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Rookley

Located in Isle of Wight, England Coordinates: 50°39′02″ N 1°16′49″ W

Map showing the location of Rookley Rookley
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
68 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
2
listed under Rookley
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SOU Southampton Airport34 km
BOH Bournemouth Airport42 km

About Rookley

Rookley is a municipality. Location: Isle of Wight, England. Elevation: 68 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Berry Hill and Chillerton Down.

Climate of Rookley

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 101 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (101 mm)
Driest month
July (43 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).

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Climate of Rookley
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°16°18°21°21°18°15°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°5°8°10°13°12°11°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)9766715047544354739210197

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rookley

The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (SOU), 34 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: London Gatwick Airport (LGW) (95 km). The nearest large city is Portsmouth, 21 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 34 kmnorth
  • Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 42 kmwest
  • London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 95 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Portsmouth Population: 208.1K 21 kmnortheast
  • Southampton Population: 269.8K 30 kmnorth
  • Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 43 kmwest
  • Poole Population: 151.5K 50 kmwest
  • Worthing Population: 113.9K 67 kmeast

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

Day trips from Rookley

Within 100 km: 248 historic and cultural sites, 537 natural sites, 128 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km112 places

  • Portsea Island Natural site 22 kmNE
  • Isle of Wight Island 3 kmN
  • Calshot Beach Beach 18 kmN
  • Bembridge Beach Beach 15 kmE

25–60 km262 places

  • Brownsea Island Island 49 kmW
  • Avon Beach Beach 33 kmW
  • Studland Beach Beach 47 kmW
  • Climping Beach Beach 52 kmE

60–100 km539 places

  • St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 73 kmE
  • The Marlipins Museum Museum 74 kmE
  • Chesil Beach Beach 91 kmW
  • Man O'War Beach Beach 70 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Rookley

2 places
  1. 1 Rookley 638

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Mountains & nature1

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