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Malmesbury

Located in Wiltshire, England Coordinates: 51°35′21″ N 2°06′13″ W

Map showing the location of Malmesbury Malmesbury
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
74 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
2
listed under Malmesbury
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRS Bristol Airport48 km
SOU Southampton Airport88 km

About Malmesbury

Malmesbury is a municipality. Location: Wiltshire, England. Elevation: 74 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Westonbirt Arboretum and Great Somerford.

Climate of Malmesbury

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 68 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (75 mm)
Driest month
July (46 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 Malmesbury
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°12°16°19°21°21°18°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)705157485159465965656875

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Malmesbury

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 48 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swindon, 23 km to the east.

Airports

  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 48 kmsouthwest
  • Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 88 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 89 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Swindon Population: 201.7K 23 kmeast
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 30 kmsouthwest
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 32 kmnorth
  • Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 35 kmnorth
  • Bristol Population: 479K 37 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Malmesbury

Within 100 km: 801 historic and cultural sites, 1,151 natural sites, 179 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km72 places

  • Friday Island Island 11 kmNE
  • Windmill Hill Mountain 23 kmSE
  • Hackpen Hill Mountain 24 kmSE
  • Crawley Hill Mountain 19 kmNW

25–60 km642 places

  • Alney Island Island 32 kmN
  • Andersey Island Island 58 kmE
  • Abbey Meadow Island 58 kmE
  • Glover's Island Island 58 kmN

60–100 km1,417 places

  • Avon Beach Beach 99 kmS
  • Kilve Beach Beach 90 kmSW
  • The Lynch Island 85 kmE
  • Steep Holm Island 75 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Malmesbury

2 places
  1. 1 Malmesbury 6.3K

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

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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