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Frenchay

Located in Winterbourne, South Gloucestershire Coordinates: 51°30′03″ N 2°31′16″ W

Map showing the location of Frenchay Frenchay
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
49 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRS Bristol Airport19 km
CWL Cardiff International Airport58 km

About Frenchay

Frenchay is a village. Location: Winterbourne, South Gloucestershire. Elevation: 49 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include College Road Allotments and Purdown BT Tower.

Climate of Frenchay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 78 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (83 mm)
Driest month
July (45 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 Frenchay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°10°12°16°19°21°21°18°14°11°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°10°13°12°10°8°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)835664515460456775767883

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Frenchay

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 19 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bristol, 7 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 19 kmsouthwest
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 58 kmwest
  • Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 93 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bristol Population: 479K 7 kmsouthwest
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 18 kmsoutheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 34 kmwest
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 45 kmnortheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 46 kmwest

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

Day trips from Frenchay

Within 100 km: 800 historic and cultural sites, 1,464 natural sites, 149 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km142 places

  • Denny Island Island 18 kmW
  • Denny Island Island 19 kmS
  • Chew Valley Lake Lake 19 kmS
  • Barrow Gurney Reservoir 1 Lake 15 kmSW

25–60 km736 places

  • Steep Holm Island 45 kmSW
  • Flat Holm Island 44 kmW
  • Barry Island Island 54 kmW
  • Sully Island Island 48 kmW

60–100 km1,535 places

  • Brownsea Island Island 98 kmSE
  • Chesil Beach Beach 97 kmS
  • Man O'War Beach Beach 99 kmS
  • Charmouth Beach Beach 89 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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