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Municipality

Chichester District

Located in West Sussex, England Coordinates: 50°55′00″ N 0°47′00″ W

Map showing the location of Chichester District Chichester District
Location in United Kingdom
Population
118,175
118.2K
Elevation
115 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
68
listed under Chichester District
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SOU Southampton Airport40 km
LGW London Gatwick Airport49 km

About Chichester District

Chichester District is a municipality. Location: West Sussex, England. Population: 118,175. Elevation: 115 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Butser Hill and Tote Copse Castle.

Climate of Chichester District

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 96 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (99 mm)
Driest month
July (52 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 Chichester District
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°12°16°19°21°21°18°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°1°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)996375585357526179929697

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Chichester District

The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (SOU), 40 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: London Gatwick Airport (LGW) (49 km). The nearest large city is Portsmouth, 25 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 40 kmwest
  • London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 49 kmnortheast
  • London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 66 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Portsmouth Population: 208.1K 25 kmsouthwest
  • Worthing Population: 113.9K 31 kmeast
  • Southampton Population: 269.8K 44 kmwest
  • Basingstoke Population: 107.6K 44 kmnorthwest
  • Brighton Population: 283.9K 46 kmeast

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

Day trips from Chichester District

Within 100 km: 615 historic and cultural sites, 649 natural sites, 254 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km136 places

  • Portsea Island Natural site 24 kmSW
  • Climping Beach Beach 20 kmSE
  • Pagham Beach Beach 17 kmS
  • Whale Island Island 25 kmSW

25–60 km402 places

  • Isle of Wight Island 44 kmSW
  • St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 36 kmE
  • The Marlipins Museum Museum 37 kmE
  • Calshot Beach Beach 39 kmW

60–100 km980 places

  • White Hart Lane Landmark 91 kmNE
  • Brownsea Island Island 87 kmW
  • Avon Beach Beach 70 kmW
  • Studland Beach Beach 87 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Chichester District and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Chichester District Rotherham Cheltenham Burton-on-Trent
Population 118.2K 117.6K 118.8K 122.2K
Elevation 115 m 41 m 60 m 49 m
Summer day (hottest month) 21° 22° 22° 21°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 1° 1° 1°
Annual rainfall 882 mm 817 mm 800 mm 678 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 282 km 142 km 219 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Chichester District

68 places
  1. 1 Chichester 31.7K

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

Cities & villages59

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