- Population
- 115,515
- 115.5K
- Elevation
- 49 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 66
- listed under Taunton Deane District
- Airports
- EXT Exeter International Airport35 km
- CWL Cardiff International Airport46 km
About Taunton Deane District
Taunton Deane District is a municipality. Location: Somerset, England. Population: 115,515. Elevation: 49 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Exeter International Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Hemyock Castle and Enmore Castle.
Climate of Taunton Deane District
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 102 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- December (104 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 4° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 101 | 74 | 75 | 56 | 59 | 63 | 64 | 77 | 84 | 95 | 102 | 104 |
How to get to Taunton Deane District
The nearest airport is Exeter International Airport (EXT), 35 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Cardiff International Airport (CWL) (46 km). The nearest large city is Exeter, 41 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 35 kmsouthwest
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 46 kmnorth
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 52 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Exeter Population: 130.7K 41 kmsouthwest
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 53 kmnorth
- Bristol Population: 479K 63 kmnortheast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 66 kmnorth
- Bath Population: 101.6K 69 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Taunton Deane District
Within 100 km: 509 historic and cultural sites, 1,357 natural sites, 166 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km121 places
- Kilve Beach Beach 22 kmN
- Wimbleball Lake Lake 23 kmW
- Staple Hill Mountain 8 kmSE
- Wills Neck Mountain 12 kmN
25–60 km641 places
- Chesil Beach Beach 58 kmSE
- Charmouth Beach Beach 35 kmSE
- Steep Holm Island 37 kmN
- Flat Holm Island 42 kmN
60–100 km1,270 places
- Brownsea Island Island 90 kmE
- Burgh Island Island 97 kmSW
- Goodrington Sands Beach 72 kmSW
- Saunton Sands Beach 76 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Taunton Deane District and similar cities
Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.
| Measure | Taunton Deane District | Worthing | Doncaster | Rotherham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 115.5K | 113.9K | 113.6K | 117.6K |
| Elevation | 49 m | 7 m | 19 m | 41 m |
| Summer day (hottest month) | 21° | 22° | 21° | 22° |
| Winter night (coldest month) | 2° | 1° | 1° | 1° |
| Annual rainfall | 954 mm | 734 mm | 574 mm | 817 mm |
| Best months | Jun–Aug | Jun–Aug | Jun–Aug | Jun–Aug |
| Distance | — | 196 km | 312 km | 296 km |
Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.
Places in Taunton Deane District
66 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages57
- Ashbrittle · Village
- Ash Priors · Village
- Bathealton · Village
- Bickenhall · Village
- Bishop's Hull · Village
- Bishop's Lydeard · Village
- Bradford-on-Tone · Village
- Burrowbridge · Village
- Cheddon Fitzpaine · Village
- Chipstable · Village
- Churchstanton · Village
- Combe Florey · Village
- Comeytrowe · Village
- Corfe · Village
- Cothelstone · Village
- Creech St. Michael · Village
- Curland · Village
- Dowslands · Neighbourhood
- Durston · Village
- Firepool · Neighbourhood
- Fitzhead · Village
- Frieze Hill · Neighbourhood
- Haines Hill · Neighbourhood
- Halcon · Neighbourhood
- Halse · Village
- Hatch Beauchamp · Village
- Holway · Neighbourhood
- Kingston St. Mary · Village
- Langford Budville · Village
- Lydeard St. Lawrence · Village
- Lyngford · Neighbourhood
- Milverton · Village
- North Curry · Village
- North Town · Neighbourhood
- Norton Fitzwarren · Village
- Nynehead · Village
- Oake · Village
- Obridge · Neighbourhood
- Orchard Portman · Village
- Otterford · Village
- Pitminster · Village
- Priorswood · Neighbourhood
- Pyrland · Neighbourhood
- Ruishton · Village
- Sampford Arundel · Village
- Sherford · Neighbourhood
- Staple Fitzpaine · Village
- Staplegrove · Village
- Stawley · Village
- Stoke St. Gregory · Village
- Stoke St. Mary · Village
- Tangier · Neighbourhood
- Thornfalcon · Village
- Tolland · Village
- Trull · Village
- Wellington · Village
- Wellington Without · Village
Heritage & sights2
- Taunton Castle · Historic site
- Taunton Mediumwave Transmitter · Landmark
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hemyock Castle Historic site, Hemyock12 km SW -
Enmore Castle Historic site, Enmore13 km N -
Stowey Castle Historic site, Nether Stowey16 km N
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Broomfield Hill Mountain, Broomfield10 km N
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Bridgwater Castle Historic site, Bridgwater17 km NE -
Stogursey Castle Historic site, Stogursey19 km N -
Chisley Mount Historic site, Puriton21 km NE -
White Ball Hill Mountain, Holcombe Rogus12 km SW
Other cities and towns in Somerset
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Sedgemoor District Municipality, Somerset24 km NE
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West Somerset District Municipality, Somerset24 km NW
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Bridgwater Town, Bridgwater17 km NE -
South Somerset District Municipality, Somerset31 km E
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Burnham-on-Sea Town, Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge28 km N -
Mendip District Municipality, Somerset47 km NE
Sources & licences
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