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Taunton

Located in Taunton Deane District, Somerset Coordinates: 51°00′54″ N 3°06′11″ W

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Location in United Kingdom
Population
64,621
64.6K
Elevation
22 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EXT Exeter International Airport38 km
CWL Cardiff International Airport46 km

About Taunton

Taunton is a city. Location: Taunton Deane District, Somerset. Population: 64,621. Elevation: 22 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Exeter International Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Taunton Castle and Taunton Mediumwave Transmitter.

Climate of Taunton

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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 3°)
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).

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Climate of Taunton
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°13°16°19°21°21°18°15°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°10°13°12°11°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)101747556596364778495102104

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Taunton

The nearest airport is Exeter International Airport (EXT), 38 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Cardiff International Airport (CWL) (46 km). The nearest large city is Exeter, 44 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 38 kmsouthwest
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 46 kmnorth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 49 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Exeter Population: 130.7K 44 kmsouthwest
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 52 kmnorth
  • Bristol Population: 479K 60 kmnortheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 64 kmnorth
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 65 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Taunton

Within 100 km: 508 historic and cultural sites, 1,366 natural sites, 166 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km102 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 22 kmNW
  • Fenning Island Island 23 kmN
  • Staple Hill Mountain 8 kmS
  • Wills Neck Mountain 12 kmNW

25–60 km668 places

  • Chesil Beach Beach 57 kmSE
  • Charmouth Beach Beach 34 kmSE
  • Steep Holm Island 36 kmN
  • Flat Holm Island 40 kmN

60–100 km1,270 places

  • Brownsea Island Island 87 kmSE
  • Burgh Island Island 99 kmSW
  • Goodrington Sands Beach 74 kmSW
  • Saunton Sands Beach 79 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Taunton and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Taunton Torquay Newtownabbey Wrexham
Population 64.6K 65.4K 63.9K 65.7K
Elevation 22 m 8 m 15 m 87 m
Summer day (hottest month) 21° 21° 20° 20°
Winter night (coldest month) 3° 4° 1° 0°
Annual rainfall 954 mm 947 mm 880 mm 673 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Sep Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 68 km 447 km 226 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Nearby attractions & nature

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