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The great British past time is discussing the weather it seems to be an obsession, I suppose understandable given the variety of weather we get in this country. The Isle of Wight’s weather however does stand apart from the British mainland; it’s amazing just how the 2 mile stretch of water known as the Solent can have such a bearing on the Isle of Wight weather.

There are many occasions were rain belts can be seen running along the southern coast line of Britain but never crosses the Solent.
The Isle of Wight is known to be one of the sunniest places in the British Isles with a very mild sub climate compared to southern England the Islands farmers enjoy a longer growing season because of this.

The southern side of the Island regularly tops the sunshine charts during the summer creating popular holiday destinations for tourists in Sandown, Shanklin & Ventnor.

St Boniface Down the highest down on the Isle of Wight surrounds Ventnor by the nature of the topography being predominately south facing this creates a microclimate in this area so much so that the botanical gardens in Ventnor can grow species of plants that are more akin to the Mediterranean climate. You can understand why the tourist market grow in the Victorian times with the advent of the steam railway arriving along the southern coast of the Isle of Wight these areas are still popular today offering miles of golden sands & safe blue ribbon beaches for children to play on.

With the influence of the Gulf Stream and the Isle of Wight’s location off the south coast the UK the Islands temperatures have a tendency to be higher than the mainland, an average summers day temperature is 21c (71f) while an average winter temperature is 4c (39f).

From a holiday prospective if you are planning to visit the Island for a vacation staying in one of the Isle of Wight’s boutique hotels or self catering accommodation, one of the best kept secrets is to try early season April, May or late season September, October the weather is generally very good with pleasant temperatures as well as taking advantage low season offers also the Island is not as busy as the high season so getting around or making reservations at your favourite pubs or restaurants should not be a problem.

The Isle of Wight has suffered from extreme weather the great storm of 1987 where the TV weather presenter Michael Fish told viewers confidently the country was not going to be hit by a hurricane. Well hurricane force winds hit the Isle of Wight at 2am knocking down trees, ripping off roofs & creating mountainous waves that washed away Shanklin Pier. But this is the exception to the norm the last time the Isle of Wight had weather this bad was in the 17 century so do not worry too much.

The Isle of Wight has idyllic weather generally with a mild & temperate winter climate & some glorious summer days that are enjoyed by the residence & tourists alike. 


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