Village

Houghton

Located in Arun District, West Sussex Coordinates: 50°53′19″ N 0°34′32″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 110 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside: 2; listed under Houghton
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: LGW London Gatwick Airport40 km; SOU Southampton Airport55 km

About Houghton

Houghton is a village. Location: Arun District, West Sussex. Elevation: 110 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London Gatwick Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Amberley Castle and Westburton Hill.

Photos of Houghton

Amberley Castle Jonathan Day from Brighton, UK · CC BY 2.0

Climate of Houghton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 87 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (88 mm)
Driest month: July (47 mm)

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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 Houghton
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	10°	12°	16°	18°	21°	21°	18°	14°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	7°	9°	11°	11°	9°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	88	55	65	52	49	53	47	56	74	85	87	87

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Houghton

The nearest airport is London Gatwick Airport (LGW), 40 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Worthing, 16 km to the southeast.

Airports

London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 40 kmnortheast
Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 55 kmwest
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 65 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

Worthing Population: 113.9K 16 kmsoutheast
Brighton Population: 283.9K 31 kmeast
Crawley Population: 124K 37 kmnortheast
Portsmouth Population: 208.1K 38 kmwest
Woking Population: 103.9K 48 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Houghton

Within 100 km: 605 historic and cultural sites, 575 natural sites, 247 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km102 places

St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 21 kmE
The Marlipins Museum Museum 22 kmE
Climping Beach Beach 10 kmS
Pagham Beach Beach 18 kmSW

25–60 km436 places

Portsea Island Natural site 36 kmW
Isle of Wight Island 55 kmSW
Calshot Beach Beach 53 kmW
Bembridge Beach Beach 42 kmSW

60–100 km889 places

White Hart Lane Landmark 87 kmNE
Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 95 kmNE
Avon Beach Beach 84 kmW
Camber Sands Beach 96 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Houghton

2 places

1 Houghton 153

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

Mountains & nature1

Rewell Hill · Mountain

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Amberley Castle Historic site, Amberley
3.4 km NE
Westburton Hill Mountain, Bury
2.2 km N
WWT Arundel Natural site, South Stoke
3.3 km SE
Arundel Castle Historic site, Arundel
4 km SE
Lyminster Siege Castle Historic site, Lyminster and Crossbush
4.9 km SE
Glatting Beacon Mountain, Bignor
4.3 km NW