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Porlock

Located in West Somerset District, Somerset Coordinates: 51°11′49″ N 3°38′09″ W

Map showing the location of Porlock Porlock
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
350 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
4
listed under Porlock
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport30 km
EXT Exeter International Airport54 km

About Porlock

Porlock is a village. Location: West Somerset District, Somerset. Elevation: 350 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Black Mires and Ley Hill.

Climate of Porlock

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
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 Porlock
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°16°18°18°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)139991047371757895108125145143

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Porlock

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 30 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 45 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 30 kmnortheast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 54 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 67 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 45 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 52 kmnorthwest
  • Exeter Population: 130.7K 53 kmsouth
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 62 kmnortheast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 78 kmeast

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

Day trips from Porlock

Within 100 km: 575 historic and cultural sites, 1,600 natural sites, 172 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km125 places

  • Wimbleball Lake Lake 19 kmSE
  • Culbone Hill Mountain 4 kmNW
  • Selworthy Beacon Mountain 7 kmNE
  • Periton Hill Mountain 9 kmE

25–60 km671 places

  • Saunton Sands Beach 43 kmW
  • Mouthmill Beach Beach 59 kmW
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 41 kmW
  • Kilve Beach Beach 29 kmE

60–100 km1,551 places

  • Goodrington Sands Beach 87 kmS
  • Chesil Beach Beach 98 kmSE
  • Charmouth Beach Beach 73 kmSE
  • Oddicombe Beach Beach 80 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Porlock

4 places
  1. 1 Porlock 1.2K

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

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