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Rochester

Located in Rochester, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°16′31″ N 2°15′54″ W

Map showing the location of Rochester Rochester
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
186 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport45 km
MME Teesside International Airport101 km

About Rochester

Rochester is a village. Location: Rochester, Northumberland. Elevation: 186 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Wind Burn and Sills Burn.

Climate of Rochester

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (129 mm)
Driest month
April (74 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 Rochester
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°17°19°18°16°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°9°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)129901027476758198102121121121

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rochester

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 45 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 53 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 45 kmsoutheast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 101 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 103 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 53 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 70 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 96 kmnorthwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 102 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 140 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Rochester

Within 100 km: 678 historic and cultural sites, 2,083 natural sites, 458 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km259 places

  • Gold Island Island 20 kmS
  • The Island Island 24 kmS
  • Catcleugh Reservoir Lake 11 kmNW
  • Kielder Water Lake 18 kmSW

25–60 km1,074 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 54 kmN
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 54 kmNE
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 47 kmNE
  • South Wamses Island 57 kmNE

60–100 km1,886 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 94 kmSW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 93 kmNW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 93 kmNW
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 90 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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