- Elevation
- 69 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Over Compton
- Airports
- BRS Bristol Airport49 km
- BOH Bournemouth Airport56 km
About Over Compton
Over Compton is a village. Location: West Dorset District, Dorset. Elevation: 69 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Babylon Hill and Sherborne Abbey.
Climate of Over Compton
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 75 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- December (90 mm)
- Driest month
- July (52 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 87 | 66 | 63 | 53 | 54 | 57 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 75 | 90 |
How to get to Over Compton
The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 49 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bath, 50 km to the north.
Airports
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 49 kmnorth
- Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 56 kmeast
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 63 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Bath Population: 101.6K 50 kmnorth
- Poole Population: 151.5K 50 kmsoutheast
- Bristol Population: 479K 56 kmnorth
- Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 56 kmsoutheast
- Exeter Population: 130.7K 71 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Over Compton
Within 100 km: 473 historic and cultural sites, 1,136 natural sites, 130 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km115 places
- Bathing Island Island 20 kmE
- Fish's Island Island 20 kmE
- Bulbarrow Hill Mountain 22 kmSE
- Glastonbury Tor Mountain 23 kmN
25–60 km536 places
- Brownsea Island Island 52 kmSE
- Chesil Beach Beach 36 kmS
- Studland Beach Beach 55 kmSE
- Man O'War Beach Beach 43 kmSE
60–100 km1,088 places
- Isle of Wight Island 97 kmE
- Avon Beach Beach 65 kmE
- Goodrington Sands Beach 91 kmSW
- Calshot Beach Beach 91 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Over Compton
1 placeCities & villages1
- Over Compton · Village
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Babylon Hill Mountain, Nether Compton1.2 km SE
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Sherborne Abbey Attraction, Sherborne5 km E -
Combe Close Mountain, Yeovil Without3.3 km W
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Huish Park Landmark, Brympton6.1 km W -
Round Hill Mountain, Castleton4.1 km NE
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Sherborne Old Castle Historic site, Castleton6 km E
Sources & licences
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