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Puriton

Located in Sedgemoor District, Somerset Coordinates: 51°10′26″ N 2°58′35″ W

Map showing the location of Puriton Puriton
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
7 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
4
listed under Puriton
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRS Bristol Airport29 km
CWL Cardiff International Airport36 km

About Puriton

Puriton is a village. Location: Sedgemoor District, Somerset. Elevation: 7 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include River Cary and Knowle Hill.

Climate of Puriton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 93 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (96 mm)
Driest month
April (51 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 Puriton
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°13°16°19°21°21°18°15°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°2°4°4°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)956771515662577382869396

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Puriton

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 29 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 37 km to the north.

Airports

  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 29 kmnortheast
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 36 kmnorthwest
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 58 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 37 kmnorth
  • Bristol Population: 479K 41 kmnortheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 46 kmnorth
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 48 kmnortheast
  • Exeter Population: 130.7K 63 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Puriton

Within 100 km: 626 historic and cultural sites, 1,475 natural sites, 158 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km115 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 18 kmW
  • Steep Holm Island 21 kmNW
  • Flat Holm Island 25 kmNW
  • Knightstone Island 20 kmN

25–60 km758 places

  • Charmouth Beach Beach 49 kmS
  • Barry Island Island 33 kmNW
  • Sully Island Island 29 kmNW
  • Bathing Island Island 54 kmSE

60–100 km1,386 places

  • Brownsea Island Island 89 kmSE
  • Goodrington Sands Beach 94 kmSW
  • Chesil Beach Beach 67 kmSE
  • Saunton Sands Beach 88 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Puriton

4 places
  1. 1 Puriton 2K

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

Cities & villages2

Heritage & sights1

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