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Silchester

Located in Basingstoke and Deane District, Hampshire Coordinates: 51°20′59″ N 1°05′02″ W

Map showing the location of Silchester Silchester
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
74 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
2
listed under Silchester
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LHR London Heathrow Airport45 km
SOU Southampton Airport48 km

About Silchester

Silchester is a village. Location: Basingstoke and Deane District, Hampshire. Elevation: 74 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London Heathrow Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Silchester Amphitheatre and The Vyne.

Climate of Silchester

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 72 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (74 mm)
Driest month
July (43 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 Silchester
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°12°16°19°22°21°18°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)724956475156435564707274

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Silchester

The nearest airport is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), 45 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Basingstoke, 10 km to the south.

Airports

  • London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 45 kmeast
  • Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 48 kmsouthwest
  • London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 67 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Basingstoke Population: 107.6K 10 kmsouth
  • Reading Population: 318K 14 kmnortheast
  • Woking Population: 103.9K 37 kmeast
  • Slough Population: 164.8K 38 kmnortheast
  • High Wycombe Population: 133.2K 39 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Silchester

Within 100 km: 817 historic and cultural sites, 827 natural sites, 290 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km90 places

  • The Lynch Island 21 kmNE
  • Wargrave Island Island 23 kmNE
  • Loddon Island Island 20 kmNE
  • View Island Island 15 kmNE

25–60 km627 places

  • Whale Island Island 59 kmS
  • Holm Island Island 40 kmE
  • Sunbury Court Island 49 kmE
  • Rivermead Island 48 kmE

60–100 km1,217 places

  • Portsea Island Natural site 61 kmS
  • Isle of Wight Island 76 kmS
  • White Hart Lane Landmark 76 kmE
  • Brownsea Island Island 96 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Silchester

2 places
  1. 1 Silchester 774

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

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