Village

Stowe

Located in Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire Coordinates: 52°07′04″ N 3°02′54″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 69 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: CWL Cardiff International Airport83 km; BRS Bristol Airport85 km

About Stowe

Stowe is a village. Location: Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire. Elevation: 69 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Brilley Green Motte and Old Castleton.

Photos of Stowe

Dorstone Castle Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0
Almeley Castle R J Higginson · CC BY-SA 3.0
Bredwardine Oldcastle Trevor Rickard · CC BY-SA 2.0
Kinnersley Castle Philip Pankhurst · CC BY-SA 2.0
Hay Castle Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Stowe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 115 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: January (128 mm)
Driest month: July (58 mm)

7° 2°

10° 3°

12° 4°

16° 7°

19° 10°

21° 12°

17° 10°

14° 7°

10° 5°

8° 3°

Jan

128

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

105

Nov

115

Dec

127

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 Stowe
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	10°	12°	16°	19°	21°	21°	17°	14°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	7°	5°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	128	90	94	71	67	73	58	82	93	105	115	127

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Stowe

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 83 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Worcester, 57 km to the east.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 83 kmsouth
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 85 kmsouth
Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 96 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Worcester Population: 101.7K 57 kmeast
Newport Population: 161.5K 59 kmsouth
Gloucester Population: 132.4K 62 kmsoutheast
Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 71 kmeast
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 72 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Stowe

Within 100 km: 1,050 historic and cultural sites, 2,472 natural sites, 168 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km358 places

Pen y Gader-fawr Mountain 19 kmS
Hay Bluff Mountain 11 kmS
Black Mountains Mountain 17 kmS
Waun Fach Mountain 18 kmS

25–60 km1,369 places

The Island Island 28 kmNE
Bevere Island Island 57 kmE
Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 44 kmNW
Llangorse Lake Lake 25 kmSW

60–100 km1,963 places

Llangrannog's Beach Beach 98 kmW
Ynys Lochtyn Island 97 kmW
Steep Holm Island 87 kmS
Flat Holm Island 82 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Brilley Green Motte Historic site, Whitney-on-Wye
1.8 km NW
Old Castleton Historic site, Clifford
1.5 km S
Welshwood Farm Historic site, Brilley
2.2 km N
Eardisley Castle Historic site, Eardisley
3.4 km NE
Merbach Hill Mountain, Clifford
3.2 km SE
Priory Wood Mountain, Clifford
3.2 km SW

Stowe

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026