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Municipality

Purton

Located in Wiltshire, England Coordinates: 51°35′44″ N 1°53′06″ W

Map showing the location of Purton Purton
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
100 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
10
listed under Purton
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRS Bristol Airport62 km
SOU Southampton Airport81 km

About Purton

Purton is a municipality. Location: Wiltshire, England. Elevation: 100 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Cricklade Radio Tower and Hook Hill.

Climate of Purton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 65 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (71 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 Purton
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°12°16°19°21°21°18°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°4°7°10°12°12°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)664854464957455662626571

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Purton

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 62 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swindon, 8 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 62 kmwest
  • Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 81 kmsoutheast
  • Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 91 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Swindon Population: 201.7K 8 kmsoutheast
  • Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 36 kmnorth
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 39 kmnorthwest
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 41 kmsouthwest
  • Oxford Population: 162.1K 47 kmeast

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

Day trips from Purton

Within 100 km: 741 historic and cultural sites, 1,028 natural sites, 218 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km63 places

  • Friday Island Island 9 kmNW
  • Windmill Hill Mountain 17 kmS
  • Whitehorse Hill Mountain 22 kmE
  • Milk Hill Mountain 24 kmS

25–60 km500 places

  • Alney Island Island 39 kmNW
  • Andersey Island Island 43 kmE
  • Harnham Water Meadows Island 59 kmS
  • Rose Isle Island 47 kmE

60–100 km1,424 places

  • Avon Beach Beach 97 kmS
  • Calshot Beach Beach 96 kmSE
  • The Lynch Island 70 kmE
  • Steep Holm Island 90 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Purton

10 places
  1. 1 Purton 3.6K

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

Cities & villages9

Nearby attractions & nature

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