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Village

Purton

Located in Hinton, Stroud Coordinates: 51°44′16″ N 2°26′55″ W

Map showing the location of Purton Purton
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
11 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRS Bristol Airport44 km
CWL Cardiff International Airport73 km

About Purton

Purton is a village. Location: Hinton, Stroud. Elevation: 11 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust and Kingsland Hill.

Climate of Purton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 69 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (77 mm)
Driest month
July (44 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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Climate of Purton
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°16°19°21°21°18°14°11°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°5°8°11°13°13°10°8°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)745258515259446268666977

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Purton

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 44 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gloucester, 20 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 44 kmsouthwest
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 73 kmsouthwest
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 93 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 20 kmnortheast
  • Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 31 kmnortheast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 33 kmsouth
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 41 kmsouth
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 42 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Purton

Within 100 km: 901 historic and cultural sites, 1,558 natural sites, 146 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km168 places

  • Alney Island Island 19 kmNE
  • Hobbs Mountain 15 kmN
  • May Hill Mountain 17 kmN
  • Churchdown Hill Mountain 24 kmNE

25–60 km766 places

  • Knightstone Island 57 kmSW
  • Glover's Island Island 52 kmNE
  • Denny Island Island 33 kmSW
  • Denny Island Island 45 kmS

60–100 km1,671 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 81 kmSW
  • Steep Holm Island 64 kmSW
  • Flat Holm Island 62 kmSW
  • Barry Island Island 69 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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