- Elevation
- 217 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 3
- listed under Swell
- Airports
- BHX Birmingham Airport58 km
- BRS Bristol Airport90 km
About Swell
Swell is a village. Location: Cotswold District, Gloucestershire. Elevation: 217 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Upper Slaughter Castle and Stow-on-the-Wold Hill.
Photos of Swell
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Birdland Park and Gardens David Stowell · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Cotswold Motoring Museum DeFacto · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Swell
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 74 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (82 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 21° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 77 | 56 | 64 | 54 | 58 | 66 | 53 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 74 | 82 |
How to get to Swell
The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 58 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cheltenham, 22 km to the west.
Airports
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 58 kmnorth
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 90 kmsouthwest
- London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 97 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 22 kmwest
- Gloucester Population: 132.4K 33 kmwest
- Oxford Population: 162.1K 41 kmsoutheast
- Worcester Population: 101.7K 42 kmnorthwest
- Swindon Population: 201.7K 42 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Swell
Within 100 km: 880 historic and cultural sites, 1,005 natural sites, 189 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km68 places
- Glover's Island Island 22 kmNW
- Kemerton Lake 24 kmNW
- Cleeve Hill Mountain 16 kmW
- Bredon Hill Mountain 25 kmNW
25–60 km510 places
- Alney Island Island 34 kmW
- Andersey Island Island 45 kmSE
- Rose Isle Island 44 kmSE
- Lock Wood Island Island 47 kmSE
60–100 km1,496 places
- The Lynch Island 78 kmSE
- Windsor Racecourse Island Island 92 kmSE
- Wargrave Island Island 78 kmSE
- Loddon Island Island 81 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Swell
3 placesCities & villages2
- Lower Swell · Village
- Upper Swell · Village
Mountains & nature1
- Swell Hill · Mountain
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Upper Slaughter Castle Historic site, Upper Slaughter3 km S
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Stow-on-the-Wold Hill Mountain, Stow-on-the-Wold3.2 km E
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St Mary Attraction, Lower Slaughter3.7 km S
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Bourton-on-the-Water Mediumwave Transmitter Landmark, Maugersbury3.8 km SE
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Cotswold Motoring Museum Museum, Bourton-on-the-Water5.6 km S
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Birdland Park and Gardens Attraction, Bourton-on-the-Water6.1 km S
Sources & licences
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