Natural site

Dunnose Head

Located in Ventnor, Isle of Wight Coordinates: 50°36′03″ N 1°10′48″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 20 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Ventnor; 2 km W
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: SOU Southampton Airport41 km; BOH Bournemouth Airport51 km

About Dunnose Head

Dunnose Head is a natural site. Location: Ventnor, Isle of Wight. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Luccombe Chine and St Boniface Down.

Climate of Dunnose Head

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 3°)
Wettest month: November (101 mm)
Driest month: July (43 mm)

8° 3°

10° 4°

13° 5°

16° 8°

19° 11°

21° 13°

19° 11°

15° 8°

11° 5°

9° 4°

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Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

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 Dunnose Head
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	10°	13°	16°	19°	21°	21°	19°	15°	11°	9°
Average low (°C)	3°	3°	4°	5°	8°	11°	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 Dunnose Head

The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (SOU), 41 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: London Gatwick Airport (LGW) (93 km). The nearest large city is Portsmouth, 23 km to the north.

Airports

Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 41 kmnorth
Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 51 kmnorthwest
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 93 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Portsmouth Population: 208.1K 23 kmnorth
Southampton Population: 269.8K 37 kmnorthwest
Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 51 kmwest
Poole Population: 151.5K 58 kmwest
Worthing Population: 113.9K 62 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Dunnose Head

Within 100 km: 232 historic and cultural sites, 492 natural sites, 115 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km87 places

Portsea Island Natural site 24 kmN
Isle of Wight Island 12 kmNW
Bembridge Beach Beach 13 kmNE
Ventnor Beach Beach 2 kmSW

25–60 km235 places

Brownsea Island Island 57 kmW
Avon Beach Beach 42 kmW
Calshot Beach Beach 25 kmN
Studland Beach Beach 55 kmW

60–100 km517 places

St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 69 kmNE
The Marlipins Museum Museum 69 kmE
Chesil Beach Beach 98 kmW
Man O'War Beach Beach 77 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Ventnor Town, Ventnor
2 km W
Upper Bonchurch Neighbourhood, Ventnor
0.3 km NW
Shanklin Town, Shanklin
2.8 km N
Bonchurch Village, Ventnor
0.5 km W
Wroxall Village, Wroxall
3.5 km NW
Cowlease Neighbourhood, Ventnor
1.4 km SW

Dunnose Head

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Luccombe Chine Natural site, Shanklin
1.1 km N
St Boniface Down Island, Wroxall
1.3 km W
Ventnor Beach Beach, Ventnor
2.2 km SW
Orchard Bay Natural site, Ventnor
3.9 km SW
Mount Bay Natural site, England
4.2 km SW
Appuldurcombe Down Mountain, Godshill
4.7 km W
Woody Bay Natural site, Ventnor
5.2 km SW
Sandown Bay Natural site, Isle of Wight
4.9 km NE

Dunnose Head

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026