough
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
HUY Humberside Airport34 km
EMA East Midlands Airport73 km

About Gainsborough

Gainsborough is a village. Location: West Lindsey District, Lincolnshire. Elevation: 36 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Humberside Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Thonock Castle Hills and Heynings Priory.

Climate of Gainsborough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 48 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
June (53 mm)
Driest month
February (36 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 Gainsborough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°12°16°19°21°21°18°14°10°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)493644424453435349484853

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Gainsborough

The nearest airport is Humberside Airport (HUY), 34 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: East Midlands Airport (EMA) (73 km). The nearest large city is Lincoln, 24 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 34 kmnortheast
  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 73 kmsouthwest
  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 79 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lincoln Population: 103.8K 24 kmsoutheast
  • Doncaster Population: 113.6K 28 kmnorthwest
  • Rotherham Population: 117.6K 40 kmwest
  • Mansfield Population: 172K 41 kmsouthwest
  • Chesterfield Population: 113.1K 46 kmwest

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

Day trips from Gainsborough

Within 100 km: 464 historic and cultural sites, 578 natural sites, 128 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km41 places

  • Torksey Island Island 10 kmS
  • Lincoln Castle Mountain 23 kmSE
  • Castle Hill Mountain 12 kmSW
  • Harworth Colliery Mountain 21 kmW

25–60 km300 places

  • Sunk Island Island 54 kmNE
  • Read's Island Island 35 kmNE
  • Whitton Island Island 35 kmN
  • Newark Island Island 36 kmS

60–100 km829 places

  • North Beach Beach 87 kmNE
  • Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 81 kmNE
  • Snettisham Beach Beach 100 kmSE
  • Spurn Island Island 61 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Gainsborough

2 places
  1. 1 Gainsborough 20.5K

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

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