- Elevation
- 100 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- MAN Manchester Airport12 km
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport50 km
About Torkington
Torkington is a neighbourhood. Location: Stockport, England. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Norbury Church and Turncliff Wood.
Photos of Torkington
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Edgeley Park Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Torkington
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 96 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (96 mm)
- Driest month
- April (60 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 16° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 90 | 65 | 74 | 60 | 60 | 72 | 64 | 79 | 78 | 94 | 96 | 95 |
How to get to Torkington
The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 12 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Stockport, 5 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 12 kmwest
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 50 kmwest
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 62 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Stockport Population: 139.1K 5 kmnorthwest
- Manchester Population: 569K 14 kmnorthwest
- Salford Population: 129.8K 17 kmnorthwest
- Oldham Population: 237.1K 18 kmnorth
- Bolton Population: 141.3K 32 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Torkington
Within 100 km: 692 historic and cultural sites, 1,118 natural sites, 187 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km187 places
- Saint George's Island Island 15 kmNW
- Birch Island Island 20 kmW
- Woodhead Reservoir Lake 20 kmNE
- Valehouse Reservoir Lake 15 kmNE
25–60 km604 places
- The Island Island 40 kmNW
- Don Island Island 50 kmE
- Calder Island Island 51 kmNE
- Stennard Island Island 53 kmNE
60–100 km1,206 places
- Great Britain Island 69 kmN
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 69 kmW
- Formby Beach Beach 69 kmW
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 69 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Norbury Church Attraction, Stockport0.9 km SW
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Turncliff Wood Mountain, Stockport3 km NE
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Marpleridge Mountain, Stockport3.2 km E
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Edgeley Park Landmark, Offerton Park4.7 km NW
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Stockport Castle Historic site, Stockport5 km NW
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Anson Engine Museum Museum, Poynton-with-Worth3.4 km S
Sources & licences
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