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Lype Hill

Located in Cutcombe, West Somerset District Coordinates: 51°07′25″ N 3°30′05″ W

Map showing the location of Lype Hill Lype Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
424 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Exton
2.9 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport32 km
EXT Exeter International Airport44 km

About Lype Hill

Lype Hill is a mountain. Location: Cutcombe, West Somerset District. Elevation: 424 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Couple Cross Hill and Blagdon Hill.

Climate of Lype Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (158 mm)
Driest month
May (80 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 Lype Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°16°18°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°2°2°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)15411011583808184100114134155158

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lype Hill

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 32 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Exeter, 45 km to the south.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 32 kmnorth
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 44 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 62 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Exeter Population: 130.7K 45 kmsouth
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 46 kmnortheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 62 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 63 kmnorthwest
  • Bristol Population: 479K 73 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lype Hill

Within 100 km: 547 historic and cultural sites, 1,514 natural sites, 170 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km136 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 21 kmE
  • Wimbleball Lake Lake 7 kmS
  • Culbone Hill Mountain 17 kmNW
  • Wills Neck Mountain 22 kmE

25–60 km692 places

  • Saunton Sands Beach 51 kmW
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 50 kmW
  • Steep Holm Island 36 kmNE
  • Flat Holm Island 39 kmNE

60–100 km1,403 places

  • Burgh Island Island 98 kmS
  • Goodrington Sands Beach 79 kmS
  • Chesil Beach Beach 85 kmSE
  • Charmouth Beach Beach 61 kmSE

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