Leeds
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Leeds

United Kingdom · England

Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. The city was a small manorial borough in the 13th century and a market town in the 16th century. Leeds expanded in the 17th and 18th centuries by becoming a major production and trading centre. It was awarded a city charter in 1893 by Queen Victoria.

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Weather by month in Leeds

MonthHighLowRain
Jan13°C-5.7°C60 mm
Feb16.6°C-8.1°C51 mm
Mar19.6°C-5.5°C50 mm
Apr23°C-3.2°C49 mm
May24.5°C-1°C55 mm
Jun27.8°C2.9°C75 mm
Jul29.9°C6°C74 mm
Aug28.2°C4.5°C83 mm
Sep25.9°C2.7°C57 mm
Oct25.5°C-1.6°C74 mm
Nov17.6°C-3.6°C69 mm
Dec13.8°C-7.5°C65 mm

Average daily high and low (°C) and rain per month (mm). Source: NASA POWER.

Practical facts

Local time
UTC+0 · 6 h ahead of Costa Rica
Region
England
Main language
English
On the map
53.80° N, 1.55° W

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