South Down
Located in Compton and Shawford, Winchester District Coordinates: 51°01′03″ N 1°20′15″ W
- Elevation
- 60 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SOU Southampton Airport8 km
- BOH Bournemouth Airport44 km
About South Down
South Down is a village. Location: Compton and Shawford, Winchester District. Elevation: 60 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Cranbury Park and Winchester Cathedral.
Photos of South Down
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Winchester Cathedral Author: Antony McCallum · CC BY 3.0 -
Merdon Castle Jon S · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Wolvesey Castle Simon Burchell · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Winchester Castle Martin Kraft · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of South Down
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 83 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- December (84 mm)
- Driest month
- July (41 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 19° | 22° | 21° | 19° | 14° | 11° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 82 | 55 | 61 | 45 | 47 | 55 | 41 | 53 | 67 | 76 | 83 | 84 |
How to get to South Down
The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (SOU), 8 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: London Heathrow Airport (LHR) (79 km). The nearest large city is Southampton, 13 km to the south.
Airports
- Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 8 kmsouth
- Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 44 kmsouthwest
- London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 79 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Southampton Population: 269.8K 13 kmsouth
- Portsmouth Population: 208.1K 30 kmsoutheast
- Basingstoke Population: 107.6K 32 kmnortheast
- Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 50 kmsouthwest
- Reading Population: 318K 55 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from South Down
Within 100 km: 475 historic and cultural sites, 738 natural sites, 240 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km83 places
- Calshot Beach Beach 23 kmS
- Swan Island Island 16 kmNW
- May's Island Island 11 kmW
- Mill Lake 23 kmNW
25–60 km485 places
- Portsea Island Natural site 31 kmSE
- Isle of Wight Island 38 kmS
- Brownsea Island Island 57 kmSW
- Avon Beach Beach 43 kmSW
60–100 km885 places
- St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 77 kmE
- The Marlipins Museum Museum 77 kmE
- Chesil Beach Beach 97 kmSW
- Man O'War Beach Beach 79 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cranbury Park Mountain, Hursley2.3 km SW
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Winchester Cathedral Attraction, Winchester District5.1 km N
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Merdon Castle Historic site, Hursley4.9 km NW
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Winchester Castle Historic site, Winchester District5.2 km N
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Wolvesey Castle Historic site, Winchester District5 km NE
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Ladwell Hill Mountain, Hursley3.8 km W
Sources & licences
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