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Worthing

Located in Worthing District, West Sussex Coordinates: 50°49′05″ N 0°22′31″ W

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Location in United Kingdom
Population
113,866
113.9K
Elevation
7 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LGW London Gatwick Airport39 km
SOU Southampton Airport71 km

About Worthing

Worthing is a city. Location: Worthing District, West Sussex. Population: 113,866. Elevation: 7 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London Gatwick Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Durrington Minature Railway and Lancing Ring.

Climate of Worthing

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 84 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (84 mm)
Driest month
July (40 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 Worthing
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°11°13°17°20°22°22°19°15°11°8°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)815457454349405066818484

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Worthing

The nearest airport is London Gatwick Airport (LGW), 39 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Brighton, 17 km to the east.

Airports

  • London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 39 kmnorth
  • Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 71 kmwest
  • London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 73 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Brighton Population: 283.9K 17 kmeast
  • Crawley Population: 124K 35 kmnorth
  • Eastbourne Population: 101.7K 47 kmeast
  • Portsmouth Population: 208.1K 51 kmwest
  • Woking Population: 103.9K 57 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Worthing

Within 100 km: 571 historic and cultural sites, 523 natural sites, 234 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km70 places

  • St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 7 kmE
  • The Marlipins Museum Museum 7 kmE
  • Climping Beach Beach 14 kmW
  • Rookery Island Island 22 kmNW

25–60 km377 places

  • Portsea Island Natural site 49 kmW
  • Pagham Beach Beach 26 kmW
  • Bembridge Beach Beach 52 kmW
  • Whale Island Island 51 kmW

60–100 km881 places

  • Isle of Wight Island 66 kmW
  • White Hart Lane Landmark 90 kmN
  • Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 89 kmNE
  • Avon Beach Beach 96 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Worthing and similar cities

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

Measure Worthing Doncaster Chesterfield Chelmsford
Population 113.9K 113.6K 113.1K 111.5K
Elevation 7 m 19 m 89 m 33 m
Summer day (hottest month) 22° 21° 21° 22°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 1° 1° 1°
Annual rainfall 734 mm 574 mm 830 mm 589 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 305 km 280 km 118 km

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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