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Craven District

Located in North Yorkshire, England Coordinates: 54°03′12″ N 2°11′21″ W

Map showing the location of Craven District Craven District
Location in United Kingdom
Population
56,308
56.3K
Elevation
339 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
73
listed under Craven District
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LBA Leeds Bradford Airport40 km
MME Teesside International Airport71 km

About Craven District

Craven District is a municipality. Location: North Yorkshire, England. Population: 56,308. Elevation: 339 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Malham Tarn and Holden Moor.

Climate of Craven District

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 161 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (162 mm)
Driest month
May (85 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 Craven District
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°14°16°18°18°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)15710512689859399121130153161162

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Craven District

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 40 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Burnley, 28 km to the south.

Airports

  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 40 kmsoutheast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 71 kmnortheast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 79 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Burnley Population: 149.4K 28 kmsouth
  • Blackburn Population: 146.5K 39 kmsouthwest
  • Bradford Population: 366.2K 41 kmsoutheast
  • Preston Population: 313.3K 47 kmsouthwest
  • Leeds Population: 536.3K 51 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Craven District

Within 100 km: 711 historic and cultural sites, 1,874 natural sites, 282 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km171 places

  • Great Britain Island 14 kmSE
  • Bird Island Island 16 kmSW
  • Lud Stream Islands Island 21 kmE
  • Mill Island Island 17 kmE

25–60 km875 places

  • The Island Island 40 kmNE
  • Tuft Rock Island 60 kmNW
  • The Island Island 48 kmE
  • Batt Island Island 33 kmNE

60–100 km1,821 places

  • High Moor Mountain 64 kmW
  • Formby Beach Beach 81 kmSW
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 76 kmSW
  • St Anne's Beach Beach 65 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Craven District and similar cities

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

Measure Craven District Castlereagh Livingston Barry
Population 56.3K 56.7K 56.8K 54.7K
Elevation 339 m 29 m 157 m 25 m
Summer day (hottest month) 18° 20° 19° 21°
Winter night (coldest month) 0° 1° 1° 2°
Annual rainfall 1,481 mm 880 mm 1,122 mm 1,019 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 247 km 223 km 304 km

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

Places in Craven District

73 places

Cities & villages60

Nearby attractions & nature

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