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Stafford

Located in Stafford District, Staffordshire Coordinates: 52°48′19″ N 2°06′59″ W

Map showing the location of Stafford Stafford
Location in United Kingdom
Population
70,145
70.1K
Elevation
77 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BHX Birmingham Airport46 km
EMA East Midlands Airport53 km

About Stafford

Stafford is a city. Location: Stafford District, Staffordshire. Population: 70,145. Elevation: 77 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (46 km). Nearby sights include Stafford Castle and Castle Church Village Defences.

Climate of Stafford

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 80 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (80 mm)
Driest month
February (54 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 Stafford
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°15°18°20°20°17°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)765463555869567468748079

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Stafford

The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 46 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Stoke-on-Trent, 23 km to the north.

Airports

  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 46 kmsoutheast
  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 53 kmeast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 62 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 23 kmnorth
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 23 kmnorth
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 24 kmsouth
  • Walsall Population: 172.1K 26 kmsouth
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 27 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Stafford

Within 100 km: 864 historic and cultural sites, 1,541 natural sites, 136 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km88 places

  • Chasewater Lake 19 kmSE
  • Ashley Heath Mountain 22 kmNW
  • Castle Ring Mountain 16 kmSE
  • Camp Hill Mountain 23 kmNW

25–60 km604 places

  • Horninglow island Island 33 kmE
  • Crescent Wood Island Island 48 kmSE
  • Brown's Island Island 28 kmE
  • Holme Nook Island 46 kmE

60–100 km1,849 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 91 kmNW
  • Hilbre Island Island 99 kmNW
  • Newark Island Island 92 kmE
  • Saint George's Island Island 75 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Stafford and similar cities

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

Measure Stafford Maidenhead Barnsley Aylesbury
Population 70.1K 70.4K 71.4K 74.7K
Elevation 77 m 32 m 112 m 93 m
Summer day (hottest month) 20° 23° 21° 22°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 2° 0° 1°
Annual rainfall 806 mm 681 mm 744 mm 712 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 172 km 93 km 141 km

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

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