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Municipality

Colchester District

Located in Essex, England Coordinates: 51°52′15″ N 0°51′53″ E

Map showing the location of Colchester District Colchester District
Location in United Kingdom
Population
186,635
186.6K
Elevation
36 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
51
listed under Colchester District
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SEN London Southend Airport35 km
STN London Stansted Airport43 km

About Colchester District

Colchester District is a municipality. Location: Essex, England. Population: 186,635. Elevation: 36 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London Southend Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Roman River and River Colne.

Climate of Colchester District

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 58 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (58 mm)
Driest month
February (34 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 Colchester District
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°12°17°20°22°22°19°15°10°8°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°7°9°12°12°10°7°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)503441424151374751565852

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Colchester District

The nearest airport is London Southend Airport (SEN), 35 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: London Stansted Airport (STN) (43 km). The nearest large city is Colchester, 3 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • London Southend Airport (SEN) Southend-on-Sea, Essex 35 kmsouth
  • London Stansted Airport (STN) London, Essex 43 kmwest
  • London City Airport (LCY) London 69 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Colchester Population: 130.2K 3 kmnortheast
  • Ipswich Population: 178.8K 29 kmnortheast
  • Chelmsford Population: 111.5K 31 kmsouthwest
  • Southend-on-Sea Population: 295.3K 38 kmsouth
  • Basildon Population: 144.9K 44 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Colchester District

Within 100 km: 704 historic and cultural sites, 304 natural sites, 214 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km55 places

  • West Mersea Beach Beach 12 kmSE
  • Osea Island Island 18 kmS
  • Northey Island Island 20 kmSW
  • Mersea Island Island 11 kmSE

25–60 km233 places

  • Isle of Sheppey Island 52 kmS
  • Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 59 kmSW
  • Yantlet beach Beach 46 kmS
  • Central Beach Beach 52 kmS

60–100 km934 places

  • White Hart Lane Landmark 71 kmSW
  • Aldeburgh's Beach Beach 60 kmNE
  • Sunny Sands Beach 91 kmS
  • Isle of Oxney Island 95 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Colchester District and similar cities

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

Measure Colchester District Sutton St Helens Ipswich
Population 186.6K 187.6K 183.2K 178.8K
Elevation 36 m 83 m 31 m 18 m
Summer day (hottest month) 22° 23° 20° 22°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 1° 1° 1°
Annual rainfall 560 mm 633 mm 823 mm 578 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 94 km 300 km 29 km

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

Places in Colchester District

51 places
  1. 1 Colchester 130.2K

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

Cities & villages45

Mountains & nature2

Heritage & sights3

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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