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Northampton

Located in West Northamptonshire, England Coordinates: 52°14′04″ N 0°52′52″ W

Map showing the location of Northampton Northampton
Location in United Kingdom
Population
225,474
225.5K
Elevation
69 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
46
listed under Northampton
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LTN London Luton Airport53 km
BHX Birmingham Airport64 km

About Northampton

Northampton is a municipality. Location: West Northamptonshire, England. Population: 225,474. Elevation: 69 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London Luton Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Little Houghton Ringwork and Little Houghton Motte.

Climate of Northampton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 55 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
August (58 mm)
Driest month
February (38 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
Climate of Northampton
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°12°16°19°22°22°18°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)553848454955515855535557

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Northampton

The nearest airport is London Luton Airport (LTN), 53 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Northampton, 2 km to the north.

Airports

  • London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 53 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 64 kmnorthwest
  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 73 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Northampton Population: 245.9K 2 kmnorth
  • Milton Keynes Population: 256.4K 23 kmsouth
  • Bedford Population: 106.9K 30 kmeast
  • Coventry Population: 345.3K 47 kmnorthwest
  • Leicester Population: 368.6K 48 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Northampton

Within 100 km: 877 historic and cultural sites, 493 natural sites, 254 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km84 places

  • Heron Island Island 20 kmE
  • Millholme Island Island 18 kmE
  • Monkey Island Island 25 kmS
  • Dick's Island Island 24 kmE

25–60 km448 places

  • Isle of Rhea Island 58 kmSW
  • Fiddler's Island Island 59 kmSW
  • Apple Island Island 27 kmE
  • The Island Island 49 kmE

60–100 km1,092 places

  • White Hart Lane Landmark 90 kmSE
  • The Lynch Island 82 kmS
  • Holm Island Island 92 kmS
  • Sunbury Court Island 98 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Northampton and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Northampton Luton Bexley Barking
Population 225.5K 225.3K 228K 218.5K
Elevation 69 m 117 m 16 m 6 m
Summer day (hottest month) 22° 22° 23° 23°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 1° 2° 2°
Annual rainfall 619 mm 683 mm 665 mm 611 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 51 km 113 km 102 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Northampton

46 places
  1. 1 Northampton 245.9K
  2. 2 Kingsthorpe 23.9K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages40

Heritage & sights4

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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