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Kielder Water

Located in Falstone, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°11′04″ N 2°29′33″ W

Map showing the location of Kielder Water Kielder Water
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
184 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Falstone
3.6 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport54 km
MME Teesside International Airport102 km

About Kielder Water

Kielder Water is a lake. Location: Falstone, Northumberland. Elevation: 184 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Whickhope Burn and Lewis Burn.

Climate of Kielder Water

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (144 mm)
Driest month
April (78 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 Kielder Water
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°17°19°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)14410111378818188105114136135136

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kielder Water

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 54 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 61 km to the east.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 54 kmeast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 102 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 102 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 61 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 78 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 96 kmnorthwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 105 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 135 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Kielder Water

Within 100 km: 728 historic and cultural sites, 2,688 natural sites, 567 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km215 places

  • Gold Island Island 20 kmSE
  • The Island Island 23 kmSE
  • Greenlee Lough Lake 21 kmSE
  • Catcleugh Reservoir Lake 16 kmN

25–60 km1,211 places

  • Kirkland Scar Island 51 kmSW
  • Wooden Anna Island 46 kmN
  • Broomhaugh Island Island 35 kmSE
  • Fishgarth Holm Island 42 kmSW

60–100 km2,557 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 77 kmSW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 94 kmNW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 98 kmN
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 97 kmN

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