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Municipality

Rothbury

Located in Northumberland, England Coordinates: 55°18′34″ N 1°54′55″ W

Map showing the location of Rothbury Rothbury
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
94 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
4
listed under Rothbury
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport33 km
MME Teesside International Airport94 km

About Rothbury

Rothbury is a municipality. Location: Northumberland, England. Elevation: 94 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Whitton Tower and Glitteringstone.

Climate of Rothbury

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 88 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (89 mm)
Driest month
April (60 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 Rothbury
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°17°19°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)896474606261647972828886

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rothbury

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 33 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 42 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 33 kmsoutheast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 94 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 116 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 42 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 56 kmsoutheast
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 93 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 108 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 145 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Rothbury

Within 100 km: 619 historic and cultural sites, 1,330 natural sites, 344 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km244 places

  • Coquet Island Island 24 kmE
  • Carr's Island Island 10 kmE
  • Cushat Law Mountain 17 kmNW
  • The Cheviot Mountain 24 kmNW

25–60 km712 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 47 kmN
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 46 kmN
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 25 kmNE
  • South Wamses Island 41 kmNE

60–100 km1,337 places

  • Seacliff Beach Beach 94 kmNW
  • Seaton Carew Beach Beach 86 kmSE
  • Redcar Beach Beach 94 kmSE
  • Lamb Island Island 100 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Rothbury

4 places
  1. 1 Rothbury 2.3K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages1

Heritage & sights2

Nearby attractions & nature

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