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Alton

Located in East Hampshire, Hampshire Coordinates: 51°09′11″ N 0°58′08″ W

Map showing the location of Alton Alton
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
108 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
10
listed under Alton
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SOU Southampton Airport35 km
LHR London Heathrow Airport50 km

About Alton

Alton is a village. Location: East Hampshire, Hampshire. Elevation: 108 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Holybourne Down and Wick Hill.

Climate of Alton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 93 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (96 mm)
Driest month
July (51 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 Alton
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°12°16°19°21°21°18°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°1°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)966371565560516178899395

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Alton

The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (SOU), 35 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: London Heathrow Airport (LHR) (50 km). The nearest large city is Basingstoke, 15 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 35 kmsouthwest
  • London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 50 kmnortheast
  • London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 55 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Basingstoke Population: 107.6K 15 kmnorthwest
  • Reading Population: 318K 34 kmnorth
  • Woking Population: 103.9K 34 kmnortheast
  • Portsmouth Population: 208.1K 40 kmsouth
  • Southampton Population: 269.8K 41 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Alton

Within 100 km: 718 historic and cultural sites, 764 natural sites, 284 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km106 places

  • Upper Lake Lake 20 kmE
  • Lower Lake Lake 25 kmE
  • Cheesefoot Head Mountain 23 kmSW
  • Beacon Hill Mountain 21 kmSW

25–60 km603 places

  • Portsea Island Natural site 40 kmS
  • Isle of Wight Island 57 kmSW
  • St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 59 kmSE
  • Calshot Beach Beach 45 kmSW

60–100 km1,057 places

  • White Hart Lane Landmark 80 kmNE
  • Brownsea Island Island 87 kmSW
  • The Marlipins Museum Museum 60 kmSE
  • Avon Beach Beach 72 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Alton

10 places
  1. 1 Alton 19.4K

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

Cities & villages8

Mountains & nature1

Nearby attractions & nature

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