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Municipality

Cotswold District

Located in Gloucestershire, England Coordinates: 51°50′41″ N 1°58′05″ W

Map showing the location of Cotswold District Cotswold District
Location in United Kingdom
Population
85,756
85.8K
Elevation
171 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
115
listed under Cotswold District
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BHX Birmingham Airport69 km
BRS Bristol Airport73 km

About Cotswold District

Cotswold District is a municipality. Location: Gloucestershire, England. Population: 85,756. Elevation: 171 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Whaddon Road and Sudeley Castle.

Climate of Cotswold District

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 85 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (95 mm)
Driest month
July (58 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
Climate of Cotswold District
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°9°12°16°18°21°21°17°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°7°9°12°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)886574626374587479798595

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Cotswold District

The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 69 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cheltenham, 10 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 69 kmnorth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 73 kmsouthwest
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 107 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 10 kmnorthwest
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 19 kmwest
  • Swindon Population: 201.7K 34 kmsouth
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 42 kmnorthwest
  • Oxford Population: 162.1K 50 kmeast

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

Day trips from Cotswold District

Within 100 km: 900 historic and cultural sites, 1,148 natural sites, 175 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km91 places

  • Alney Island Island 20 kmW
  • Friday Island Island 21 kmS
  • Kemerton Lake 22 kmNW
  • Churchdown Hill Mountain 14 kmW

25–60 km545 places

  • Andersey Island Island 52 kmE
  • Rose Isle Island 52 kmE
  • Lock Wood Island Island 54 kmE
  • Abbey Meadow Island 52 kmE

60–100 km1,587 places

  • The Lynch Island 84 kmSE
  • Steep Holm Island 97 kmSW
  • Flat Holm Island 95 kmSW
  • Sully Island Island 99 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Cotswold District and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Cotswold District Grimsby South Shields Londonderry
Population 85.8K 86.1K 83.7K 83.7K
Elevation 171 m 4 m 12 m 24 m
Summer day (hottest month) 21° 21° 20° 18°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 1° 2° 3°
Annual rainfall 896 mm 626 mm 673 mm 1,561 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Sep Jun–Sep Jun–Aug
Distance — 230 km 353 km 499 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Cotswold District

115 places

Cities & villages55

Nearby attractions & nature

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