Mountain

Silbury Hill

Located in Avebury, Wiltshire Coordinates: 51°24′57″ N 1°51′27″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 188 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Avebury; 0.6 km W
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BRS Bristol Airport60 km; SOU Southampton Airport63 km

About Silbury Hill

Silbury Hill is a mountain. Location: Avebury, Wiltshire. Elevation: 188 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Waden Hill and Silbury Hill.

Climate of Silbury Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 71 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: December (78 mm)
Driest month: July (46 mm)

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15° 6°

18° 9°

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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 Silbury Hill
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	9°	11°	15°	18°	21°	20°	17°	13°	10°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	73	52	58	47	51	57	46	58	65	69	71	78

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Silbury Hill

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 60 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swindon, 17 km to the north.

Airports

Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 60 kmwest
Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 63 kmsoutheast
Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 71 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Swindon Population: 201.7K 17 kmnorth
Bath Population: 101.6K 35 kmwest
Bristol Population: 479K 52 kmwest
Oxford Population: 162.1K 56 kmnortheast
Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 56 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Silbury Hill

Within 100 km: 673 historic and cultural sites, 1,079 natural sites, 248 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km68 places

Windmill Hill Mountain 3 kmNW
Little Down Mountain 25 kmSE
Milk Hill Mountain 4 kmS
Hackpen Hill Mountain 7 kmNE

25–60 km444 places

Alney Island Island 57 kmNW
Andersey Island Island 49 kmNE
Harnham Water Meadows Island 39 kmS
Rose Isle Island 55 kmNE

60–100 km1,488 places

Portsea Island Natural site 88 kmSE
Isle of Wight Island 91 kmSE
Brownsea Island Island 81 kmS
Avon Beach Beach 77 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Avebury Village, Avebury
0.6 km W
West Kennett Village, Avebury
1.2 km E
Avebury Trusloe Village, Avebury
1.2 km NW
Beckhampton Village, Avebury
1.3 km W
East Kennet Village, East Kennett
2.4 km SE
East Kennett Municipality, Wiltshire
2.5 km SE

Silbury Hill

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Waden Hill Mountain, Avebury
0.7 km NE
Silbury Hill Historic site, Avebury
<0.1 km S
Windmill Hill Mountain, Avebury
3.1 km NW
Avebury Stones Historic site, Avebury
1.5 km N
Tan Hill Mountain, Allcannings
4.2 km SW
Milk Hill Mountain, Stanton St. Bernard
4.3 km S
Cherhill Down Mountain, Calne Without
4.7 km W
Golden Ball Hill Mountain, Alton
5.4 km SE

Silbury Hill

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026