Blenheim Palace
Chipping Norton, United Kingdom UNESCO World Heritage Site
Blenheim Palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site featuring an English Baroque historic house museum and gardens. The site includes a Grade I listed building and a Grade I listed park and garden. It is the 12th most looked-up sight in the United Kingdom on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The warmest month is July, with average daily highs of 21 °C and lows of 12 °C. The coldest months are January, February, and December, which have daily highs of 7 °C. October is the wettest month with 75 mm of rain, while December has the most rainy days at about 15. In the spring, March has daily highs of 10 °C and April has daily highs of 12 °C. In the late summer, August has daily highs of 20 °C and in the early summer, June has daily highs of 18 °C.
The palace is 93 km from London and 68 km from London Luton Airport. Visitors can combine a trip with the Ashmolean Museum, located 11.8 km away, the Bodleian Library, 12.1 km away, or Christ Church, Oxford, 12.4 km away. Other nearby sites include the Uffington White Horse, which is 32.6 km away, and the National Trust, 43.1 km away.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 21 °C. Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Average low, °C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| Rainfall, mm | 63 | 44 | 53 | 52 | 62 | 49 | 51 | 58 | 59 | 75 | 70 | 68 |
| Rainy days | 13 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
