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Elevation
167 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
MAN Manchester Airport42 km
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport56 km

About Acton

Acton is a village. Location: Whitmore, Newcastle-under-Lyme District. Elevation: 167 m.

From Wikipedia

Acton is a hamlet in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. It lies within the civil parish of Whitmore, four miles south west of Newcastle close to the junction of the A53 and the A5182, Trentham Road. Newcastle-under-Lyme District Council has an open windrow facility in Acton where it composts garden waste collected in the borough into a nutrient rich soil improver for local farms and other places including Trentham Gardens.

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Climate of Acton

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 0°)
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 Acton
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°15°17°20°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)684958515666527063677371

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Acton

The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 42 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle-under-Lyme, 4 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 42 kmnorth
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 56 kmnorthwest
  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 65 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 4 kmnortheast
  • Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 7 kmnortheast
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 35 kmsouth
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 44 kmsouth
  • Burton-on-Trent Population: 122.2K 46 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Acton

Within 100 km: 848 historic and cultural sites, 1,561 natural sites, 158 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km100 places

  • Duckbay Island Island 24 kmW
  • The Cloud Mountain 24 kmN
  • Gun Mountain 25 kmNE
  • Old Man of Mow Mountain 17 kmN

25–60 km670 places

  • Horninglow island Island 47 kmE
  • Saint George's Island Island 56 kmN
  • Brown's Island Island 46 kmSE
  • Holme Nook Island 53 kmE

60–100 km1,797 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 72 kmNW
  • Formby Beach Beach 86 kmNW
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 89 kmNW
  • Hilbre Island Island 79 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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