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Swinden

Located in Craven District, North Yorkshire Coordinates: 53°58′57″ N 2°12′13″ W

Map showing the location of Swinden Swinden
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
158 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
1
listed under Swinden
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LBA Leeds Bradford Airport38 km
MAN Manchester Airport71 km

About Swinden

Swinden is a village. Location: Craven District, North Yorkshire. Elevation: 158 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Hard Knot Hill and Hellifield Peel.

Climate of Swinden

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 139 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (139 mm)
Driest month
May (72 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 Swinden
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°15°17°19°19°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)1338610776728485106112132139139

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Swinden

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 38 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Burnley, 20 km to the south.

Airports

  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 38 kmeast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 71 kmsouth
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 77 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Burnley Population: 149.4K 20 kmsouth
  • Blackburn Population: 146.5K 32 kmsouthwest
  • Bradford Population: 366.2K 36 kmsoutheast
  • Preston Population: 313.3K 41 kmsouthwest
  • Huddersfield Population: 149K 46 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Swinden

Within 100 km: 690 historic and cultural sites, 1,835 natural sites, 277 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km165 places

  • Great Britain Island 14 kmE
  • Bird Island Island 14 kmW
  • Lud Stream Islands Island 21 kmE
  • Mill Island Island 19 kmE

25–60 km835 places

  • The Island Island 46 kmNE
  • The Island Island 50 kmE
  • Batt Island Island 41 kmNE
  • Skirtful Crags Island 60 kmNW

60–100 km1,802 places

  • High Moor Mountain 66 kmNW
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 95 kmSW
  • Formby Beach Beach 75 kmSW
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 70 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Swinden

1 place

Cities & villages1

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