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Lewes

Located in East Sussex, England Coordinates: 50°52′40″ N 0°00′39″ E

Map showing the location of Lewes Lewes
Location in United Kingdom
Population
101,381
101.4K
Elevation
5 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
30
listed under Lewes
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LGW London Gatwick Airport33 km
LCY London City Airport70 km

About Lewes

Lewes is a municipality. Location: East Sussex, England. Population: 101,381. Elevation: 5 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London Gatwick Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Bullock Hill and AmEx Stadium.

Climate of Lewes

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 89 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (89 mm)
Driest month
July (43 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 Lewes
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°13°16°19°21°21°19°15°11°9°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°8°10°13°12°10°8°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)875660494756435171868988

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lewes

The nearest airport is London Gatwick Airport (LGW), 33 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Brighton, 12 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 33 kmnorthwest
  • London City Airport (LCY) London 70 kmnorth
  • London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 74 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Brighton Population: 283.9K 12 kmsouthwest
  • Eastbourne Population: 101.7K 23 kmsoutheast
  • Worthing Population: 113.9K 28 kmwest
  • Crawley Population: 124K 30 kmnorthwest
  • Sutton Population: 187.6K 55 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Lewes

Within 100 km: 602 historic and cultural sites, 492 natural sites, 250 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km90 places

  • St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 21 kmW
  • The Marlipins Museum Museum 21 kmW
  • The Island Island 9 kmS
  • Hawk Island Island 13 kmN

25–60 km307 places

  • Camber Sands Beach 55 kmE
  • Hastings Beach Beach 39 kmE
  • Climping Beach Beach 42 kmW
  • Pagham Beach Beach 54 kmW

60–100 km947 places

  • Portsea Island Natural site 76 kmW
  • Isle of Wight Island 94 kmW
  • Isle of Sheppey Island 82 kmNE
  • White Hart Lane Landmark 81 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Lewes and similar cities

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

Measure Lewes Bath Gillingham Worcester
Population 101.4K 101.6K 101.2K 101.7K
Elevation 5 m 96 m 31 m 29 m
Summer day (hottest month) 21° 21° 22° 21°
Winter night (coldest month) 2° 2° 2° 1°
Annual rainfall 783 mm 835 mm 590 mm 824 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 175 km 68 km 213 km

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

Places in Lewes

30 places
  1. 1 Lewes 17.3K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages29

Nearby attractions & nature

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