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Weymouth and Portland District

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Weymouth and Portland District

Located in Dorset, England Coordinates: 50°36′34″ N 2°27′19″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Population: 65,371; 65.4K
Elevation: 6 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside: 24; listed under Weymouth and Portland District
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: BOH Bournemouth Airport47 km; EXT Exeter International Airport69 km

About Weymouth and Portland District

Weymouth and Portland District is a municipality. Location: Dorset, England. Population: 65,371. Elevation: 6 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Weymouth South Pier Lighthouse and Weymouth Bay.

Photos of Weymouth and Portland District

Sandsfoot Castle Ajsmith141 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Rufus Castle Mike Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0
Portland Light David P Howard · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Weymouth and Portland District

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 12° · Night 6° · Rain 81 mm

Hottest month: August (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night 3°)
Wettest month: January (95 mm)
Driest month: July (45 mm)

9° 4°

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11° 4°

13° 5°

16° 8°

19° 11°

21° 13°

19° 12°

16° 9°

12° 6°

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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 Weymouth and Portland District
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	9°	9°	11°	13°	16°	19°	21°	21°	19°	16°	12°	10°
Average low (°C)	4°	3°	4°	5°	8°	11°	13°	13°	12°	9°	6°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	95	71	63	51	49	48	45	54	63	83	81	94

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

How to get to Weymouth and Portland District

The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (BOH), 47 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Poole, 35 km to the east.

Airports

Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 47 kmnortheast
Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 69 kmwest
Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 86 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Poole Population: 151.5K 35 kmeast
Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 43 kmeast
Exeter Population: 130.7K 77 kmwest
Southampton Population: 269.8K 81 kmnortheast
Bath Population: 101.6K 85 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Weymouth and Portland District

Within 100 km: 273 historic and cultural sites, 822 natural sites, 112 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km77 places

Chesil Beach Beach 8 kmW
Man O'War Beach Beach 13 kmE
Wakeling Island Island 12 kmNE
Overton Island Island 12 kmNE

25–60 km289 places

Brownsea Island Island 35 kmE
Avon Beach Beach 53 kmE
Studland Beach Beach 37 kmE
Charmouth Beach Beach 34 kmNW

60–100 km841 places

Isle of Wight Island 83 kmE
Goodrington Sands Beach 82 kmW
Calshot Beach Beach 84 kmE
Oddicombe Beach Beach 76 kmW

Straight-line distances.