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Municipality

Cannock Chase

Located in Staffordshire, England Coordinates: 52°44′00″ N 2°00′00″ W

Map showing the location of Cannock Chase Cannock Chase
Location in United Kingdom
Population
98,534
98.5K
Elevation
182 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
21
listed under Cannock Chase
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
BHX Birmingham Airport35 km
EMA East Midlands Airport47 km

About Cannock Chase

Cannock Chase is a municipality. Location: Staffordshire, England. Population: 98,534. Elevation: 182 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Littleton Colliery and Berry Hill.

Climate of Cannock Chase

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 77 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (77 mm)
Driest month
February (53 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 Cannock Chase
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°17°19°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)735359535967567266727777

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Cannock Chase

The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 35 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Walsall, 17 km to the south.

Airports

  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 35 kmsoutheast
  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 47 kmeast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 71 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Walsall Population: 172.1K 17 kmsouth
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 18 kmsouthwest
  • Sutton Coldfield Population: 109.9K 22 kmsoutheast
  • West Bromwich Population: 103.1K 24 kmsouth
  • Burton-on-Trent Population: 122.2K 25 kmeast

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

Day trips from Cannock Chase

Within 100 km: 870 historic and cultural sites, 1,375 natural sites, 124 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km78 places

  • Brown's Island Island 18 kmE
  • Chasewater Lake 8 kmSE
  • Castle Ring Mountain 5 kmSE
  • Barr Beacon Mountain 19 kmS

25–60 km604 places

  • Horninglow island Island 27 kmE
  • Crescent Wood Island Island 37 kmSE
  • Barton Island Island 56 kmE
  • Holme Nook Island 43 kmNE

60–100 km1,687 places

  • Alney Island Island 98 kmS
  • Newark Island Island 88 kmNE
  • Saint George's Island Island 84 kmN
  • Glover's Island Island 71 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Cannock Chase and similar cities

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

Measure Cannock Chase Rochdale Gillingham Bath
Population 98.5K 97.6K 101.2K 101.6K
Elevation 182 m 127 m 31 m 96 m
Summer day (hottest month) 19° 20° 22° 21°
Winter night (coldest month) 0° 2° 2° 2°
Annual rainfall 784 mm 1,134 mm 590 mm 835 mm
Best months Jun–Sep Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 99 km 230 km 153 km

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

Places in Cannock Chase

21 places
  1. 1 Cannock 86.1K

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

Cities & villages19

Mountains & nature1

Nearby attractions & nature

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