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Natural site

Sandown Bay

Located in Isle of Wight, England Coordinates: 50°38′00″ N 1°08′00″ W

Map showing the location of Sandown Bay Sandown Bay
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Sandown
2.8 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SOU Southampton Airport39 km
BOH Bournemouth Airport53 km

About Sandown Bay

Sandown Bay is a natural site. Location: Isle of Wight, England. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Luccombe Chine and Bembridge Down.

Climate of Sandown Bay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 94 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (94 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).

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Climate of Sandown Bay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°13°16°19°21°21°19°15°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°2°4°5°8°11°13°13°11°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)926166504552415271889492

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Sandown Bay

The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (SOU), 39 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: London Gatwick Airport (LGW) (88 km). The nearest large city is Portsmouth, 19 km to the north.

Airports

  • Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 39 kmnorthwest
  • Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 53 kmwest
  • London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 88 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Portsmouth Population: 208.1K 19 kmnorth
  • Southampton Population: 269.8K 36 kmnorthwest
  • Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 54 kmwest
  • Worthing Population: 113.9K 57 kmeast
  • Poole Population: 151.5K 61 kmwest

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

Day trips from Sandown Bay

Within 100 km: 245 historic and cultural sites, 504 natural sites, 145 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km101 places

  • Portsea Island Natural site 19 kmN
  • Isle of Wight Island 12 kmNW
  • Calshot Beach Beach 24 kmNW
  • Bembridge Beach Beach 8 kmNE

25–60 km233 places

  • Brownsea Island Island 60 kmW
  • Avon Beach Beach 44 kmW
  • Studland Beach Beach 58 kmW
  • Climping Beach Beach 43 kmNE

60–100 km560 places

  • St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 64 kmE
  • The Marlipins Museum Museum 64 kmE
  • Man O'War Beach Beach 81 kmW
  • Round Island Island 63 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Sandown Town, Sandown
    2.8 km NW
  • Shanklin Town, Shanklin
    3.3 km W
  • Sandown Municipality, Isle of Wight
    3.2 km N
  • Brading Village, Brading
    5.3 km N
  • Lake Municipality, Isle of Wight
    3.5 km NW
  • Shanklin Municipality, Isle of Wight
    4.1 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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