Neighbourhood

Whale Island

Located in Portsmouth, England Coordinates: 50°49′03″ N 1°05′50″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 11 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 Airport23 km; BOH Bournemouth Airport52 km

About Whale Island

Whale Island is a neighbourhood. Location: Portsmouth, England. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (23 km). Nearby sights include Whale Island and HMS Victory.

Photos of Whale Island

Ports Down en:User:AlanFord · Public domain
Fort Southwick Martyn Pattison · CC BY-SA 2.0
Lumps Fort RAF · Public domain
Southsea Castle Geni · CC BY-SA 4.0
Fort Widley Martyn Pattison · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Whale Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 93 mm

Hottest month: July (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: November (93 mm)
Driest month: July (43 mm)

8° 3°

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10° 4°

13° 5°

16° 8°

19° 11°

22° 13°

21° 13°

19° 11°

15° 8°

11° 5°

9° 4°

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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 Whale Island
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	10°	13°	16°	19°	22°	21°	19°	15°	11°	9°
Average low (°C)	3°	2°	4°	5°	8°	11°	13°	13°	11°	8°	5°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	92	60	67	50	46	53	43	52	71	87	93	91

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Whale Island

The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (SOU), 23 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: London Gatwick Airport (LGW) (74 km). The nearest large city is Portsmouth, 2 km to the south.

Airports

Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 23 kmnorthwest
Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 52 kmwest
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 74 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Portsmouth Population: 208.1K 2 kmsouth
Southampton Population: 269.8K 24 kmnorthwest
Basingstoke Population: 107.6K 50 kmnorth
Worthing Population: 113.9K 51 kmeast
Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 56 kmwest

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

Day trips from Whale Island

Within 100 km: 367 historic and cultural sites, 629 natural sites, 224 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km157 places

Portsea Island Natural site 3 kmSE
Isle of Wight Island 20 kmSW
Calshot Beach Beach 15 kmW
Bembridge Beach Beach 14 kmS

25–60 km295 places

St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 57 kmE
The Marlipins Museum Museum 58 kmE
Avon Beach Beach 46 kmW
Climping Beach Beach 37 kmE

60–100 km768 places

Brownsea Island Island 63 kmW
Studland Beach Beach 62 kmW
Man O'War Beach Beach 86 kmW
Round Island Island 67 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Whale Island Island, Portsmouth
0.1 km S
HMS Victory Museum, Portsmouth
2 km SW
Mary Rose Museum Museum, Portsmouth
1.9 km SW
Fratton Park Landmark, Portsmouth
3.3 km SE
Victoria Park Natural site, Portsmouth
2.1 km S
Royal Navy Museum Museum, Portsmouth
2.1 km SW