Village

Downton

Located in New Milton, New Forest Coordinates: 50°44′06″ N 1°37′11″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 13 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BOH Bournemouth Airport16 km; SOU Southampton Airport30 km

About Downton

Downton is a village. Location: New Milton, New Forest. Elevation: 13 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Lymington River and Christchurch Bay.

Photos of Downton

Fort Victoria Ranger Steve · Public domain

Climate of Downton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 89 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: November (89 mm)
Driest month: July (38 mm)

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13° 5°

16° 8°

19° 11°

21° 13°

18° 11°

15° 8°

11° 5°

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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 Downton
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	10°	13°	16°	19°	21°	21°	18°	15°	11°	9°
Average low (°C)	3°	2°	3°	5°	8°	11°	13°	13°	11°	8°	5°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	86	60	63	47	46	54	38	52	67	82	89	87

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Downton

The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (BOH), 16 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Bristol Airport (BRS) (105 km). The nearest large city is Bournemouth, 18 km to the west.

Airports

Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 16 kmwest
Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 30 kmnortheast
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 105 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 18 kmwest
Southampton Population: 269.8K 24 kmnortheast
Poole Population: 151.5K 26 kmwest
Portsmouth Population: 208.1K 38 kmeast
Basingstoke Population: 107.6K 70 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Downton

Within 100 km: 277 historic and cultural sites, 627 natural sites, 112 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km84 places

Isle of Wight Island 24 kmE
Avon Beach Beach 8 kmW
Calshot Beach Beach 23 kmE
Studland Beach Beach 24 kmW

25–60 km358 places

Portsea Island Natural site 40 kmE
Brownsea Island Island 25 kmW
Man O'War Beach Beach 48 kmW
Bembridge Beach Beach 38 kmE

60–100 km574 places

St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 95 kmE
The Marlipins Museum Museum 95 kmE
Chesil Beach Beach 68 kmW
Charmouth Beach Beach 90 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Lymington River River, England
6.3 km E
Christchurch Bay Natural site, England
4.5 km SW
Hurst Castle Historic site, Milford-on-Sea
5.8 km SE
Avon Beach Beach, Christchurch District
8.1 km W
Fort Victoria Historic site, Freshwater
7.6 km SE
Needles Lighthouse Landmark, Totland
8.3 km S