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Backbury Hill

Located in Dormington, Herefordshire Coordinates: 52°02′45″ N 2°36′16″ W

Map showing the location of Backbury Hill Backbury Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
225 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Mordiford
0.6 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BHX Birmingham Airport74 km
BRS Bristol Airport74 km

About Backbury Hill

Backbury Hill is a mountain. Location: Dormington, Herefordshire. Elevation: 225 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Haugh Wood and Little Hill.

Climate of Backbury Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 68 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (78 mm)
Driest month
July (45 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 Backbury Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°11°15°18°20°20°17°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)785258505157456166686876

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Backbury Hill

The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 74 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Worcester, 31 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 74 kmnortheast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 74 kmsouth
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 88 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 31 kmnortheast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 32 kmsoutheast
  • Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 40 kmsoutheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 58 kmsouthwest
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 62 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Backbury Hill

Within 100 km: 1,032 historic and cultural sites, 2,034 natural sites, 148 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km214 places

  • Hobbs Mountain 22 kmSE
  • Worcestershire Beacon Mountain 19 kmE
  • May Hill Mountain 21 kmSE
  • Malvern Hills Mountain 18 kmE

25–60 km1,048 places

  • Alney Island Island 31 kmSE
  • Glover's Island Island 45 kmE
  • Denny Island Island 59 kmS
  • The Island Island 25 kmN

60–100 km1,952 places

  • Steep Holm Island 86 kmSW
  • Flat Holm Island 82 kmSW
  • Barry Island Island 86 kmSW
  • Sully Island Island 83 kmSW

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