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Portesham

Located in West Dorset District, Dorset Coordinates: 50°40′04″ N 2°32′16″ W

Map showing the location of Portesham Portesham
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
61 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
8
listed under Portesham
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
BOH Bournemouth Airport51 km
EXT Exeter International Airport62 km

About Portesham

Portesham is a village. Location: West Dorset District, Dorset. Elevation: 61 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Linton Hill and Fleet Hill.

Climate of Portesham

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 12° · Night 5° · Rain 87 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (104 mm)
Driest month
July (54 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 Portesham
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°8°10°13°16°19°21°21°18°15°12°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°10°12°12°11°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)10478725959555463709087102

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Portesham

The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (BOH), 51 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Bristol Airport (BRS) (80 km). The nearest large city is Poole, 39 km to the east.

Airports

  • Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 51 kmeast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 62 kmwest
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 80 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Poole Population: 151.5K 39 kmeast
  • Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 47 kmeast
  • Exeter Population: 130.7K 70 kmwest
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 80 kmnorth
  • Southampton Population: 269.8K 84 kmeast

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

Day trips from Portesham

Within 100 km: 267 historic and cultural sites, 890 natural sites, 121 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km101 places

  • Chesil Beach Beach 4 kmSW
  • Man O'War Beach Beach 20 kmE
  • Wakeling Island Island 13 kmE
  • Overton Island Island 13 kmE

25–60 km313 places

  • Brownsea Island Island 40 kmE
  • Avon Beach Beach 57 kmE
  • Studland Beach Beach 42 kmE
  • Charmouth Beach Beach 27 kmW

60–100 km864 places

  • Isle of Wight Island 88 kmE
  • Goodrington Sands Beach 78 kmW
  • Calshot Beach Beach 88 kmE
  • Oddicombe Beach Beach 72 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Portesham

8 places
  1. 1 Portesham 566

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

Cities & villages5

Mountains & nature2

Nearby attractions & nature

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