Village

Skipton

Located in Craven District, North Yorkshire Coordinates: 53°57′38″ N 1°59′58″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 148 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside: 13; listed under Skipton
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: LBA Leeds Bradford Airport25 km; MAN Manchester Airport70 km

About Skipton

Skipton is a village. Location: Craven District, North Yorkshire. Elevation: 148 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Jubilee Tower and High Crag.

Photos of Skipton

Skipton Castle Davegill70 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Skipton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 117 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: December (122 mm)
Driest month: May (69 mm)

6° 1°

8° 2°

11° 4°

14° 6°

17° 9°

19° 11°

16° 9°

13° 7°

9° 4°

7° 2°

Jan

120

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

109

Nov

117

Dec

122

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 Skipton
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	11°	14°	17°	19°	19°	16°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	4°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	120	85	94	73	69	78	72	91	95	109	117	122

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Skipton

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 25 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Burnley, 24 km to the southwest.

Airports

Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 25 kmsoutheast
Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 70 kmsouth
Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 71 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Burnley Population: 149.4K 24 kmsouthwest
Bradford Population: 366.2K 25 kmsoutheast
Leeds Population: 536.3K 35 kmsoutheast
Huddersfield Population: 149K 37 kmsouth
Blackburn Population: 146.5K 40 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Skipton

Within 100 km: 688 historic and cultural sites, 1,692 natural sites, 263 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km133 places

Great Britain Island 4 kmN
Lud Stream Islands Island 8 kmNE
Mill Island Island 10 kmNE
Beanlands Island Island 13 kmE

25–60 km791 places

The Island Island 38 kmNE
Bird Island Island 27 kmW
The Island Island 39 kmNE
Beal Island Island 59 kmSE

60–100 km1,719 places

High Moor Mountain 79 kmW
Formby Beach Beach 85 kmSW
Ainsdale Beach Beach 80 kmSW
St Anne's Beach Beach 72 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Skipton

13 places

1 Skipton 14.6K

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

Cities & villages9

Burnside · Neighbourhood
Greatwood · Neighbourhood
Horse Close · Neighbourhood
Middle Town · Neighbourhood
Mill Fields · Neighbourhood
New Town · Neighbourhood
Raikes · Neighbourhood
Rockwood · Neighbourhood
Spring Gardens · Neighbourhood

Mountains & nature2

Haw Park · Mountain
Skipton Moor · Mountain

Heritage & sights1

Skipton Castle · Historic site

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Jubilee Tower Landmark, Farnhill
4.5 km S
High Crag Mountain, Embsay with Eastby
4.7 km NE
Great Britain Island, England
4.4 km N
Sharp Haw Mountain, Flasby with Winterburn
5.6 km NW
Brown Bank Mountain, Embsay with Eastby
5.6 km N
Rough Haw Mountain, Flasby with Winterburn
5.7 km NW