- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 7 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BRS Bristol Airport11 km
- CWL Cardiff International Airport51 km
About SS Great Britain
SS Great Britain is a museum. Location: Bristol, England.
SS Great Britain is a museum ship and former passenger steamship that was advanced for her time. The largest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1853, she was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806–1859), for the Great Western Steamship Company's transatlantic service between Bristol and New York City.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of SS Great Britain
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 87 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (93 mm)
- Driest month
- July (53 mm)
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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 19° | 22° | 21° | 18° | 15° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 93 | 62 | 72 | 55 | 61 | 67 | 53 | 72 | 82 | 85 | 87 | 93 |
How to get to SS Great Britain
The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 11 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bristol, 1 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 11 kmsouthwest
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 51 kmwest
- Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 92 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Bristol Population: 479K 1 kmnortheast
- Bath Population: 101.6K 19 kmsoutheast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 31 kmnorthwest
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 40 kmwest
- Gloucester Population: 132.4K 53 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bristol Cathedral Attraction, Bristol0.6 km NE -
Cabot Tower Landmark, Bristol0.5 km N -
Clifton Suspension Bridge Landmark, Bristol1.5 km NW -
Bristol Castle Historic site, Bristol1.6 km NE -
Bristol Zoo Gardens Attraction, Bristol1.8 km NW -
Brandon Hill park Natural site, Bristol0.5 km N
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Ashton Gate Landmark, Bristol1.3 km SW
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Observatory Hill Mountain, Bristol1.5 km NW
Nearest towns and villages
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Bristol City, Bristol1.1 km NE
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Hotwells Neighbourhood, Bristol0.5 km W
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Bedminster Neighbourhood, Bristol1.3 km SE
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Clifton Neighbourhood, Bristol1.6 km NW
More sights in Bristol
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Memorial Stadium Landmark, Bristol4.5 km NE -
Purdown BT Tower Landmark, Bristol5.1 km NE -
College Road Allotments Attraction, Bristol6.6 km NE
Sources & licences
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