Natural site

Luccombe Chine

Located in Shanklin, Isle of Wight Coordinates: 50°36′37″ N 1°10′41″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 64 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Shanklin; 1.8 km N
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: SOU Southampton Airport40 km; BOH Bournemouth Airport50 km

About Luccombe Chine

Luccombe Chine is a natural site. Location: Shanklin, Isle of Wight. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Dunnose Head and St Boniface Down.

Climate of Luccombe Chine

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)

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16° 8°

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21° 13°

18° 11°

15° 8°

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101

Dec

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 Luccombe Chine
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	10°	12°	16°	18°	21°	21°	18°	15°	11°	9°
Average low (°C)	3°	2°	4°	5°	8°	10°	13°	13°	11°	8°	5°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	97	66	71	50	47	54	43	54	73	92	101	97

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Luccombe Chine

The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (SOU), 40 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: London Gatwick Airport (LGW) (92 km). The nearest large city is Portsmouth, 22 km to the north.

Airports

Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 40 kmnorth
Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 50 kmwest
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 92 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Portsmouth Population: 208.1K 22 kmnorth
Southampton Population: 269.8K 36 kmnorthwest
Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 51 kmwest
Poole Population: 151.5K 58 kmwest
Worthing Population: 113.9K 61 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Luccombe Chine

Within 100 km: 233 historic and cultural sites, 498 natural sites, 124 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km89 places

Portsea Island Natural site 23 kmN
Isle of Wight Island 11 kmNW
Calshot Beach Beach 24 kmNW
Bembridge Beach Beach 12 kmNE

25–60 km240 places

Brownsea Island Island 57 kmW
Avon Beach Beach 41 kmW
Studland Beach Beach 55 kmW
Climping Beach Beach 47 kmNE

60–100 km526 places

St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 68 kmNE
The Marlipins Museum Museum 68 kmE
Chesil Beach Beach 98 kmW
Man O'War Beach Beach 77 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Shanklin Town, Shanklin
1.8 km N
Ventnor Town, Ventnor
2.7 km SW
Luccombe Village Village, Shanklin
0.6 km N
Wroxall Village, Wroxall
3.2 km W
Sandown Town, Sandown
4.7 km N
Upper Bonchurch Neighbourhood, Ventnor
0.9 km S

Luccombe Chine

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Dunnose Head Natural site, Ventnor
1.1 km S
St Boniface Down Island, Wroxall
1.6 km SW
Ventnor Beach Beach, Ventnor
2.9 km SW
Appuldurcombe Down Mountain, Godshill
4.7 km W
Orchard Bay Natural site, Ventnor
4.6 km SW
Sandown Bay Natural site, Isle of Wight
4.1 km NE
Mount Bay Natural site, England
4.8 km SW
Woody Bay Natural site, Ventnor
5.8 km SW

Luccombe Chine

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026