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Shrewsbury

Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire Coordinates: 52°42′36″ N 2°45′07″ W

Map showing the location of Shrewsbury Shrewsbury
Location in United Kingdom
Population
76,782
76.8K
Elevation
75 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport70 km
BHX Birmingham Airport74 km

About Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury is a city. Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Population: 76,782. Elevation: 75 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Shrewsbury Castle and Meole Brace Tower.

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), 70 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 70 kmnorth
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 74 kmeast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 78 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 21 kmeast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 45 kmeast
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 48 kmnortheast
  • Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 50 kmnortheast
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 51 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Shrewsbury

Within 100 km: 934 historic and cultural sites, 2,476 natural sites, 174 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km215 places

  • Newton Mere Lake 22 kmN
  • Crose Mere Lake 19 kmN
  • Hawkstone lake Lake 20 kmNE
  • Reservoir Lake 5 kmS

25–60 km1,084 places

  • The Island Island 50 kmS
  • Withymoor Island Island 52 kmSE
  • Duckbay Island Island 33 kmN
  • Bromford Stop Island 55 kmSE

60–100 km2,285 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 75 kmN
  • Formby Beach Beach 98 kmN
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 96 kmW
  • Hilbre Island Island 82 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Shrewsbury and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Shrewsbury Paisley Bracknell Lisburn
Population 76.8K 77.3K 76.1K 77.5K
Elevation 75 m 50 m 81 m 53 m
Summer day (hottest month) 21° 18° 22° 19°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 1° 1° 2°
Annual rainfall 690 mm 1,384 mm 698 mm 1,040 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 364 km 199 km 296 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Nearby attractions & nature

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