- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport26 km
- EXT Exeter International Airport57 km
About Porlock Bay
Porlock Bay is a natural site. Location: Somerset, England. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Selworthy Beacon and Culbone Hill.
Climate of Porlock Bay
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 145 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (145 mm)
- Driest month
- May (71 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° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 139 | 99 | 104 | 73 | 71 | 75 | 78 | 95 | 108 | 125 | 145 | 143 |
How to get to Porlock Bay
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 26 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 41 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 26 kmnortheast
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 57 kmsouth
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 65 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 41 kmnortheast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 49 kmnorthwest
- Exeter Population: 130.7K 57 kmsouth
- Newport Population: 161.5K 58 kmnortheast
- Bristol Population: 479K 75 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Porlock Bay
Within 100 km: 601 historic and cultural sites, 1,633 natural sites, 166 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km115 places
- Wimbleball Lake Lake 22 kmSE
- Culbone Hill Mountain 5 kmW
- Selworthy Beacon Mountain 5 kmE
- Periton Hill Mountain 9 kmSE
25–60 km700 places
- Saunton Sands Beach 45 kmW
- Putsborough Beach Beach 43 kmW
- Kilve Beach Beach 28 kmE
- Steep Holm Island 37 kmE
60–100 km1,585 places
- Goodrington Sands Beach 91 kmS
- Chesil Beach Beach 100 kmSE
- Charmouth Beach Beach 75 kmSE
- Oddicombe Beach Beach 84 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Porlock Village, Porlock3.1 km SE
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Porlock Weir Village, Porlock1.9 km S -
Porlockford Village, Porlock2.1 km S
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Porlock Village, West Somerset District4.3 km S
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Culbone Village, Porlock2.8 km SW
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Bossington Village, Selworthy2.9 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Selworthy Beacon Mountain, Minehead Without4.9 km E
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Culbone Hill Mountain, Oare4.9 km W
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Ley Hill Mountain, Luccombe5 km S
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Dunkery Beacon Mountain, Cutcombe8.2 km S -
Knowle Top Mountain, Luccombe6.4 km SE
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Dunkery Hill Mountain, Cutcombe8.2 km SE
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Black Mires Mountain, Luccombe7.1 km S
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Great Rowbarrow Mountain, Cutcombe8 km S
Sources & licences
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