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Painswick

Located in Stroud, Gloucestershire Coordinates: 51°46′55″ N 2°10′57″ W

Map showing the location of Painswick Painswick
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
134 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
11
listed under Painswick
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRS Bristol Airport58 km
BHX Birmingham Airport80 km

About Painswick

Painswick is a village. Location: Stroud, Gloucestershire. Elevation: 134 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Harescombe Castle and Scottsquar Hill.

Climate of Painswick

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 76 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (86 mm)
Driest month
July (50 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 Painswick
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°12°16°19°21°20°17°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)815965565765506773727686

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Painswick

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 58 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gloucester, 10 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 58 kmsouthwest
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 80 kmnorth
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 91 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 10 kmnorthwest
  • Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 15 kmnortheast
  • Swindon Population: 201.7K 37 kmsoutheast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 45 kmnorth
  • Bristol Population: 479K 46 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Painswick

Within 100 km: 926 historic and cultural sites, 1,320 natural sites, 167 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km117 places

  • Alney Island Island 10 kmNW
  • Friday Island Island 20 kmSE
  • Hobbs Mountain 21 kmNW
  • May Hill Mountain 22 kmNW

25–60 km673 places

  • Glover's Island Island 38 kmNE
  • Denny Island Island 50 kmSW
  • Stanford Park Island Island 51 kmE
  • Denny Island Island 57 kmSW

60–100 km1,623 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 98 kmSW
  • The Lynch Island 95 kmE
  • Steep Holm Island 81 kmSW
  • Flat Holm Island 79 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Painswick

11 places
  1. 1 Painswick 1.8K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages7

Mountains & nature2

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

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