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Newcastle-under-Lyme District

Located in Staffordshire, England Coordinates: 52°59′41″ N 2°19′28″ W

Map showing the location of Newcastle-under-Lyme District Newcastle-under-Lyme District
Location in United Kingdom
Population
128,467
128.5K
Elevation
132 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
30
listed under Newcastle-under-Lyme District
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
MAN Manchester Airport40 km
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport52 km

About Newcastle-under-Lyme District

Newcastle-under-Lyme District is a municipality. Location: Staffordshire, England. Population: 128,467. Elevation: 132 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Britannia Stadium and Woore Hill.

Climate of Newcastle-under-Lyme District

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 73 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (73 mm)
Driest month
February (49 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 Newcastle-under-Lyme District
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°11°15°18°20°20°17°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)684958515666527063677371

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Newcastle-under-Lyme District

The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 40 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle-under-Lyme, 6 km to the east.

Airports

  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 40 kmnorth
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 52 kmnorthwest
  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 69 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 6 kmeast
  • Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 9 kmeast
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 36 kmsouth
  • Warrington Population: 172.3K 47 kmnorth
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 48 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Newcastle-under-Lyme District

Within 100 km: 842 historic and cultural sites, 1,613 natural sites, 159 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km98 places

  • Duckbay Island Island 19 kmW
  • Hawkstone lake Lake 25 kmSW
  • The Cloud Mountain 23 kmNE
  • Old Man of Mow Mountain 15 kmNE

25–60 km705 places

  • Horninglow island Island 52 kmSE
  • Saint George's Island Island 53 kmN
  • Brown's Island Island 50 kmSE
  • Holme Nook Island 58 kmE

60–100 km1,811 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 67 kmNW
  • Formby Beach Beach 82 kmNW
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 84 kmNW
  • St Anne's Beach Beach 96 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Newcastle-under-Lyme District and similar cities

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

Measure Newcastle-under-Lyme District Newcastle-under-Lyme Salford Tottenham
Population 128.5K 127.7K 129.8K 130K
Elevation 132 m 160 m 44 m 15 m
Summer day (hottest month) 20° 20° 21° 23°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 0° 2° 2°
Annual rainfall 744 mm 744 mm 828 mm 624 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 6 km 55 km 218 km

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

Places in Newcastle-under-Lyme District

30 places
  1. 1 Newcastle-under-Lyme 127.7K
  2. 2 Basford, Stoke-on-Trent 7.3K

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

Cities & villages25

Mountains & nature2

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

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