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Folke

Located in West Dorset District, Dorset Coordinates: 50°54′47″ N 2°28′35″ W

Map showing the location of Folke Folke
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
83 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
3
listed under Folke
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BOH Bournemouth Airport47 km
BRS Bristol Airport55 km

About Folke

Folke is a village. Location: West Dorset District, Dorset. Elevation: 83 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Holt Hill and Sherborne Abbey.

Climate of Folke

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 77 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (91 mm)
Driest month
July (49 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 Folke
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°16°19°21°21°18°15°11°9°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)896664535456495867777791

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Folke

The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (BOH), 47 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Bristol Airport (BRS) (55 km). The nearest large city is Poole, 41 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 47 kmeast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 55 kmnorth
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 69 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Poole Population: 151.5K 41 kmsoutheast
  • Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 47 kmsoutheast
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 52 kmnorth
  • Bristol Population: 479K 61 kmnorth
  • Southampton Population: 269.8K 75 kmeast

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

Day trips from Folke

Within 100 km: 465 historic and cultural sites, 1,025 natural sites, 127 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km106 places

  • Bathing Island Island 12 kmE
  • Fish's Island Island 12 kmE
  • Hod Hill Mountain 19 kmE
  • Bulbarrow Hill Mountain 13 kmSE

25–60 km479 places

  • Brownsea Island Island 43 kmSE
  • Avon Beach Beach 56 kmE
  • Chesil Beach Beach 32 kmS
  • Studland Beach Beach 46 kmSE

60–100 km1,032 places

  • Isle of Wight Island 88 kmE
  • Goodrington Sands Beach 95 kmSW
  • Calshot Beach Beach 83 kmE
  • Oddicombe Beach Beach 88 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Folke

3 places

Cities & villages3

Nearby attractions & nature

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