Monmouth, Monmouthshire — Elevation, map and places

About Monmouth

Monmouth is a municipality. Location: Monmouthshire, Wales. Elevation: 31 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include River Monnow and Church Hill.

Photos of Monmouth

English Bicknor Castle Stuart Wilding · CC BY-SA 2.0
Pembridge Castle Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0
Monmouth Castle Pauline Eccles · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Monmouth

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 87 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: December (94 mm)
Driest month: July (45 mm)

8° 2°

7° 2°

10° 3°

12° 5°

16° 8°

19° 10°

21° 13°

18° 10°

14° 8°

11° 5°

8° 3°

Jan

93

Feb

65

Mar

70

Apr

59

May

62

Jun

60

Jul

45

Aug

71

Sep

79

Oct

80

Nov

87

Dec

94

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 Monmouth
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	7°	10°	12°	16°	19°	21°	21°	18°	14°	11°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	5°	8°	10°	13°	13°	10°	8°	5°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	93	65	70	59	62	60	45	71	79	80	87	94

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Monmouth

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 49 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gloucester, 33 km to the east.

Airports

Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 49 kmsouth
Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 64 kmsouthwest
Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 97 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Gloucester Population: 132.4K 33 kmeast
Newport Population: 161.5K 33 kmsouthwest
Bristol Population: 479K 41 kmsouth
Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 44 kmeast
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 50 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Monmouth

Within 100 km: 962 historic and cultural sites, 1,920 natural sites, 136 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km271 places

Llandegfedd Reservoir Lake 23 kmSW
Hobbs Mountain 19 kmE
Sugar Loaf Mountain 25 kmW
May Hill Mountain 20 kmNE

25–60 km974 places

Flat Holm Island 57 kmSW
Sully Island Island 58 kmSW
Alney Island Island 32 kmE
Knightstone Island 55 kmS

60–100 km1,773 places

Kilve Beach Beach 78 kmSW
Steep Holm Island 60 kmSW
Barry Island Island 61 kmSW
Fiddler's Island Island 99 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Monmouth

17 places

1 Monmouth 10.1K

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

Cities & villages8

Chippenham · Neighbourhood
Dixton · Neighbourhood
Kymin · Village
Manson · Village
May Hill · Neighbourhood
Over Monnow · Neighbourhood
Upper Redbrook · Village
Wyesham · Village

Mountains & nature6

Buckholt Hill · Mountain
Grist Castle Wood · Mountain
Kymin · Mountain
Long Hill · Mountain
Rockfield Hill · Mountain
St Dial's Hill · Mountain

Heritage & sights2

Dixton Motte · Historic site
Monmouth Castle · Historic site

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

River Monnow River, Wales
0.6 km E
Church Hill Mountain, Trellech United
3 km S
Rockfield Castle Historic site, Llangattock-Vibon-Avel
3 km W
Buck Stone Mountain, Staunton Coleford
3.2 km SE
Little Doward Mountain, Ganarew
3.7 km NE
Staunton Coleford Castle Field Historic site, Staunton Coleford
3.8 km E
Welsh Newton Common Mountain, Welsh Newton
3.9 km N
Pembridge Castle Historic site, Welsh Newton
6.2 km NW

Monmouth

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6.8 km SW
Trellech United Municipality, Monmouthshire
7.4 km S
Llantilio Crossenny Municipality, Monmouthshire
10 km W
Raglan Municipality, Monmouthshire
12 km SW
Abergavenny Town, Abergavenny
21 km W
Llanarth Municipality, Monmouthshire
13 km W