Mountain

Knill Hill

Located in Knill, Herefordshire Coordinates: 52°15′12″ N 3°02′19″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 312 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Presteigne; 3 km NE
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BHX Birmingham Airport91 km; CWL Cardiff International Airport98 km

About Knill Hill

Knill Hill is a mountain. Location: Knill, Herefordshire. Elevation: 312 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (91 km). Nearby sights include Hazel Point and Nash Hill.

Photos of Knill Hill

Kinnerton Court Motte Chris Andrews · CC BY-SA 2.0
Barland Motte Trevor Rickard · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Knill Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 115 mm

Hottest month: July (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: January (128 mm)
Driest month: July (60 mm)

6° 1°

6° 0°

8° 1°

11° 3°

14° 5°

17° 8°

20° 10°

19° 10°

16° 8°

12° 6°

9° 3°

7° 1°

Jan

128

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

105

Nov

115

Dec

128

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 Knill Hill
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	11°	14°	17°	20°	19°	16°	12°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	0°	1°	3°	5°	8°	10°	10°	8°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	128	91	95	71	67	75	60	81	92	105	115	128

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Knill Hill

The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 91 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Worcester, 56 km to the east.

Airports

Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 91 kmeast
Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 98 kmsouth
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 99 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Worcester Population: 101.7K 56 kmeast
Telford Population: 155.6K 62 kmnortheast
Gloucester Population: 132.4K 70 kmsoutheast
Dudley Population: 199.1K 71 kmnortheast
Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 72 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Knill Hill

Within 100 km: 1,044 historic and cultural sites, 2,592 natural sites, 162 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km394 places

The Island Island 22 kmE
Beacon Hill Mountain 19 kmNW
Great Rhos Mountain 11 kmW
Carneddau Mountain 23 kmW

25–60 km1,355 places

Bevere Island Island 55 kmE
Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 40 kmW
Llangorse Lake Lake 39 kmSW
Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 38 kmW

60–100 km2,049 places

Llangrannog's Beach Beach 98 kmW
Ynys Lochtyn Island 98 kmW
Flat Holm Island 98 kmS
Barry Island Island 97 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Presteigne Village, Presteigne
3 km NE
Knill Village, Knill
1.6 km S
Barland Village, Old Radnor
1.2 km W
Nash Village, Rodd, Nash and Little Brampton
1.6 km E
Slough Village, Presteigne
2 km NE
Rodd, Nash and Little Brampton Municipality, Herefordshire
2.5 km E

Knill Hill

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Hazel Point Mountain, Knill
0.5 km SW
Nash Hill Mountain, Rodd, Nash and Little Brampton
1.3 km NE
Burfa Bank Mountain, Old Radnor
1.5 km SW
Brampton Scar Mountain, Rodd, Nash and Little Brampton
2.2 km SE
Pen Gumma Mountain, Whitton
2.4 km NW
Barland Motte Historic site, Old Radnor
1.2 km W
Pen Offa Mountain, Old Radnor
2.4 km NW
Rushock Hill Mountain, Knill
2.6 km S

Knill Hill

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026