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Hessle

Located in Hessle and Hill Top, Wakefield Coordinates: 53°39′07″ N 1°20′53″ W

Map showing the location of Hessle Hessle
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
44 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LBA Leeds Bradford Airport31 km
HUY Humberside Airport67 km

About Hessle

Hessle is a village. Location: Hessle and Hill Top, Wakefield. Elevation: 44 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (31 km). Nearby sights include Pontefract Castle and Kings Mead.

Climate of Hessle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 69 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (80 mm)
Driest month
July (48 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 Hessle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°12°16°19°21°21°18°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°4°6°9°12°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)765562555162486060666980

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hessle

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 31 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Wakefield, 10 km to the west.

Airports

  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 31 kmnorthwest
  • Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 67 kmeast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 70 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Wakefield Population: 109.8K 10 kmwest
  • Doncaster Population: 113.6K 20 kmsoutheast
  • Leeds Population: 536.3K 21 kmnorthwest
  • Rotherham Population: 117.6K 25 kmsouth
  • Huddersfield Population: 149K 29 kmwest

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

Day trips from Hessle

Within 100 km: 562 historic and cultural sites, 893 natural sites, 170 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km98 places

  • Beal Island Island 13 kmNE
  • Heron Island Island 20 kmN
  • Willow Island Island 9 kmNE
  • Calder Island Island 10 kmW

25–60 km530 places

  • Great Britain Island 58 kmNW
  • Read's Island Island 53 kmE
  • Whitton Island Island 45 kmE
  • The Island Island 50 kmN

60–100 km997 places

  • North Beach Beach 92 kmNE
  • Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 87 kmNE
  • The Island Island 68 kmN
  • Sunk Island Island 85 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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