Dowslands
Located in Taunton Deane District, Somerset Coordinates: 50°59′57″ N 3°05′10″ W
- Elevation
- 31 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EXT Exeter International Airport37 km
- CWL Cardiff International Airport48 km
About Dowslands
Dowslands is a neighbourhood. Location: Taunton Deane District, Somerset. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Exeter International Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Taunton Castle and Taunton Mediumwave Transmitter.
Photos of Dowslands
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Castle Neroche Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Dowslands
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 112 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- December (116 mm)
- Driest month
- April (65 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 15° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 113 | 84 | 83 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 70 | 80 | 87 | 102 | 112 | 116 |
How to get to Dowslands
The nearest airport is Exeter International Airport (EXT), 37 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Cardiff International Airport (CWL) (48 km). The nearest large city is Exeter, 44 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 37 kmsouthwest
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 48 kmnorth
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 50 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Exeter Population: 130.7K 44 kmsouthwest
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 54 kmnorth
- Bristol Population: 479K 61 kmnortheast
- Bath Population: 101.6K 66 kmnortheast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 66 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Dowslands
Within 100 km: 497 historic and cultural sites, 1,336 natural sites, 164 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km105 places
- Kilve Beach Beach 24 kmNW
- Fenning Island Island 25 kmN
- Staple Hill Mountain 6 kmS
- Wills Neck Mountain 14 kmNW
25–60 km650 places
- Chesil Beach Beach 55 kmSE
- Charmouth Beach Beach 32 kmSE
- Steep Holm Island 38 kmN
- Flat Holm Island 42 kmN
60–100 km1,242 places
- Brownsea Island Island 86 kmSE
- Burgh Island Island 99 kmSW
- Avon Beach Beach 100 kmE
- Goodrington Sands Beach 73 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Taunton Castle Historic site, Taunton Deane District2.3 km NW
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Taunton Mediumwave Transmitter Landmark, Taunton Deane District2.6 km N
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Orchard Wood Mountain, Orchard Portman2.8 km SE
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Thorn Hill Mountain, Thornfalcon4.8 km E
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Castle Neroche Historic site, Curland7.7 km SE
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Staple Hill Mountain, Otterford6.1 km S
Sources & licences
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