- Elevation
- 130 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BRS Bristol Airport52 km
- CWL Cardiff International Airport69 km
About Symonds Yat
Symonds Yat is a village. Location: Whitchurch, Herefordshire. Elevation: 130 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Great Doward and Elliots Wood.
Photos of Symonds Yat
Climate of Symonds Yat
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 73 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (82 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 21° | 20° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 81 | 56 | 61 | 54 | 55 | 59 | 45 | 64 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 82 |
How to get to Symonds Yat
The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 52 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gloucester, 28 km to the east.
Airports
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 52 kmsouth
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 69 kmsouthwest
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 92 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Gloucester Population: 132.4K 28 kmeast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 37 kmsouthwest
- Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 40 kmeast
- Bristol Population: 479K 43 kmsouth
- Worcester Population: 101.7K 48 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Symonds Yat
Within 100 km: 970 historic and cultural sites, 1,862 natural sites, 143 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km239 places
- Hobbs Mountain 14 kmE
- May Hill Mountain 15 kmE
- Ysgyryd Fawr Mountain 22 kmW
- Edmund's Tump Mountain 16 kmW
25–60 km955 places
- Alney Island Island 27 kmE
- Knightstone Island 60 kmSW
- Glover's Island Island 55 kmNE
- Denny Island Island 37 kmS
60–100 km1,781 places
- Kilve Beach Beach 83 kmSW
- Steep Holm Island 65 kmSW
- Flat Holm Island 61 kmSW
- Barry Island Island 66 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Great Doward Mountain, Whitchurch0.6 km W
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Elliots Wood Historic site, Goodrich1.1 km NE
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Huntsham Hill Mountain, Goodrich0.9 km NE
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Little Doward Mountain, Ganarew1.5 km W
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English Bicknor Castle Historic site, English Bicknor2.8 km E -
Goodrich Castle Historic site, Goodrich4.3 km NE
Sources & licences
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