Bristol
City in United Kingdom: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Bristol is a city in United Kingdom, in England. About 479,024 people live in the city proper, making it the 9th largest city of United Kingdom in our atlas.
It lies at 51.46° N, 2.60° W, about 21 m (69 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/London time zone.
Location
Red dot: Bristol. Green dots: other major cities of United Kingdom. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Bristol has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 22°C (71°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 2°C (35°F). Around 812 mm (32 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in United KingdomNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Cardiff · 40 km
- Birmingham · 124 km
- Coventry · 130 km
- Leicester · 166 km
- London · 171 km
- Birkenhead · 217 km
- Liverpool · 219 km
- Manchester · 226 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2654675 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q23154 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Bristol Zoo Gardens Main Entrance: Rodw at English Wikipedia, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Bristol city museum and art gallery: The original uploader was Steinsky at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Bristol County Ground: Barry Dogger, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Bristol Castle South Prospect: The book's text by JF Nicholls (d. 1883) and John Taylor (d. 1893). Death dates citation: doi:10.1093/library/s1-V.1.86., Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Royal West of England Academy: Linda Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Bristol (2022-07-31) 12: Simon Cobb, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Bristol Old Vic (750px): The original uploader was Rbrwr at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- The Exchange Bristol at Dusk: Wikikob at English Wikipedia, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
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