Town

Brandon

Located in Brandon and Bretford, Rugby District Coordinates: 52°23′04″ N 1°23′59″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Population: 8,440; 8.4K
Elevation: 84 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BHX Birmingham Airport25 km; EMA East Midlands Airport50 km

About Brandon

Brandon is a town. Location: Brandon and Bretford, Rugby District. Population: 8,440. Elevation: 84 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Brandon Castle and Brinklow Castle.

Photos of Brandon

Coventry Cathedral DeFacto · CC BY-SA 4.0
Caludon Castle Mum's taxi · CC BY-SA 3.0
Brandon Castle David Stowell · CC BY-SA 2.0
Brinklow Castle Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Baginton Castle Snowmanradio at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Brandon

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 58 mm

Hottest month: July (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: December (61 mm)
Driest month: February (43 mm)

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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 Brandon
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	10°	12°	16°	19°	22°	21°	18°	14°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	58	43	49	45	49	56	47	58	57	56	58	61

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Brandon

The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 25 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Coventry, 8 km to the west.

Airports

Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 25 kmwest
East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 50 kmnorth
London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 91 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Coventry Population: 345.3K 8 kmwest
Solihull Population: 126.6K 26 kmwest
Leicester Population: 368.6K 34 kmnortheast
Sutton Coldfield Population: 109.9K 35 kmnorthwest
Birmingham Population: 1.2M 36 kmwest

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

Day trips from Brandon

Within 100 km: 704 historic and cultural sites, 771 natural sites, 118 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km101 places

Crescent Wood Island Island 23 kmW
Lake Lake 13 kmW
Oldbury Hill Mountain 21 kmNW
Honey Hill Mountain 23 kmE

25–60 km396 places

Horninglow island Island 50 kmN
Glover's Island Island 50 kmSW
Heron Island Island 58 kmE
Barton Island Island 59 kmN

60–100 km1,096 places

Alney Island Island 83 kmSW
Andersey Island Island 80 kmS
Newark Island Island 86 kmNE
Rose Isle Island 75 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Brandon Castle Historic site, Brandon and Bretford
0.5 km S
Brinklow Castle Historic site, Brinklow
4.2 km NE
Caludon Castle Historic site, Coventry
5.2 km NW
Coventry Cathedral Attraction, Coventry
7.8 km W
Baginton Castle Historic site, Baginton
7 km W
Coventry Transport Museum Museum, Coventry
8 km W
Thurlaston Historic site, Bourton and Draycote
6.1 km SE
Shilton Mediumwave Transmitter Landmark, Ansty
7.3 km N

Brandon

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026