- Population
- 288,606
- 288.6K
- Elevation
- 56 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 82
- listed under Sunderland
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport25 km
- MME Teesside International Airport42 km
About Sunderland
Sunderland is a district. Location: England, United Kingdom. Population: 288,606. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include River Wear and Lumley Castle.
Photos of Sunderland
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Hylton Castle Craigy · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Sunderland
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 19°)
- 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° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 17° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 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 Sunderland
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 25 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Sunderland, 3 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 25 kmnorthwest
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 42 kmsouth
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 114 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 3 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 16 kmnorthwest
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 36 kmsouth
- York Population: 156.1K 105 kmsouth
- Leeds Population: 536.3K 121 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sunderland
Within 100 km: 660 historic and cultural sites, 930 natural sites, 196 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km120 places
- Saint Mary’s Island Island 21 kmN
- Match Island Island 10 kmW
- Rocky Island Island 23 kmN
- Ryton Island Island 25 kmNW
25–60 km391 places
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 29 kmSE
- Redcar Beach Beach 36 kmSE
- Coquet Island Island 51 kmN
- Michell's Island Island 43 kmSW
60–100 km1,275 places
- Cheswick Sands Beach 99 kmN
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 62 kmN
- Whitby Beach Beach 66 kmSE
- The Island Island 74 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Places in Sunderland
82 placesCities & villages20
- Rickleton · Village
- Roker · Neighbourhood
- Seaburn · Neighbourhood
- Sedgeletch · Village
- Sourmilk Hill · Neighbourhood
- South Bents · Village
- South Hylton · Village
- Springwell · Neighbourhood
- Springwell · Village
- Sulgrave · Neighbourhood
- Sunniside · Neighbourhood
- Teal Farm · Neighbourhood
- Thorney Close · Neighbourhood
- Thornhill Cresecent · Village
- Town Centre · Neighbourhood
- Town End Farm · Neighbourhood
- Usworth · Village
- Warden Law · Municipality
- West Herrington · Village
- Witherwack · Neighbourhood
Mountains & nature2
- Tunstall Hills · Mountain
- WWT Washington · Natural site
Nature and heritage in Sunderland
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
River Wear River, England5.3 km NE
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Lumley Castle Historic site, Little Lumley9.4 km W -
Boldon Hills Mountain, South Tyneside6.3 km NW
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Whitburn Bay Natural site, England7.1 km NE
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Dalden Tower Landmark, Seaham7.3 km SE
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Tyne Bridge Landmark, Gateshead15 km NW
Sources & licences
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