- Elevation
- 31 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport24 km
- MME Teesside International Airport45 km
About Monkwearmouth
Monkwearmouth is a neighbourhood. Location: Sunderland, England.
Monkwearmouth is an area of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear in England. Monkwearmouth is at the north side of the mouth of the River Wear. It was one of the three original settlements on the banks of the River Wear along with Bishopwearmouth and Sunderland. It includes the area around St. Peter's Church, founded in 674 as part of Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey, and was once the main centre of Wearside shipbuilding and coalmining in the town.
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Photos of Monkwearmouth
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Hylton Castle Craigy · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Monkwearmouth
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 65 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- August (65 mm)
- Driest month
- February (42 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 61 | 42 | 55 | 46 | 49 | 52 | 52 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 65 | 63 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Monkwearmouth
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 24 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Sunderland, 1 km to the south.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 24 kmnorthwest
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 45 kmsouth
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 118 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 1 kmsouth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 16 kmnorthwest
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 39 kmsouth
- York Population: 156.1K 108 kmsouth
- Leeds Population: 536.3K 125 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Monkwearmouth
Within 100 km: 649 historic and cultural sites, 864 natural sites, 189 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km109 places
- Saint Mary’s Island Island 18 kmN
- Match Island Island 12 kmW
- Rocky Island Island 20 kmN
- Warden Law Mountain 8 kmS
25–60 km379 places
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 59 kmN
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 31 kmSE
- Redcar Beach Beach 38 kmSE
- Coquet Island Island 48 kmN
60–100 km1,214 places
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 98 kmN
- Cheswick Sands Beach 96 kmN
- Whitby Beach Beach 67 kmSE
- The Island Island 77 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Stadium Of Light Landmark, Burdon0.4 km W
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River Wear River, England1.5 km E
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Hylton Castle Historic site, Sunderland4 km W
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Tunstall Hills Mountain, Sunderland3.5 km S
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Whitburn Bay Natural site, England3 km NE
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Whitburn Landmark, South Tyneside4.6 km N
Sources & licences
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