About Sourmilk Hill

Sourmilk Hill is a neighbourhood. Location: Sunderland, England. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Tunstall Hills and Warden Law.

Photos of Sourmilk Hill

Hylton Castle Craigy · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Sourmilk Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 65 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: August (65 mm)
Driest month: February (42 mm)

7° 1°

7° 2°

9° 2°

11° 3°

14° 5°

17° 8°

19° 10°

17° 9°

13° 6°

10° 4°

8° 2°

Jan

61

Feb

42

Mar

55

Apr

46

May

49

Jun

52

Jul

52

Aug

65

Sep

62

Oct

61

Nov

65

Dec

63

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 Sourmilk Hill
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	9°	11°	14°	17°	19°	19°	17°	13°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	1°	2°	2°	3°	5°	8°	10°	10°	9°	6°	4°	2°
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 Sourmilk Hill

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 26 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Sunderland, 5 km to the north.

Airports

Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 26 kmnorthwest
Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 40 kmsouth
Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 112 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Sunderland Population: 170.1K 5 kmnorth
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 18 kmnorthwest
Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 34 kmsouth
York Population: 156.1K 103 kmsouth
Leeds Population: 536.3K 119 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Sourmilk Hill

Within 100 km: 658 historic and cultural sites, 936 natural sites, 193 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km122 places

Saint Mary’s Island Island 23 kmN
Match Island Island 11 kmNW
Rocky Island Island 25 kmN
Warden Law Mountain 2 kmSW

25–60 km391 places

Seaton Carew Beach Beach 27 kmSE
Redcar Beach Beach 34 kmSE
Coquet Island Island 53 kmN
Michell's Island Island 41 kmSW

60–100 km1,274 places

Longhoughton Beach Beach 64 kmN
Whitby Beach Beach 64 kmSE
The Island Island 72 kmS
South Wamses Island 87 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Tunstall Hills Mountain, Sunderland
2.4 km NE
Warden Law Mountain, Warden Law
2.1 km SW
The Moors Mountain, Warden Law
2.3 km SW
Houghton-le-Spring Rectory park Natural site, Sunderland
4.7 km SW
Hylton Castle Historic site, Sunderland
6.8 km N
Penshaw Hill Mountain, Sunderland
5 km NW

Sourmilk Hill

Pallion Neighbourhood, Sunderland
5.2 km N
South Hylton Village, Sunderland
4.9 km NW
East Herrington Neighbourhood, Sunderland
2.1 km W
Middle Herrington Neighbourhood, Sunderland
2.4 km W
Plains Farm Neighbourhood, Sunderland
2.5 km N
Thorney Close Neighbourhood, Sunderland
2.6 km NW