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===Climate=== Hampshire has a milder [[climate]] than most areas of the [[British Isles]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2006/oct/15/meteorology.uknews |title=Season of mice? How autumn lost its cool |series=The Observer |work=The Guardian |location=London |access-date=2 June 2008 |last=McKie |first=Robin |date=15 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002145706/http://www.theguardian.com/science/2006/oct/15/meteorology.uknews |archive-date=2 October 2013 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all}}</ref> being in the far south with the climate stabilising effect of the sea, but protected against the more extreme weather of the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] coast. Hampshire has a higher average annual temperature than the UK average at {{cvt|9.8|to|12|C|F}},<ref>Met Office, 2000. [http://www.metoffice.com/climate/uk/averages/19712000/tmean/17.gif Annual average temperature for the United Kingdom] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304032708/http://www.metoffice.com/climate/uk/averages/19712000/tmean/17.gif |date=4 March 2010 }}.</ref> average rainfall at {{cvt|640|-|1060|mm}} per year,<ref>Met Office, 2000. [http://www.metoffice.com/climate/uk/averages/19712000/rr/17.gif Annual average rainfall for the United Kingdom] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304032633/http://www.metoffice.com/climate/uk/averages/19712000/rr/17.gif |date=4 March 2010 }}.</ref> and holds higher than average sunshine totals of around 1,750 hours<ref name="Englandclimate">{{cite web |url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/location/england/index.html |title=Met Office:English Climate |access-date=4 August 2007 |publisher=Met Office |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070525051524/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/location/england/index.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=25 May 2007}}</ref> of sunshine per year.<ref>Met Office, 2000. [http://www.metoffice.com/climate/uk/averages/19712000/ss/17.gif Annual average sunshine for the United Kingdom] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304032747/http://www.metoffice.com/climate/uk/averages/19712000/ss/17.gif |date=4 March 2010 }}.</ref> {{Weather box |location = [[Southampton]], elevation 3 m, 1981β2010 |collapsed = y |metric first = y |single line = y |Jan high C = 8.4 |Feb high C = 8.6 |Mar high C = 11.1 |Apr high C = 14.0 |May high C = 17.5 |Jun high C = 20.2 |Jul high C = 22.4 |Aug high C = 22.3 |Sep high C = 19.8 |Oct high C = 15.6 |Nov high C = 11.7 |Dec high C = 8.9 |year high C = 15.1 |Jan low C = 2.9 |Feb low C = 2.6 |Mar low C = 4.1 |Apr low C = 5.7 |May low C = 9.0 |Jun low C = 11.7 |Jul low C = 13.7 |Aug low C = 13.7 |Sep low C = 11.4 |Oct low C = 8.9 |Nov low C = 5.4 |Dec low C = 3.2 |year low C = 7.7 |Jan rain mm = 81.4 |Feb rain mm = 58.3 |Mar rain mm = 60.0 |Apr rain mm = 50.7 |May rain mm = 49.0 |Jun rain mm = 50.4 |Jul rain mm = 42.0 |Aug rain mm = 50.4 |Sep rain mm = 60.4 |Oct rain mm = 93.8 |Nov rain mm = 94.0 |Dec rain mm = 89.2 |year rain mm = 779.4 |unit rain days = 1.0 mm |Jan rain days = 12.2 |Feb rain days = 9.2 |Mar rain days = 10.1 |Apr rain days = 8.8 |May rain days = 8.2 |Jun rain days = 7.7 |Jul rain days = 7.4 |Aug rain days = 7.7 |Sep rain days = 8.7 |Oct rain days = 11.5 |Nov rain days = 11.5 |Dec rain days = 11.8 |year rain days = 114.7 |Jan sun = 63.3 |Feb sun = 84.4 |Mar sun = 118.3 |Apr sun = 179.8 |May sun = 212.1 |Jun sun = 211.2 |Jul sun = 221.8 |Aug sun = 207.7 |Sep sun = 148.1 |Oct sun = 113.0 |Nov sun = 76.6 |Dec sun = 52.9 |year sun = 1689.3 |source 1 = [[Met Office]] (normals)<ref name=Metoffice>{{cite web |url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-climate-averages/gcp1844rg |title=Southampton W.C Climate Period: 1981β2010 |publisher=Met Office |access-date=2 December 2019 |df=dmy-all |archive-date=5 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200105135100/https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-climate-averages/gcp1844rg |url-status=live}}</ref> and