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Swanage

Located in Purbeck District, Dorset Coordinates: 50°36′48″ N 1°58′05″ W

Map showing the location of Swanage Swanage
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
7 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
11
listed under Swanage
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BOH Bournemouth Airport21 km
SOU Southampton Airport57 km

About Swanage

Swanage is a village. Location: Purbeck District, Dorset. Elevation: 7 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (21 km). Nearby sights include Swanage Bay and Ballard Down.

Climate of Swanage

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 93 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
December (102 mm)
Driest month
July (40 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 Swanage
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°16°19°21°21°18°15°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°11°13°13°11°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)9569665048524052708893102

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Swanage

The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (BOH), 21 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Bristol Airport (BRS) (100 km). The nearest large city is Poole, 11 km to the north.

Airports

  • Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 21 kmnortheast
  • Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 57 kmnortheast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 100 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Poole Population: 151.5K 11 kmnorth
  • Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 13 kmnortheast
  • Southampton Population: 269.8K 51 kmnortheast
  • Portsmouth Population: 208.1K 65 kmeast
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 89 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Swanage

Within 100 km: 237 historic and cultural sites, 590 natural sites, 89 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km103 places

  • Brownsea Island Island 9 kmN
  • Avon Beach Beach 21 kmNE
  • Studland Beach Beach 6 kmN
  • Man O'War Beach Beach 21 kmW

25–60 km271 places

  • Isle of Wight Island 49 kmE
  • Chesil Beach Beach 42 kmW
  • Calshot Beach Beach 51 kmNE
  • Ventnor Beach Beach 54 kmE

60–100 km542 places

  • Portsea Island Natural site 67 kmE
  • Charmouth Beach Beach 67 kmW
  • Pagham Beach Beach 89 kmE
  • Bembridge Beach Beach 63 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Swanage

11 places
  1. 1 Swanage 10.5K

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

Cities & villages4

Mountains & nature3

Heritage & sights3

Nearby attractions & nature

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