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Municipality

Forest of Dean

Located in Gloucestershire, England Coordinates: 51°48′17″ N 2°32′11″ W

Map showing the location of Forest of Dean Forest of Dean
Location in United Kingdom
Population
85,385
85.4K
Elevation
179 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
41
listed under Forest of Dean
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRS Bristol Airport49 km
CWL Cardiff International Airport72 km

About Forest of Dean

Forest of Dean is a municipality. Location: Gloucestershire, England. Population: 85,385. Elevation: 179 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Forest of Dean and Goodrich Castle.

Climate of Forest of Dean

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 83 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (91 mm)
Driest month
July (46 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 Forest of Dean
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°11°15°18°20°20°17°13°10°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)896268596062466977778391

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Forest of Dean

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 49 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gloucester, 21 km to the east.

Airports

  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 49 kmsouth
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 72 kmsouthwest
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 90 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 21 kmeast
  • Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 33 kmeast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 39 kmsouth
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 40 kmsouthwest
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 48 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Forest of Dean

Within 100 km: 960 historic and cultural sites, 1,734 natural sites, 151 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km213 places

  • Alney Island Island 20 kmE
  • Hobbs Mountain 10 kmNE
  • May Hill Mountain 11 kmNE
  • Robins Wood Hill Mountain 21 kmE

25–60 km831 places

  • Knightstone Island 59 kmSW
  • Glover's Island Island 52 kmNE
  • Denny Island Island 35 kmSW
  • The Island Island 53 kmN

60–100 km1,801 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 83 kmSW
  • Steep Holm Island 65 kmSW
  • Flat Holm Island 62 kmSW
  • Barry Island Island 69 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Forest of Dean and similar cities

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

Measure Forest of Dean Grimsby South Shields Londonderry
Population 85.4K 86.1K 83.7K 83.7K
Elevation 179 m 4 m 12 m 24 m
Summer day (hottest month) 20° 21° 20° 18°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 1° 2° 3°
Annual rainfall 843 mm 626 mm 673 mm 1,561 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Sep Jun–Sep Jun–Aug
Distance — 257 km 363 km 476 km

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

Places in Forest of Dean

41 places

Cities & villages41

Nearby attractions & nature

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