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Grains Bar

Located in Shaw and Crompton, Oldham Coordinates: 53°34′26″ N 2°03′30″ W

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Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
343 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
MAN Manchester Airport29 km
LBA Leeds Bradford Airport42 km

About Grains Bar

Grains Bar is a village. Location: Shaw and Crompton, Oldham. Elevation: 343 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Badger Edge and Crompton Moor.

Climate of Grains Bar

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 120 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (121 mm)
Driest month
May (69 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 Grains Bar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°8°10°14°17°19°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°3°6°9°11°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)1168294736981759295116120121

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Grains Bar

The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 29 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Oldham, 5 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 29 kmsouthwest
  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 42 kmnortheast
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 59 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Oldham Population: 237.1K 5 kmsouthwest
  • Manchester Population: 569K 16 kmsouthwest
  • Salford Population: 129.8K 18 kmsouthwest
  • Stockport Population: 139.1K 19 kmsouth
  • Huddersfield Population: 149K 20 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Grains Bar

Within 100 km: 685 historic and cultural sites, 1,138 natural sites, 208 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km194 places

  • Saint George's Island Island 18 kmSW
  • Woodhead Reservoir Lake 16 kmSE
  • Valehouse Reservoir Lake 13 kmSE
  • Torside Reservoir Lake 15 kmSE

25–60 km672 places

  • Great Britain Island 48 kmN
  • Bird Island Island 53 kmNW
  • Beal Island Island 60 kmE
  • The Island Island 30 kmW

60–100 km1,165 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 77 kmW
  • Formby Beach Beach 69 kmW
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 67 kmW
  • St Anne's Beach Beach 67 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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