Municipality

Rochester

Located in Northumberland, England Coordinates: 55°17′57″ N 2°20′39″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 207 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside: 12; listed under Rochester
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: NCL Newcastle International Airport51 km; EDI Edinburgh Airport97 km

About Rochester

Rochester is a municipality. Location: Northumberland, England. Elevation: 207 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Blakehope Burn and Blackman's Law.

Climate of Rochester

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)

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14° 5°

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Jan

144

Feb

101

Mar

113

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

105

Sep

114

Oct

136

Nov

135

Dec

136

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 Rochester
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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)	144	101	113	78	81	81	88	105	114	136	135	136

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rochester

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 51 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 59 km to the southeast.

Airports

Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 51 kmsoutheast
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 97 kmnorthwest
Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 106 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 59 kmsoutheast
Sunderland Population: 170.1K 75 kmsoutheast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 90 kmnorthwest
Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 107 kmsoutheast
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 136 kmnorthwest

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

Places in Rochester

12 places

Cities & villages4

Byrness · Village
Catcleugh · Village
Horsley · Village
Rochester · Village

Mountains & nature8

Ellis Crag · Mountain
Greyhound Law · Mountain
Hungry Law · Mountain
Lumsdon Law · Mountain
Ravens Knowe · Mountain
Ridlees Cairn · Mountain
Wool Meath · Mountain
Wooplaw Edge · Mountain

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Blakehope Burn River, England
1.9 km S
Blackman's Law Mountain, Tarset
4.5 km SW
Catcleugh Reservoir Lake, England
5 km NW
Wind Burn River, England
6.1 km SE
Sills Burn River, England
6.1 km SE
Thirl Moor Mountain, Alwinton
8.1 km N
Leap Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders
8.4 km NW
Girdle Fell Mountain, Kielder
8.6 km W