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Municipality

Mendip District

Located in Somerset, England Coordinates: 51°11′38″ N 2°32′32″ W

Map showing the location of Mendip District Mendip District
Location in United Kingdom
Population
112,545
112.5K
Elevation
161 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
62
listed under Mendip District
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRS Bristol Airport24 km
CWL Cardiff International Airport60 km

About Mendip District

Mendip District is a municipality. Location: Somerset, England. Population: 112,545. Elevation: 161 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Richmont Castle and Brick Hill.

Climate of Mendip District

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 93 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (104 mm)
Driest month
April (59 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Mendip District
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°12°15°18°20°20°17°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°1°3°4°7°9°12°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)10171785965695973848993104

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Mendip District

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 24 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bath, 24 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 24 kmnorthwest
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 60 kmwest
  • Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 67 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bath Population: 101.6K 24 kmnortheast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 29 kmnorth
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 54 kmnorthwest
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 55 kmnorthwest
  • Poole Population: 151.5K 66 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Mendip District

Within 100 km: 593 historic and cultural sites, 1,245 natural sites, 141 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km141 places

  • Denny Island Island 17 kmN
  • Cheddar Reservoir Lake 20 kmNW
  • Chew Valley Lake Lake 17 kmN
  • Barrow Gurney Reservoir 1 Lake 25 kmN

25–60 km584 places

  • Charmouth Beach Beach 57 kmSW
  • Kilve Beach Beach 48 kmW
  • Steep Holm Island 43 kmNW
  • Flat Holm Island 45 kmNW

60–100 km1,254 places

  • Brownsea Island Island 69 kmSE
  • Avon Beach Beach 77 kmSE
  • Chesil Beach Beach 62 kmS
  • Calshot Beach Beach 96 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Mendip District and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Mendip District Chesterfield Doncaster Chelmsford
Population 112.5K 113.1K 113.6K 111.5K
Elevation 161 m 89 m 19 m 33 m
Summer day (hottest month) 20° 21° 21° 22°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 1° 1° 1°
Annual rainfall 945 mm 830 mm 574 mm 589 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 241 km 276 km 218 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Mendip District

62 places

Cities & villages2

Nearby attractions & nature

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