Leeds

City in United Kingdom: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Leeds Montage

Leeds Montage: Lad 2011, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

Leeds is a city in United Kingdom, in England. About 536,280 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of United Kingdom in our atlas.

It lies at 53.80° N, 1.55° W, about 50 m (164 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/London time zone.

Location

Red dot: Leeds. Green dots: other major cities of United Kingdom. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Leeds has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 20°C (69°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 1°C (33°F). Around 762 mm (30 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.

6°1°Jan607°1°Feb519°1°Mar5013°4°Apr4916°6°May5519°10°Jun7520°11°Jul7420°11°Aug8317°9°Sep5713°6°Oct749°3°Nov696°2°Dec65mm

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

Landmarks and places to see

Headingley Stadium
Headingley StadiumSports ground in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Headingley Cricket Ground
Headingley Cricket GroundCricket ground
Leeds Art Gallery
Leeds Art GalleryMunicipal art gallery in England, United Kingdom
Bridgewater Place
Bridgewater PlaceBuilding in Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
Leeds City Museum
Leeds City MuseumMuseum in Leeds, England, United Kingdom, in a former mechanic's institute, later civic theatre building
Leeds City Varieties
Leeds City VarietiesMusic hall in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Millennium SquareCity square in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Headingley Rugby Stadium
Headingley Rugby StadiumStadium

Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

What to eat in United KingdomNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.

Nearby major cities

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Sources

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits
  • Leeds Montage: Lad 2011, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Extentia Stand-Headingley Rugby: Unknown, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Headingley Cricket Stadium: JohnSeb, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Leeds (20), September 2009: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • BridgewaterPlace2007h: Chemical Engineer, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Leeds-city-museum: Andrew roberts uk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • City Varieties, Leeds: Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Leeds Rhinos vs. Salford Red Devils, Headingley Stadium (21st April 2014) 012: Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)