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Municipality

Scarborough District

Located in North Yorkshire, England Coordinates: 54°20′58″ N 0°31′47″ W

Map showing the location of Scarborough District Scarborough District
Location in United Kingdom
Population
107,824
107.8K
Elevation
103 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
76
listed under Scarborough District
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
MME Teesside International Airport61 km
HUY Humberside Airport87 km

About Scarborough District

Scarborough District is a municipality. Location: North Yorkshire, England. Population: 107,824. Elevation: 103 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Teesside International Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Hayburn Wyke and Cloughton Wyke.

Climate of Scarborough District

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 73 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (74 mm)
Driest month
February (50 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 Scarborough District
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°17°20°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°11°10°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)735058525460586563717374

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Scarborough District

The nearest airport is Teesside International Airport (MME), 61 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) (91 km). The nearest large city is Middlesbrough, 52 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 61 kmwest
  • Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 87 kmsouth
  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 91 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 52 kmnorthwest
  • York Population: 156.1K 57 kmsouthwest
  • Hull Population: 314K 69 kmsouth
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 83 kmnorthwest
  • Leeds Population: 536.3K 91 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Scarborough District

Within 100 km: 335 historic and cultural sites, 314 natural sites, 95 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km77 places

  • Whitby Beach Beach 18 kmNW
  • Peasholm Island Island 10 kmSE
  • St Thomas's Island Island 18 kmNW
  • North York Moors Mountain 16 kmNW

25–60 km229 places

  • Seaton Carew Beach Beach 55 kmNW
  • Redcar Beach Beach 47 kmNW
  • North Beach Beach 37 kmSE
  • Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 39 kmSE

60–100 km438 places

  • The Island Island 74 kmW
  • Sunk Island Island 84 kmS
  • Saint Mary’s Island Island 100 kmNW
  • Read's Island Island 74 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Scarborough District and similar cities

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

Measure Scarborough District Basingstoke Maidstone Dagenham
Population 107.8K 107.6K 107.6K 108.4K
Elevation 103 m 96 m 9 m 13 m
Summer day (hottest month) 20° 22° 22° 22°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 2° 2° 1°
Annual rainfall 751 mm 794 mm 684 mm 609 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 346 km 350 km 315 km

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

Places in Scarborough District

76 places
  1. 1 Scarborough 61.7K

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

Cities & villages50

Mountains & nature5

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Heritage & sights3

Nearby attractions & nature

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