The Royal Albert Dock in Liverpool, with the Liver Building beyond

Southampton ferry port

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Ferryu lists 2 ferry routes from Southampton.

Ferries leave Southampton for Cowes and East Cowes, with Red Funnel.

Pick a route to see the operators I list on it and where to book with them.

Ferries from Southampton

Crossings from and to Southampton

CowesEast CowesSouthampton
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Weather in Southampton

  • Warmest month: July, average high 22°C.
  • Wettest month: October, about 75 mm of rain.
  • Sea at its warmest in August, about 19°C.

Temperature

  • Air, average daily low to high (1991–2020)
  • Sea surface, monthly average (2023–2024)
0510152025°CJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: air 3.3 to 8.1°C, sea 8.4°CFebruary: air 3.1 to 8.4°C, sea 8.3°CMarch: air 4.3 to 10.7°C, sea 8.7°CApril: air 5.8 to 13.5°C, sea 10.7°CMay: air 8.7 to 16.6°C, sea 13.8°CJune: air 11.5 to 19.4°C, sea 17.0°CJuly: air 13.5 to 21.5°C, sea 18.5°CAugust: air 13.4 to 21.2°C, sea 19.4°CSeptember: air 11.3 to 18.7°C, sea 18.7°COctober: air 8.8 to 14.9°C, sea 16.2°CNovember: air 5.8 to 11.1°C, sea 12.9°CDecember: air 3.8 to 8.6°C, sea 10.1°C22°

Rain

Average total for the month, mm (1991–2020)

0255075100 mmJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: 66.6 mmFebruary: 51.5 mmMarch: 48.1 mmApril: 55.9 mmMay: 56.7 mmJune: 54.2 mmJuly: 52.6 mmAugust: 65.2 mmSeptember: 53.7 mmOctober: 75.3 mmNovember: 75.2 mmDecember: 71.0 mm75

Temperature

  • Air, average daily low to high (1991–2020)
  • Sea surface, monthly average (2023–2024)
0510152025°CJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: air 3.3 to 8.1°C, sea 8.4°CFebruary: air 3.1 to 8.4°C, sea 8.3°CMarch: air 4.3 to 10.7°C, sea 8.7°CApril: air 5.8 to 13.5°C, sea 10.7°CMay: air 8.7 to 16.6°C, sea 13.8°CJune: air 11.5 to 19.4°C, sea 17.0°CJuly: air 13.5 to 21.5°C, sea 18.5°CAugust: air 13.4 to 21.2°C, sea 19.4°CSeptember: air 11.3 to 18.7°C, sea 18.7°COctober: air 8.8 to 14.9°C, sea 16.2°CNovember: air 5.8 to 11.1°C, sea 12.9°CDecember: air 3.8 to 8.6°C, sea 10.1°C22°

Rain

Average total for the month, mm (1991–2020)

0255075100 mmJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: 66.6 mmFebruary: 51.5 mmMarch: 48.1 mmApril: 55.9 mmMay: 56.7 mmJune: 54.2 mmJuly: 52.6 mmAugust: 65.2 mmSeptember: 53.7 mmOctober: 75.3 mmNovember: 75.2 mmDecember: 71.0 mm75
Show the numbers
Monthly averages for Southampton
MonthHigh °CLow °CRain mmSea °C
January8.13.366.68.4
February8.43.151.58.3
March10.74.348.18.7
April13.55.855.910.7
May16.68.756.713.8
June19.411.554.217.0
July21.513.552.618.5
August21.213.465.219.4
September18.711.353.718.7
October14.98.875.316.2
November11.15.875.212.9
December8.63.871.010.1

1991–2020 averages, ERA5 via Open-Meteo, read at the grid point nearest the port (13 km away). Sea surface: 2023–2024 averages from the Open-Meteo Marine Weather API, which has no sea temperatures before late 2022.

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