Priston, Bath and North East Somerset

About Priston

Priston is a municipality. Location: Bath and North East Somerset, England. Elevation: 73 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Farmborough Common and Culverhay Castle.

Photos of Priston

Bath Abbey Velvet · CC BY-SA 3.0
Culverhay Castle Rick Crowley · CC BY-SA 2.0
Twerton Park Nick from Bristol, UK · CC BY 2.0
Fashion Museum Mark Anderson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Jane Austen Centre Fahdshariff at English Wikipedia · Public domain

Climate of Priston

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 81 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: December (89 mm)
Driest month: July (50 mm)

7° 2°

8° 2°

10° 3°

12° 4°

16° 7°

19° 10°

21° 12°

18° 10°

14° 7°

10° 5°

8° 3°

Jan

87

Feb

60

Mar

68

Apr

54

May

59

Jun

64

Jul

50

Aug

67

Sep

77

Oct

79

Nov

81

Dec

89

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).

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Climate of Priston
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	8°	10°	12°	16°	19°	21°	21°	18°	14°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	7°	5°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	87	60	68	54	59	64	50	67	77	79	81	89

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Priston

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 19 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bath, 7 km to the northeast.

Airports

Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 19 kmwest
Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 63 kmwest
Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 76 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Bath Population: 101.6K 7 kmnortheast
Bristol Population: 479K 16 kmnorthwest
Newport Population: 161.5K 47 kmnorthwest
Swindon Population: 201.7K 52 kmnortheast
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 53 kmwest

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

Day trips from Priston

Within 100 km: 689 historic and cultural sites, 1,276 natural sites, 152 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km131 places

Denny Island Island 12 kmW
Chew Valley Lake Lake 12 kmW
Barrow Gurney Reservoir 1 Lake 17 kmW
Barrow Gurney Tank 2 Lake 16 kmNW

25–60 km657 places

Kilve Beach Beach 57 kmW
Steep Holm Island 46 kmW
Flat Holm Island 47 kmW
Barry Island Island 58 kmW

60–100 km1,329 places

Brownsea Island Island 80 kmSE
Avon Beach Beach 85 kmSE
Chesil Beach Beach 80 kmS
Calshot Beach Beach 99 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Priston

2 places

1 Priston 232

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

Mountains & nature1

Pendown Hill · Mountain

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Farmborough Common Mountain, Farmborough
1.8 km SW
Culverhay Castle Historic site, Englishcombe
3.5 km NE
Winsbury Hill Mountain, Marksbury
2.9 km NW
Camerton New Batch Mountain, Camerton
2.9 km S
Stantonbury Hill Mountain, Marksbury
3.2 km NW
Southdown Mountain, Bath and North East Somerset
4.1 km NE
Twerton Park Landmark, Englishcombe
5 km NE
The Sleight Mountain, Timsbury
3.6 km SW

Priston

Bath City, Bath and North East Somerset
6.6 km NE
Timsbury Municipality, Bath and North East Somerset
3.4 km SW
Marksbury Municipality, Bath and North East Somerset
3.1 km NW
Farmborough Municipality, Bath and North East Somerset
3.5 km W
Camerton Municipality, Bath and North East Somerset
3.5 km S
Peasedown St. John Municipality, Bath and North East Somerset
4.2 km S