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Mountain

Black Mires

Located in Luccombe, West Somerset District Coordinates: 51°10′27″ N 3°39′16″ W

Map showing the location of Black Mires Black Mires
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
465 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Porlock
2.9 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport33 km
EXT Exeter International Airport52 km

About Black Mires

Black Mires is a mountain. Location: Luccombe, West Somerset District. Elevation: 465 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Dunkery Beacon and Great Rowbarrow.

Climate of Black Mires

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (145 mm)
Driest month
May (71 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 Black Mires
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°5°7°9°13°16°18°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°0°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)139991047371757895108125145143

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Black Mires

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 33 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 47 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 33 kmnortheast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 52 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 69 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 47 kmnortheast
  • Exeter Population: 130.7K 51 kmsouth
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 54 kmnorth
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 65 kmnortheast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 80 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Black Mires

Within 100 km: 561 historic and cultural sites, 1,587 natural sites, 176 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km128 places

  • Wimbleball Lake Lake 18 kmSE
  • Culbone Hill Mountain 6 kmN
  • Selworthy Beacon Mountain 9 kmNE
  • Periton Hill Mountain 10 kmE

25–60 km659 places

  • Saunton Sands Beach 41 kmW
  • Mouthmill Beach Beach 57 kmW
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 40 kmW
  • Kilve Beach Beach 30 kmE

60–100 km1,537 places

  • Goodrington Sands Beach 84 kmS
  • Chesil Beach Beach 97 kmSE
  • Charmouth Beach Beach 72 kmSE
  • Oddicombe Beach Beach 78 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Porlock Village, West Somerset District
    2.9 km NE
  • Exford Village, West Somerset District
    3.5 km S
  • Porlock Village, Porlock
    5.7 km NE
  • Oare Village, West Somerset District
    4.4 km NW
  • Porlock Weir Village, Porlock
    5.2 km N
  • Exford Village, Exford
    4.6 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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