City

Winchester

Located in Winchester District, Hampshire Coordinates: 51°03′54″ N 1°19′07″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Population: 46,074; 46.1K
Elevation: 61 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: SOU Southampton Airport13 km; BOH Bournemouth Airport48 km

About Winchester

Winchester is a city. Location: Winchester District, Hampshire. Population: 46,074. Elevation: 61 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (13 km). Nearby sights include Winchester Castle and Winchester Cathedral.

Photos of Winchester

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
Gains Castle Rosemary Oakeshott · CC BY-SA 2.0
Southampton Castle Originally, George Godwin · Public domain

Climate of Winchester

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)

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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 Winchester
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	10°	13°	16°	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 Winchester

The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (SOU), 13 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: London Heathrow Airport (LHR) (75 km). The nearest large city is Southampton, 19 km to the south.

Airports

Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 13 kmsouth
Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 48 kmsouthwest
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 75 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Southampton Population: 269.8K 19 kmsouth
Basingstoke Population: 107.6K 27 kmnortheast
Portsmouth Population: 208.1K 34 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 Winchester

Within 100 km: 609 historic and cultural sites, 765 natural sites, 241 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km77 places

Swan Island Island 13 kmNW
May's Island Island 14 kmSW
Mill Lake 19 kmNW
Danebury Hill Mountain 17 kmNW

25–60 km506 places

Portsea Island Natural site 34 kmSE
Isle of Wight Island 43 kmS
Avon Beach Beach 47 kmSW
Calshot Beach Beach 28 kmS

60–100 km1,032 places

Brownsea Island Island 62 kmSW
St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 77 kmE
The Marlipins Museum Museum 78 kmE
Studland Beach Beach 63 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Winchester Castle Historic site, Winchester District
0.3 km S
Winchester Cathedral Attraction, Winchester District
0.6 km SE
Wolvesey Castle Historic site, Winchester District
0.9 km SE
Roman wall Historic site, Winchester District
0.2 km S
St Catherine's Hill Mountain, Winchester District
2.2 km S
St. Cross Park Natural site, Winchester District
2.1 km S
Merdon Castle Historic site, Hursley
6.6 km SW
Cheesefoot Head Mountain, Itchen Valley
5.7 km E