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Banbury

Located in Cherwell District, Oxfordshire Coordinates: 52°03′42″ N 1°20′11″ W

Map showing the location of Banbury Banbury
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
102 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
9
listed under Banbury
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BHX Birmingham Airport52 km
LTN London Luton Airport70 km

About Banbury

Banbury is a village. Location: Cherwell District, Oxfordshire. Elevation: 102 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Broughton Castle and Hanwell Castle.

Climate of Banbury

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 63 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (67 mm)
Driest month
February (47 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 Banbury
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°12°16°19°22°22°18°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°9°12°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)644755485458496162616367

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Banbury

The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 52 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Oxford, 35 km to the south.

Airports

  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 52 kmnorthwest
  • London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 70 kmeast
  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 86 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Oxford Population: 162.1K 35 kmsouth
  • Northampton Population: 245.9K 37 kmnortheast
  • Milton Keynes Population: 256.4K 40 kmeast
  • Coventry Population: 345.3K 40 kmnorth
  • Solihull Population: 126.6K 50 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Banbury

Within 100 km: 736 historic and cultural sites, 674 natural sites, 227 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km81 places

  • Monkey Island Island 23 kmE
  • Graven Hill Mountain 24 kmSE
  • Edge Hill Mountain 11 kmNW
  • South Hill Mountain 20 kmSW

25–60 km435 places

  • Andersey Island Island 44 kmS
  • Rose Isle Island 39 kmS
  • Lock Wood Island Island 44 kmS
  • Abbey Meadow Island 44 kmS

60–100 km1,121 places

  • The Lynch Island 70 kmSE
  • Holm Island Island 89 kmSE
  • Sunbury Court Island 98 kmSE
  • Rivermead Island 97 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Banbury

9 places
  1. 1 Banbury 48.7K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages7

Mountains & nature1

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