- Elevation
- 9 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BRS Bristol Airport31 km
- CWL Cardiff International Airport36 km
About Dunball
Dunball is a village. Location: Puriton, Sedgemoor District. Elevation: 9 m.
Dunball is a small hamlet west of the village of Puriton and close to the town of Bridgwater, Somerset, England. Just north of Dunball is Down End which is the site of Down End Castle a motte-and-bailey castle, which has been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Located on the A38, adjacent to Junction 23 of the M5 motorway, it hosts a wharf on the River Parrett, created in 1844 by Bridgwater coal merchants, which is the only part of the Port of Bridgwater still in commercial use today.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photos of Dunball
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Chisley Mount Rodw · CC0 -
Bridgwater Castle John Chubb · Public domain
Climate of Dunball
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 88 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- December (93 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 15° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 90 | 66 | 66 | 51 | 54 | 60 | 58 | 69 | 76 | 82 | 88 | 93 |
How to get to Dunball
The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 31 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 38 km to the north.
Airports
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 31 kmnortheast
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 36 kmnorthwest
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 56 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 38 kmnorth
- Bristol Population: 479K 42 kmnortheast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 47 kmnorth
- Bath Population: 101.6K 50 kmnortheast
- Exeter Population: 130.7K 62 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Dunball
Within 100 km: 617 historic and cultural sites, 1,473 natural sites, 157 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km113 places
- Kilve Beach Beach 17 kmW
- Steep Holm Island 22 kmNW
- Knightstone Island 21 kmN
- Stert Island Island 8 kmN
25–60 km751 places
- Charmouth Beach Beach 48 kmS
- Flat Holm Island 26 kmN
- Barry Island Island 33 kmNW
- Sully Island Island 30 kmNW
60–100 km1,383 places
- Brownsea Island Island 89 kmSE
- Goodrington Sands Beach 93 kmSW
- Chesil Beach Beach 66 kmSE
- Saunton Sands Beach 87 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Chisley Mount Historic site, Puriton0.5 km NW
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River Cary River, Somerset0.3 km SW
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Knowle Hill Mountain, Bawdrip2.3 km E
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Bridgwater Castle Historic site, Bridgwater4 km S
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Pendon Hill Mountain, Stawell5.2 km SE
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Enmore Castle Historic site, Enmore9.1 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources