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Triplandio York guide covers 11 travel guides across 31 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 44 self-guided walking tours in York with 292 POI, spanning 113.2 km in total. Get inspired by 10 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
York
City & Country Data United Kingdom (York)
Key travel data for York — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 United Kingdom
Cost
LOW
Safety
77
Health
85
Lifestyle
75
Infra
89
Rank
#12
Score
67
Tourists
11.1M/y
GDP/cap
$57.6k
Life Exp
81.4 yrs
Population
69.5M
Currency
GBP £
Language
English
Payments
Cashless
Emergency
999
💰 Prices in York
Coffee
$4.50
Beer
$6.25
Lunch
$25.00
Groceries
$50.00/w
Taxi/km
$3.00
Transit
$3.75
Fuel
$1.80/l
Internet
$45.00/m
Salary
$3,500/m
Best time to visit York (United Kingdom)
Now (July) avg: 17°C, wetter month, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: May & Feb.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
21°C / 13°C
Sunrise / Sunset
4:49 / 21:31
Local time
8:02
Best Months 
May & Feb
May & Feb
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M
May
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Jun
J
Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Dec
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Mar
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Local Flavours of York —
Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
Blood sausage made with oatmeal and spices. A type of fruity scone originating from Yorkshire. A traditional gingerbread cake from Northern England made with oatmeal and black treacle. A crumpet-like flat teacake popular in the Midlands and northern England. A small, round black liquorice sweet. A dessert with a tart rhubarb filling topped with a crumbly, buttery topping. A traditional British steamed suet pudding with dried fruit. A crumbly, mild cheese made in Wensleydale. A dry-cured ham from York, often served with Madeira sauce. A pastry tart filled with currants and sweetened curds. A savory baked pudding made from flour, eggs, and milk or water.
Traditional Local Food
York (United Kingdom)
Main course
Meat
Black Pudding
BLAK PUH-ding
Snack
Vegetarian
Fat Rascals
FAT RAS-kuhlz
Dessert
Vegetarian
Parkin
PAR-kin
Snack
Vegetarian
Pikelets
PIE-klet
🌱
Candy
Vegan
Pontefract Cake
PON-te-frakt kake
Dessert
Vegetarian
Rhubarb Crumble
RU-barb KRUM-bul
Dessert
Vegetarian
Spotted Dick
Spot-tid Dik
Snack
Vegetarian
Wensleydale Cheese
Wensleydale
WENZ-lee-dayl
Main course
Meat
York Ham
Dessert
Vegetarian
Yorkshire Curd Tart
YORK-shur kurd tart
Side dish
Vegetarian
Yorkshire Pudding
YORK-shur PUD-ing
