About Monkmoor

Monkmoor is a neighbourhood. Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Shrewsbury Castle and Queen Eleanors Bower.

Photos of Monkmoor

Shrewsbury Castle Rev Dan Catt · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Monkmoor

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)

7° 1°

10° 2°

12° 3°

16° 6°

19° 9°

21° 11°

18° 9°

14° 6°

10° 3°

8° 2°

Jan

64

Feb

47

Mar

53

Apr

49

May

50

Jun

56

Jul

48

Aug

61

Sep

63

Oct

64

Nov

67

Dec

68

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 Monkmoor
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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)	64	47	53	49	50	56	48	61	63	64	67	68

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Monkmoor

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 69 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 19 km to the east.

Airports

Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 69 kmnorth
Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 72 kmsoutheast
Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 76 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Telford Population: 155.6K 19 kmeast
Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 43 kmeast
Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 46 kmnortheast
Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 48 kmnortheast
Dudley Population: 199.1K 50 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Monkmoor

Within 100 km: 929 historic and cultural sites, 2,448 natural sites, 180 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km202 places

Newton Mere Lake 22 kmNW
Crose Mere Lake 19 kmNW
Hawkstone lake Lake 18 kmN
Reservoir Lake 6 kmS

25–60 km1,057 places

The Island Island 51 kmS
Withymoor Island Island 51 kmSE
Duckbay Island Island 32 kmN
Bromford Stop Island 54 kmSE

60–100 km2,298 places

Thurstaston Beach Beach 74 kmN
Formby Beach Beach 98 kmN
Ynys Tywyn Island 97 kmW
Hilbre Island Island 82 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Shrewsbury Castle Historic site, Shrewsbury
1.9 km SW
Queen Eleanors Bower Historic site, Uffington
2.5 km E
Haughmond Hill Mountain, Upton Magna
3.1 km E
Greenhous Meadow Landmark, Shrewsbury
3.6 km SW
Meole Brace Tower Landmark, Shrewsbury
4 km SW
Bank Farm Mound Historic site, Shrewsbury
4.4 km SW

Monkmoor

Meole Brace Village, Shrewsbury
4 km SW
Ditherington Neighbourhood, Shrewsbury
1.4 km NW
Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood, Shrewsbury
1.7 km NW
Greenfields Neighbourhood, Shrewsbury
1.8 km W
Sundorne Neighbourhood, Shrewsbury
1.8 km N
Coleham Neighbourhood, Shrewsbury
2.5 km SW