About The Close

The Close is a neighbourhood. Location: Winchester District, Hampshire. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Winchester Cathedral and Wolvesey Castle.

Photos of The Close

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 The Close

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 86 mm

Hottest month: July (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: December (87 mm)
Driest month: July (45 mm)

7° 2°

8° 1°

10° 3°

13° 4°

17° 7°

19° 10°

22° 12°

19° 10°

15° 7°

11° 4°

8° 3°

Jan

86

Feb

56

Mar

62

Apr

47

May

48

Jun

55

Jul

45

Aug

54

Sep

69

Oct

81

Nov

86

Dec

87

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 The Close
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	8°	10°	13°	17°	19°	22°	22°	19°	15°	11°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	1°	3°	4°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	86	56	62	47	48	55	45	54	69	81	86	87

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to The Close

The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (SOU), 12 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: London Heathrow Airport (LHR) (75 km). The nearest large city is Southampton, 18 km to the south.

Airports

Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 12 kmsouth
Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 48 kmsouthwest
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 75 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Southampton Population: 269.8K 18 kmsouth
Basingstoke Population: 107.6K 28 kmnortheast
Portsmouth Population: 208.1K 33 kmsoutheast
Reading Population: 318K 50 kmnortheast
Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 55 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from The Close

Within 100 km: 604 historic and cultural sites, 759 natural sites, 241 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km77 places

Swan Island Island 14 kmNW
May's Island Island 14 kmSW
Mill Lake 20 kmNW
Danebury Hill Mountain 18 kmNW

25–60 km506 places

Portsea Island Natural site 34 kmSE
Isle of Wight Island 42 kmS
Avon Beach Beach 47 kmSW
Calshot Beach Beach 27 kmS

60–100 km1,021 places

Brownsea Island Island 62 kmSW
St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 76 kmE
The Marlipins Museum Museum 77 kmE
Studland Beach Beach 62 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Winchester Cathedral Attraction, Winchester District
0.2 km NE
Wolvesey Castle Historic site, Winchester District
0.3 km E
Winchester Castle Historic site, Winchester District
0.5 km NW
Roman wall Historic site, Winchester District
0.6 km NW
St Catherine's Hill Mountain, Winchester District
1.5 km S
St. Cross Park Natural site, Winchester District
1.6 km SW

The Close

Weeke Village, Winchester District
1.6 km NW
Compton Village, Compton and Shawford
4.3 km S
St Giles's Hill Neighbourhood, Winchester District
1 km E
St Cross Neighbourhood, Winchester District
1.2 km SW
West Hill Neighbourhood, Winchester District
1.3 km W
Fulflood Neighbourhood, Winchester District
1.4 km NW