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Shrewsbury

Located in Shropshire, England Coordinates: 52°43′03″ N 2°45′28″ W

Map showing the location of Shrewsbury Shrewsbury
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
66 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
34
listed under Shrewsbury
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport69 km
BHX Birmingham Airport74 km

About Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury is a municipality. Location: Shropshire, England. Elevation: 66 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Bicton The Isle and Queen Eleanors Bower.

Climate of Shrewsbury

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 67 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (68 mm)
Driest month
February (47 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 Shrewsbury
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°12°16°19°21°21°18°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)644753495056486163646768

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Shrewsbury

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 69 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 21 km to the east.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 69 kmnorth
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 74 kmsoutheast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 77 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 21 kmeast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 45 kmeast
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 47 kmnortheast
  • Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 50 kmnortheast
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 52 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Shrewsbury

Within 100 km: 928 historic and cultural sites, 2,478 natural sites, 175 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km213 places

  • Newton Mere Lake 21 kmN
  • Crose Mere Lake 18 kmN
  • Hawkstone lake Lake 19 kmNE
  • Reservoir Lake 6 kmS

25–60 km1,088 places

  • The Island Island 51 kmS
  • Withymoor Island Island 53 kmSE
  • Duckbay Island Island 33 kmN
  • Bromford Stop Island 56 kmSE

60–100 km2,280 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 74 kmN
  • Formby Beach Beach 97 kmN
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 95 kmW
  • Hilbre Island Island 81 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Shrewsbury

34 places
  1. 1 Shrewsbury 76.8K

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

Cities & villages28

Heritage & sights5

Nearby attractions & nature

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