Alton
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Alton

United Kingdom · England

Alton is a historic market town in East Hampshire, England, set at the source of the River Wey amid rolling countryside. It has a long history of brewing and a traditional high street with old coaching inns. Visitors come to explore the nearby village of Chawton, where Jane Austen lived and wrote, and to ride the Watercress Line, a heritage steam railway that starts in the town.

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Weather by month in Alton

MonthHighLowRain
Jan12.9°C-7.4°C79 mm
Feb15.3°C-6.9°C61 mm
Mar18.6°C-4.6°C57 mm
Apr23.6°C-2.5°C48 mm
May24.5°C0.5°C54 mm
Jun30.1°C5.1°C56 mm
Jul33.4°C8.2°C58 mm
Aug33.7°C6.6°C64 mm
Sep27.8°C4.4°C46 mm
Oct26°C-1.9°C86 mm
Nov17.4°C-3.5°C87 mm
Dec13.8°C-5.1°C85 mm

Average daily high and low (°C) and rain per month (mm). Source: NASA POWER.

Practical facts

Local time
UTC+0 · 6 h ahead of Costa Rica
Region
England
Main language
English
On the map
51.15° N, 0.97° W

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