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Knowle Top

Located in Luccombe, West Somerset District Coordinates: 51°11′22″ N 3°33′25″ W

Map showing the location of Knowle Top Knowle Top
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
135 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Luccombe
0.2 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport27 km
EXT Exeter International Airport52 km

About Knowle Top

Knowle Top is a mountain. Location: Luccombe, West Somerset District. Elevation: 135 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Dunkery Hill and Dunkery Beacon.

Climate of Knowle Top

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
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 Knowle Top
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°7°9°12°15°18°20°20°17°14°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°2°4°4°7°10°12°12°11°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)139991047371757895108125145143

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Knowle Top

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 27 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 42 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 27 kmnortheast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 52 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 62 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 42 kmnortheast
  • Exeter Population: 130.7K 52 kmsouth
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 55 kmnorthwest
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 59 kmnortheast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 73 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Knowle Top

Within 100 km: 571 historic and cultural sites, 1,589 natural sites, 168 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km134 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 23 kmE
  • Wimbleball Lake Lake 15 kmSE
  • Culbone Hill Mountain 10 kmW
  • Selworthy Beacon Mountain 4 kmN

25–60 km697 places

  • Saunton Sands Beach 48 kmW
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 47 kmW
  • Steep Holm Island 35 kmNE
  • Flat Holm Island 37 kmNE

60–100 km1,497 places

  • Goodrington Sands Beach 86 kmS
  • Chesil Beach Beach 93 kmSE
  • Charmouth Beach Beach 69 kmSE
  • Oddicombe Beach Beach 79 kmS

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