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Municipality

Harrogate District

Located in North Yorkshire, England Coordinates: 54°04′35″ N 1°35′18″ W

Map showing the location of Harrogate District Harrogate District
Location in United Kingdom
Population
156,312
156.3K
Elevation
104 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
156
listed under Harrogate District
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LBA Leeds Bradford Airport24 km
MME Teesside International Airport49 km

About Harrogate District

Harrogate District is a municipality. Location: North Yorkshire, England. Population: 156,312. Elevation: 104 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include River Skell and River Laver.

Climate of Harrogate District

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 74 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (80 mm)
Driest month
April (54 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 Harrogate District
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°11°14°17°20°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)785561545461546765717480

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Harrogate District

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 24 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leeds, 31 km to the south.

Airports

  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 24 kmsouth
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 49 kmnorth
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 93 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Leeds Population: 536.3K 31 kmsouth
  • Bradford Population: 366.2K 33 kmsouth
  • York Population: 156.1K 36 kmeast
  • Wakefield Population: 109.8K 44 kmsouth
  • Huddersfield Population: 149K 49 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Harrogate District

Within 100 km: 690 historic and cultural sites, 1,252 natural sites, 235 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km99 places

  • The Island Island 19 kmN
  • The Island Island 9 kmE
  • The Island Island 23 kmE
  • Lud Stream Islands Island 21 kmSW

25–60 km581 places

  • Great Britain Island 28 kmW
  • Bird Island Island 55 kmW
  • The Island Island 47 kmE
  • Beal Island Island 47 kmSE

60–100 km1,497 places

  • Seaton Carew Beach Beach 70 kmN
  • Redcar Beach Beach 69 kmNE
  • Whitby Beach Beach 77 kmNE
  • North Beach Beach 93 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Harrogate District and similar cities

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

Measure Harrogate District York Enfield Telford
Population 156.3K 156.1K 156.9K 155.6K
Elevation 104 m 17 m 33 m 163 m
Summer day (hottest month) 20° 21° 23° 20°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 1° 2° 0°
Annual rainfall 774 mm 595 mm 624 mm 716 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 36 km 288 km 166 km

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

Places in Harrogate District

156 places

Cities & villages60

Nearby attractions & nature

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