- Elevation
- 63 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Houghton
- Airports
- SOU Southampton Airport20 km
- BOH Bournemouth Airport42 km
About Houghton
Houghton is a village. Location: Test Valley District, Hampshire. Elevation: 63 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Chattis Hill and Gains Castle.
Photos of Houghton
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Gains Castle Rosemary Oakeshott · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Houghton
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 78 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- December (82 mm)
- Driest month
- July (39 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 19° | 22° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 11° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 80 | 53 | 60 | 44 | 47 | 54 | 39 | 53 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 82 |
How to get to Houghton
The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (SOU), 20 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: London Heathrow Airport (LHR) (85 km). The nearest large city is Southampton, 23 km to the south.
Airports
- Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 20 kmsoutheast
- Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 42 kmsouthwest
- London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 85 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Southampton Population: 269.8K 23 kmsouth
- Basingstoke Population: 107.6K 35 kmnortheast
- Portsmouth Population: 208.1K 45 kmsoutheast
- Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 49 kmsouthwest
- Poole Population: 151.5K 54 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Houghton
Within 100 km: 470 historic and cultural sites, 822 natural sites, 251 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km87 places
- Harnham Water Meadows Island 20 kmW
- Ham Island Island 18 kmSW
- Swan Island Island 4 kmNE
- Great Island Island 18 kmW
25–60 km504 places
- Portsea Island Natural site 46 kmSE
- Isle of Wight Island 49 kmS
- Brownsea Island Island 55 kmSW
- Avon Beach Beach 44 kmS
60–100 km952 places
- St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 91 kmE
- The Marlipins Museum Museum 92 kmE
- Chesil Beach Beach 90 kmSW
- Man O'War Beach Beach 75 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Houghton
1 placeCities & villages1
- Houghton · Village
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Chattis Hill Mountain, Broughton3.4 km NW
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Gains Castle Historic site, Ashley5.3 km SE
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Cleave Hill Mountain, Longstock4.2 km N
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Danebury Hill Mountain, Nether Wallop4.5 km N
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Swan Island Island, Longstock4.1 km NE
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Woolbury Mountain, Little Somborne4.8 km NE
Sources & licences
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