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Municipality

Selby District

Located in North Yorkshire, England Coordinates: 53°46′41″ N 1°07′36″ W

Map showing the location of Selby District Selby District
Location in United Kingdom
Population
86,667
86.7K
Elevation
7 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
74
listed under Selby District
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
LBA Leeds Bradford Airport36 km
HUY Humberside Airport56 km

About Selby District

Selby District is a municipality. Location: North Yorkshire, England. Population: 86,667. Elevation: 7 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Pontefract Castle and York Minster.

Climate of Selby District

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 49 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (56 mm)
Driest month
February (36 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 Selby District
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°9°12°16°19°21°21°18°14°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)523646424553445550484956

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Selby District

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 36 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is York, 20 km to the north.

Airports

  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 36 kmwest
  • Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 56 kmsoutheast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 84 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • York Population: 156.1K 20 kmnorth
  • Wakefield Population: 109.8K 27 kmsouthwest
  • Leeds Population: 536.3K 28 kmwest
  • Doncaster Population: 113.6K 28 kmsouth
  • Bradford Population: 366.2K 41 kmwest

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

Day trips from Selby District

Within 100 km: 510 historic and cultural sites, 841 natural sites, 163 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km80 places

  • The Island Island 20 kmNE
  • Howden Dyke Island Island 18 kmE
  • Beal Island Island 7 kmSW
  • Bank Island Island 17 kmNE

25–60 km440 places

  • Read's Island Island 40 kmE
  • Whitton Island Island 31 kmE
  • The Island Island 42 kmNW
  • The Island Island 29 kmN

60–100 km994 places

  • Great Britain Island 63 kmNW
  • Seaton Carew Beach Beach 98 kmN
  • Redcar Beach Beach 94 kmN
  • Whitby Beach Beach 86 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Selby District and similar cities

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

Measure Selby District Grimsby Hartlepool Grays
Population 86.7K 86.1K 88.9K 89.8K
Elevation 7 m 4 m 11 m 13 m
Summer day (hottest month) 21° 21° 20° 22°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 1° 2° 2°
Annual rainfall 576 mm 626 mm 751 mm 645 mm
Best months Jun–Sep Jun–Sep Jun–Sep Jun–Aug
Distance — 73 km 101 km 274 km

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

Places in Selby District

74 places

Cities & villages14

Nearby attractions & nature

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