Mountain

Downham Hill

Located in Uley, Stroud Coordinates: 51°41′05″ N 2°19′27″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 199 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Uley; 1.3 km E
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BRS Bristol Airport43 km; CWL Cardiff International Airport78 km

About Downham Hill

Downham Hill is a mountain. Location: Uley, Stroud. Elevation: 199 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Cam Long Down and Cam Peak.

Photos of Downham Hill

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Climate of Downham Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · 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)

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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 Downham Hill
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°	12°	11°	9°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	81	59	65	56	57	65	50	67	73	72	76	86

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Downham Hill

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 43 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gloucester, 21 km to the north.

Airports

Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 43 kmsouthwest
Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 78 kmsouthwest
Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 94 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Gloucester Population: 132.4K 21 kmnorth
Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 29 kmnortheast
Bristol Population: 479K 32 kmsouthwest
Bath Population: 101.6K 35 kmsouth
Swindon Population: 201.7K 40 kmeast

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

Day trips from Downham Hill

Within 100 km: 882 historic and cultural sites, 1,380 natural sites, 147 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km119 places

Alney Island Island 20 kmN
Friday Island Island 24 kmE
Hobbs Mountain 23 kmN
May Hill Mountain 24 kmN

25–60 km732 places

Knightstone Island 59 kmSW
Glover's Island Island 52 kmNE
Denny Island Island 36 kmSW
Stanford Park Island Island 59 kmE

60–100 km1,558 places

Kilve Beach Beach 83 kmSW
Steep Holm Island 67 kmSW
Flat Holm Island 65 kmSW
Barry Island Island 74 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Uley Village, Uley
1.3 km E
Dursley Town, Dursley
2 km W
Rockstowes Village, Uley
0.7 km S
Elcombe Village, Uley
1.3 km SE
Crawley Village, Uley
1.5 km E
Nympsfield Village, Nympsfield
3.2 km NE

Downham Hill

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Cam Long Down Mountain, Cam
1 km N
Cam Peak Mountain, Cam
1.1 km NW
Crawley Hill Mountain, Uley
2 km NE
Symonds Hall Hill Mountain, Wotton-under-Edge
2.4 km SE
Stinchcombe Hill Mountain, Stinchcombe
4 km W
Doverow Hill Mountain, Stonehouse
7.9 km NE
Minchinhampton Common Mountain, Minchinhampton
8.3 km E
Drakestone Point Historic site, Stinchcombe
4 km W

Downham Hill

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026