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Municipality

Epping Forest District

Located in Essex, England Coordinates: 51°42′46″ N 0°09′56″ E

Map showing the location of Epping Forest District Epping Forest District
Location in United Kingdom
Population
130,321
130.3K
Elevation
84 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
28
listed under Epping Forest District
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
STN London Stansted Airport20 km
LCY London City Airport24 km

About Epping Forest District

Epping Forest District is a municipality. Location: Essex, England. Population: 130,321. Elevation: 84 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London Stansted Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Navestock Slades and Harlow Mill.

Climate of Epping Forest District

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 60 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (60 mm)
Driest month
February (40 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Epping Forest District
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°12°16°19°22°22°18°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)604047444651444957606058

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Epping Forest District

The nearest airport is London Stansted Airport (STN), 20 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dagenham, 18 km to the south.

Airports

  • London Stansted Airport (STN) London, Essex 20 kmnorth
  • London City Airport (LCY) London 24 kmsouth
  • London Southend Airport (SEN) Southend-on-Sea, Essex 40 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dagenham Population: 108.4K 18 kmsouth
  • Ilford Population: 168.2K 18 kmsouth
  • Enfield Population: 156.9K 19 kmwest
  • Walthamstow Population: 109.4K 19 kmsouthwest
  • Tottenham Population: 130K 20 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Epping Forest District

Within 100 km: 833 historic and cultural sites, 493 natural sites, 324 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km116 places

  • White Hart Lane Landmark 20 kmSW
  • Rook Island Island 18 kmSW
  • Lincoln Island Island 18 kmSW
  • Latton Island Island 9 kmNW

25–60 km780 places

  • Isle of Sheppey Island 58 kmSE
  • Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 45 kmSE
  • West Mersea Beach Beach 53 kmE
  • Yantlet beach Beach 44 kmSE

60–100 km754 places

  • Camber Sands Beach 97 kmSE
  • Central Beach Beach 63 kmSE
  • Hastings Beach Beach 100 kmS
  • The Lynch Island 77 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Epping Forest District and similar cities

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

Measure Epping Forest District Colchester Tottenham Exeter
Population 130.3K 130.2K 130K 130.7K
Elevation 84 m 29 m 15 m 46 m
Summer day (hottest month) 22° 22° 23° 21°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 1° 2° 3°
Annual rainfall 616 mm 560 mm 624 mm 949 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 55 km 20 km 280 km

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

Places in Epping Forest District

28 places

Cities & villages28

Nearby attractions & nature

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