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Municipality

Usk

Located in Monmouthshire, Wales Coordinates: 51°42′07″ N 2°53′46″ W

Map showing the location of Usk Usk
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
18 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
2
listed under Usk
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRS Bristol Airport38 km
CWL Cardiff International Airport46 km

About Usk

Usk is a municipality. Location: Monmouthshire, Wales. Elevation: 18 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Red Hill and Twyn Bell Camp.

Climate of Usk

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 90 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (96 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 Usk
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°16°19°21°21°18°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°5°8°10°13°13°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)966872565960467279849095

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Usk

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 38 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 15 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 38 kmsouth
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 46 kmsouthwest
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 114 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 15 kmsouthwest
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 32 kmsouthwest
  • Bristol Population: 479K 34 kmsoutheast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 49 kmeast
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 52 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Usk

Within 100 km: 924 historic and cultural sites, 2,017 natural sites, 126 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km256 places

  • Denny Island Island 21 kmS
  • Llandegfedd Reservoir Lake 5 kmW
  • Alway Mountain 13 kmS
  • Sugar Loaf Mountain 21 kmNW

25–60 km963 places

  • Steep Holm Island 43 kmS
  • Flat Holm Island 39 kmSW
  • Barry Island Island 43 kmSW
  • Sully Island Island 40 kmSW

60–100 km1,848 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 61 kmS
  • Bathing Island Island 96 kmSE
  • Fish's Island Island 96 kmSE
  • Glover's Island Island 78 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Usk

2 places

Nearby attractions & nature

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