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Knowle Hill

Located in Wookey, Mendip District Coordinates: 51°12′50″ N 2°43′01″ W

Map showing the location of Knowle Hill Knowle Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
57 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Henton
1.2 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRS Bristol Airport19 km
CWL Cardiff International Airport48 km

About Knowle Hill

Knowle Hill is a mountain. Location: Wookey, Mendip District. Elevation: 57 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Hembury Hill and Lodge Hill.

Climate of Knowle Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 94 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (101 mm)
Driest month
April (56 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 Knowle Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°16°19°21°21°18°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)10069765663676074848894101

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Knowle Hill

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 19 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bristol, 28 km to the north.

Airports

  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 19 kmnorth
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 48 kmnorthwest
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 72 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bristol Population: 479K 28 kmnorth
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 31 kmnortheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 44 kmnorthwest
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 46 kmnorthwest
  • Swindon Population: 201.7K 76 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Knowle Hill

Within 100 km: 634 historic and cultural sites, 1,363 natural sites, 143 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km128 places

  • Knightstone Island 24 kmNW
  • Stert Island Island 21 kmW
  • Denny Island Island 16 kmNE
  • Fenning Island Island 21 kmW

25–60 km701 places

  • Charmouth Beach Beach 55 kmS
  • Kilve Beach Beach 36 kmW
  • Steep Holm Island 31 kmNW
  • Flat Holm Island 34 kmNW

60–100 km1,311 places

  • Brownsea Island Island 78 kmSE
  • Avon Beach Beach 88 kmSE
  • Chesil Beach Beach 65 kmS
  • Studland Beach Beach 82 kmSE

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