Mountain

Malham Moor

Located in Threshfield, Craven District Coordinates: 54°04′47″ N 2°04′21″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 410 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Bordley; 1.5 km W
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: July–August; See the climate
Airports: LBA Leeds Bradford Airport36 km; MME Teesside International Airport64 km

About Malham Moor

Malham Moor is a mountain. Location: Threshfield, Craven District. Elevation: 410 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Proctor High Mark and Weets Top.

Climate of Malham Moor

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: January (night -1°)
Wettest month: December (153 mm)
Driest month: May (84 mm)

4° -1°

5° -1°

7° 1°

9° 2°

13° 5°

16° 7°

18° 10°

17° 9°

14° 7°

11° 5°

7° 2°

5° 0°

Jan

149

Feb

103

Mar

120

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

116

Sep

123

Oct

143

Nov

151

Dec

153

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 Malham Moor
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	5°	7°	9°	13°	16°	18°	17°	14°	11°	7°	5°
Average low (°C)	-1°	-1°	1°	2°	5°	7°	10°	9°	7°	5°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	149	103	120	87	84	90	95	116	123	143	151	153

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Malham Moor

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 36 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Burnley, 33 km to the south.

Airports

Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 36 kmsoutheast
Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 64 kmnortheast
Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 82 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Burnley Population: 149.4K 33 kmsouth
Bradford Population: 366.2K 38 kmsoutheast
Blackburn Population: 146.5K 46 kmsouthwest
Leeds Population: 536.3K 47 kmsoutheast
Huddersfield Population: 149K 52 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Malham Moor

Within 100 km: 708 historic and cultural sites, 1,856 natural sites, 290 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km137 places

Great Britain Island 10 kmSE
Bird Island Island 24 kmW
Lud Stream Islands Island 15 kmSE
Mill Island Island 11 kmSE

25–60 km843 places

The Island Island 32 kmNE
The Island Island 40 kmE
The Island Island 55 kmE
Batt Island Island 27 kmNE

60–100 km1,874 places

High Moor Mountain 71 kmW
Formby Beach Beach 88 kmSW
Ainsdale Beach Beach 84 kmSW
St Anne's Beach Beach 73 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Bordley Village, Craven District
1.5 km W
Bordley Village, Bordley
1.2 km W
Long Ashes Village, Threshfield
2.6 km E
Skirethorns Village, Threshfield
2.7 km E
Grassington Village, Grassington
4.9 km E
Threshfield Village, Threshfield
3.9 km E

Malham Moor

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Proctor High Mark Mountain, Bordley
3.2 km NW
Weets Top Mountain, Bordley
3.2 km SW
Swinden Hill Mountain, Cracoe
4.3 km SE
Clapham High Mark Mountain, Malham Moor
4.5 km NW
River Skirfare River, England
3.4 km NE
Abbot Hills Mountain, Malham
5 km W
Parson's Pulpit Mountain, Malham Moor
5.3 km NW
Height Mountain, Malham Moor
5.4 km NW

Malham Moor

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026