Met Office<ref name="Regional mapped climate averages">{{cite web |url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/regmapavge.html# |title=Regional mapped climate averages |publisher=Met Office |date=November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229172355/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/regmapavge.html |archive-date=29 December 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |source 2 = Calculated from Met Office Data<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/stationdata/southamptondata.txt |title=Long Term weather data |publisher=Met Office |access-date=20 March 2011 |date=May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820183254/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/stationdata/southamptondata.txt |archive-date= 20 August 2011 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> }} {{Weather box |location = [[Southsea]], Portsmouth 1976β2006 |collapsed = y |metric first = yes |single line = yes |Jan high C = 9.6 |Feb high C = 8.8 |Mar high C = 10.6 |Apr high C = 13.4 |May high C = 16.8 |Jun high C = 19.4 |Jul high C = 21.8 |Aug high C = 21.8 |Sep high C = 19.3 |Oct high C = 15.8 |Nov high C = 12.0 |Dec high C = 10.0 |Jan low C = 5.1 |Feb low C = 4.3 |Mar low C = 5.4 |Apr low C = 6.4 |May low C = 9.6 |Jun low C = 12.3 |Jul low C = 15.0 |Aug low C = 15.0 |Sep low C = 12.8 |Oct low C = 10.9 |Nov low C = 7.5 |Dec low C = 5.9 |Jan precipitation mm = 65 |Feb precipitation mm = 50 |Mar precipitation mm = 52 |Apr precipitation mm = 42 |May precipitation mm = 28 |Jun precipitation mm = 40 |Jul precipitation mm = 32 |Aug precipitation mm = 43 |Sep precipitation mm = 62 |Oct precipitation mm = 81 |Nov precipitation mm = 72 |Dec precipitation mm = 80 |Jan rain days = 11.2 |Feb rain days = 9.5 |Mar rain days = 8.3 |Apr rain days = 7.6 |May rain days = 6.5 |Jun rain days = 7.4 |Jul rain days = 5.4 |Aug rain days = 6.6 |Sep rain days = 8.5 |Oct rain days = 10.9 |Nov rain days = 10.3 |Dec rain days = 11.2 |Jan sun = 67.9 |Feb sun = 89.6 |Mar sun = 132.7 |Apr sun = 200.5 |May sun = 240.8 |Jun sun = 247.6 |Jul sun = 261.8 |Aug sun = 240.7 |Sep sun = 172.9 |Oct sun = 121.8 |Nov sun = 82.3 |Dec sun = 60.5 |Jan percentsun = 26 |Feb percentsun = 31 |Mar percentsun = 36 |Apr percentsun = 49 |May percentsun = 51 |Jun percentsun = 51 |Jul percentsun = 54 |Aug percentsun = 54 |Sep percentsun = 46 |Oct percentsun = 38 |Nov percentsun = 31 |Dec percentsun = 25 |source 1 = Met Office<ref name="Regional mapped climate averages"/> |date=October 2010 }} {{Weather box |location = Leckford, [[Andover, Hampshire|Andover]] elevation 117m, 1971β2000, extremes 1960β2007 |collapsed = y |metric first = y |single line = y |Jan record high C = 13.5 |Feb record high C = 15.4 |Mar record high C = 20.0 |Apr record high C = 25.3 |May record high C = 27.2 |Jun record high C = 33.5 |Jul record high C = 33.8 |Aug record high C = 34.7 |Sep record high C = 28.9 |Oct record high C = 24.0 |Nov record high C = 17.0 |Dec record high C = 14.9 |year record high C = 34.7 |Jan high C = 7.0 |Feb high C = 7.3 |Mar high C = 9.9 |Apr high C = 12.6 |May high C = 16.3 |Jun high C = 18.9 |Jul high C = 21.8 |Aug high C = 21.8 |Sep high C = 18.3 |Oct high C = 14.0 |Nov high C = 9.9 |Dec high C = 7.8 |year high C = |Jan low C = 1.2 |Feb low C = 1.0 |Mar low C = 2.6 |Apr low C = 3.7 |May low C = 6.5 |Jun low C = 9.1 |Jul low C = 11.3 |Aug low C = 11.4 |Sep low C = 9.5 |Oct low C = 6.9 |Nov low C = 3.7 |Dec low C = 2.2 |year low C = |Jan record low C = β13.9 |Feb record low C = β10.5 |Mar record low C = -8.3 |Apr record low C = β5.6 |May record low C = -2.2 |Jun record low C = 0.6 |Jul record low C = 3.3 |Aug record low C = 4.4 |Sep record low C = 1.0 |Oct record low C = β3.1 |Nov record low C = β7.5 |Dec record low C = β15.6 |year record low C = β15.6 |Jan precipitation mm = 88.07 |Feb precipitation mm = 58.81 |Mar precipitation mm = 63.31 |Apr precipitation mm = 51.93 |May precipitation mm = 50.85 |Jun precipitation mm = 59.27 |Jul precipitation mm = 42.57 |Aug precipitation mm = 59.22 |Sep precipitation mm = 69.60 |Oct precipitation mm = 84.06 |Nov precipitation