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Dunster

Located in West Somerset District, Somerset Coordinates: 51°10′48″ N 3°26′57″ W

Map showing the location of Dunster Dunster
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
34 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
7
listed under Dunster
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport25 km
EXT Exeter International Airport50 km

About Dunster

Dunster is a village. Location: West Somerset District, Somerset. Elevation: 34 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Dunster Castle Gardens and Withycombe Hill.

Climate of Dunster

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 117 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (117 mm)
Driest month
April (59 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 Dunster
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°16°18°20°20°18°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°11°13°13°11°8°6°4°
Precipitation (mm)1067780595962688292104117110

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Dunster

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 25 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 38 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 25 kmnorth
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 50 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 56 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 38 kmnortheast
  • Exeter Population: 130.7K 51 kmsouth
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 55 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 60 kmnorthwest
  • Bristol Population: 479K 67 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Dunster

Within 100 km: 579 historic and cultural sites, 1,559 natural sites, 159 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km124 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 16 kmE
  • Wimbleball Lake Lake 13 kmS
  • Culbone Hill Mountain 17 kmW
  • Wills Neck Mountain 20 kmSE

25–60 km744 places

  • Saunton Sands Beach 55 kmW
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 54 kmW
  • Steep Holm Island 30 kmNE
  • Flat Holm Island 32 kmNE

60–100 km1,429 places

  • Goodrington Sands Beach 85 kmS
  • Chesil Beach Beach 87 kmSE
  • Charmouth Beach Beach 63 kmSE
  • Oddicombe Beach Beach 78 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Dunster

7 places
  1. 1 Dunster 408

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages2

Mountains & nature2

Heritage & sights2

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