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Colton

Located in Selby District, North Yorkshire Coordinates: 53°53′51″ N 1°10′16″ W

Map showing the location of Colton Colton
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
13 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
1
listed under Colton
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LBA Leeds Bradford Airport32 km
HUY Humberside Airport65 km

About Colton

Colton is a village. Location: Selby District, North Yorkshire. Elevation: 13 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Bilbrough Hill and Stock Hill.

Climate of Colton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 53 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (60 mm)
Driest month
February (39 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 Colton
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°9°12°15°18°21°21°18°14°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)563947454555475651545360

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Colton

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 32 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is York, 9 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 32 kmwest
  • Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 65 kmsoutheast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 70 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • York Population: 156.1K 9 kmnortheast
  • Leeds Population: 536.3K 27 kmsouthwest
  • Wakefield Population: 109.8K 32 kmsouthwest
  • Bradford Population: 366.2K 40 kmwest
  • Doncaster Population: 113.6K 42 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Colton

Within 100 km: 520 historic and cultural sites, 846 natural sites, 165 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km86 places

  • The Island Island 16 kmE
  • Beal Island Island 19 kmS
  • Bank Island Island 15 kmE
  • The Island Island 16 kmN

25–60 km459 places

  • Great Britain Island 56 kmW
  • The Island Island 50 kmNW
  • Read's Island Island 47 kmSE
  • Whitton Island Island 39 kmSE

60–100 km986 places

  • Seaton Carew Beach Beach 85 kmN
  • Redcar Beach Beach 81 kmN
  • Whitby Beach Beach 75 kmNE
  • North Beach Beach 69 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Colton

1 place

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