Geography
The City of Carlisle is located at the extreme north of North West England. It encompasses Cumbria's county town, Carlisle, and its surrounding rural hinterland, which together total 1,039.97 square kilometres (402 sq mi), making the city the largest in England by area. Although 70% of the city's 100,750 people live in central Carlisle, 98% of the city's land use is rural. The city is traversed by several major rivers, including the Caldew, Eden, and Petteril, and is bisected by the M6, A74(M) and M74 motorways.
Along the City of Carlisle's northern extent is the Solway Firth, which forms the western section of the Anglo-Scottish border, and thus divides the city from Dumfries and Galloway, one of the council areas of Scotland. To the east is the English county of Northumberland; to the south is the district of Eden and to the west and south-west the borough of Allerdale, both in the county of Cumbria.
Much of the city spans the flood plain of the River Eden resulting in large parts of the district being vulnerable to flooding. Two further tributaries, the Petteril and Caldew nearly surround the historic walled centre.
Carlisle experiences an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb).
| Climate data for Carlisle | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 7 (45) |
8 (46) |
10 (50) |
12 (54) |
16 (61) |
17 (63) |
19 (66) |
20 (68) |
17 (63) |
14 (57) |
10 (50) |
7 (45) |
13 (55) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 3 (37) |
3 (37) |
4 (39) |
5 (41) |
7 (45) |
10 (50) |
12 (54) |
12 (54) |
10 (50) |
8 (46) |
5 (41) |
3 (37) |
7 (45) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 63.3 (2.492) |
76.7 (3.02) |
46.5 (1.831) |
43.9 (1.728) |
54.1 (2.13) |
61.9 (2.437) |
57.1 (2.248) |
71.9 (2.831) |
62.6 (2.465) |
90.6 (3.567) |
69.8 (2.748) |
83.8 (3.299) |
782.2 (30.795) |
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