- Elevation
- 128 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Whissendine
- Airports
- EMA East Midlands Airport39 km
- BHX Birmingham Airport72 km
About Whissendine
Whissendine is a municipality. Location: Rutland, England. Elevation: 128 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is East Midlands Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Ranksborough Hill and Oakham Castle.
Climate of Whissendine
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 62 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (66 mm)
- Driest month
- February (48 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 21° | 21° | 17° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 60 | 48 | 51 | 53 | 52 | 59 | 52 | 62 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 66 |
How to get to Whissendine
The nearest airport is East Midlands Airport (EMA), 39 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leicester, 25 km to the west.
Airports
- East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 39 kmwest
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 72 kmsouthwest
- London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 98 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Leicester Population: 368.6K 25 kmwest
- Nottingham Population: 323.6K 36 kmnorthwest
- Peterborough Population: 163.4K 40 kmsoutheast
- Derby Population: 270.5K 52 kmnorthwest
- Northampton Population: 245.9K 53 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Whissendine
Within 100 km: 590 historic and cultural sites, 519 natural sites, 120 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km59 places
- Brown's Island Island 10 kmSE
- Rutland Water Lake 10 kmSE
- Whatborough Hill Mountain 10 kmSW
- Waltham on the Wolds Hill Mountain 10 kmN
25–60 km296 places
- Newark Island Island 39 kmN
- Horninglow island Island 58 kmW
- Park Island Island 36 kmE
- Heron Island Island 59 kmS
60–100 km874 places
- Snettisham Beach Beach 84 kmE
- Inner Tidal Bank Island 73 kmE
- Don Island Island 87 kmNW
- Crescent Wood Island Island 70 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Whissendine
1 placeCities & villages1
- Whissendine · Village
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ranksborough Hill Mountain, Langham3.2 km S
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Oakham Castle Historic site, Oakham6.9 km SE -
Cold Overton Hill Mountain, Knossington and Cold Overton5.3 km S
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Garthorpe Motte Historic site, Garthorpe6.4 km N
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Cold Overton Park Mountain, Oakham6.1 km S
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Gartree Hill Mountain, Burton and Dalby6.5 km W
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Mount Alstoe Historic site, Burley7.5 km E
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Thorpe Arnold Historic site, Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold7.7 km NW
Sources & licences
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