mm = 82.12 |Dec precipitation mm = 94.9 |year precipitation mm = |source 1 = KNMI<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/mapserver/climatology.php?indexcat=4&indexid=TNn&periodidselect=1971-2000&seasonid=3&scalelogidselect=no&minx=-913333.333334&miny=-4872857.142858&maxx=820000.000000&maxy=-3572857.142857&MapSize=560%2C420&imagewidth=560&imageheight=420&CMD=QUERY_POINT&CMD=QUERY_POINT#bottom |title=Climate Normals 1971β2000 |publisher=KNMI |access-date= 3 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513211411/http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/mapserver/climatology.php?indexcat=4&indexid=TNn&periodidselect=1971-2000&seasonid=3&scalelogidselect=no&minx=-913333.333334&miny=-4872857.142858&maxx=820000.000000&maxy=-3572857.142857&MapSize=560,420&imagewidth=560&imageheight=420&CMD=QUERY_POINT&CMD=QUERY_POINT#bottom |archive-date=13 May 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref> |date=Mar 2011 }} {{Weather box |location = [[Solent]] MRSC 1981β2010 |collapsed = yes |metric first = yes |single line = yes |Jan high C = 8.2 |Feb high C = 8.2 |Mar high C = 10.5 |Apr high C = 13.2 |May high C = 16.7 |Jun high C = 19.2 |Jul high C = 21.4 |Aug high C = 21.4 |Sep high C = 19.0 |Oct high C = 15.5 |Nov high C = 11.5 |Dec high C = 8.7 |Jan low C = 3.4 |Feb low C = 2.8 |Mar low C = 4.5 |Apr low C = 6.1 |May low C = 9.2 |Jun low C = 12.1 |Jul low C = 14.2 |Aug low C = 14.3 |Sep low C = 12.2 |Oct low C = 9.6 |Nov low C = 6.2 |Dec low C = 3.8 |Jan precipitation mm = 68.8 |Feb precipitation mm = 49.3 |Mar precipitation mm = 51.6 |Apr precipitation mm = 42.4 |May precipitation mm = 43.4 |Jun precipitation mm = 42.0 |Jul precipitation mm = 44.5 |Aug precipitation mm = 50.0 |Sep precipitation mm = 53.7 |Oct precipitation mm = 86.2 |Nov precipitation mm = 83.2 |Dec precipitation mm = 83.9 |source 1 = UK Met Office<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/climate/solent-mrsc |title=UK Clima Solent MRSC |access-date=29 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002122741/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/climate/solent-mrsc#?tab=climateTables |archive-date=2 October 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> |date=June 2013}} {{Weather box |location = [[Farnborough, Hampshire|Farnborough]], Hampshire, UK 1981-2010 |collapsed = yes |metric first = yes |single line = yes |Jan high C = 7.7 |Feb high C = 8.0 |Mar high C = 10.9 |Apr high C = 13.8 |May high C = 17.3 |Jun high C = 20.3 |Jul high C = 22.7 |Aug high C = 22.3 |Sep high C = 19.2 |Oct high C = 15.0 |Nov high C = 10.7 |Dec high C = 7.9 |Jan low C = 1.3 |Feb low C = 1.0 |Mar low C = 2.7 |Apr low C = 4.1 |May low C = 7.3 |Jun low C = 10.3 |Jul low C = 12.4 |Aug low C = 12.1 |Sep low C = 9.7 |Oct low C = 7.1 |Nov low C = 3.6 |Dec low C = 1.6 |Jan precipitation mm = 67.8 |Feb precipitation mm = 49.0 |Mar precipitation mm = 50.3 |Apr precipitation mm = 48.5 |May precipitation mm = 52.4 |Jun precipitation mm = 45.6 |Jul precipitation mm = 45.0 |Aug precipitation mm = 52.8 |Sep precipitation mm = 57.0 |Oct precipitation mm = 79.2 |Nov precipitation mm = 74.4 |Dec precipitation mm = 69.2 |Jan rain days = 11.6 |Feb rain days = 9.4 |Mar rain days = 10.4 |Apr rain days = 9.2 |May rain days = 8.9 |Jun rain days = 7.9 |Jul rain days = 7.5 |Aug rain days = 8.1 |Sep rain days = 8.3 |Oct rain days = 11.4 |Nov rain days = 11.6 |Dec rain days = 11.1 |Jan sun = 53.2 |Feb sun = 75.2 |Mar sun = 112.2 |Apr sun = 166.5 |May sun = 193.3 |Jun sun = 185.0 |Jul sun = 212.0 |Aug sun = 201.0 |Sep sun = 142.9 |Oct sun = 112.4 |Nov sun = 67.5 |Dec sun = 50.6 |source 1 = UK Met Office<ref name=Weather1>{{cite web |website=metoffice.gov.uk |url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-climate-averages/gcp7wrjcg |title=Monthly Averages for Farnborough, United Kingdom |access-date=18 September 2021 |df=dmy-all |url-status=live |archive-date=18 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918163455/https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-climate-averages/gcp7wrjcg }}</ref> |date=September 2021 }}
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