Village

Rayleigh

Located in Rochford, Essex Coordinates: 51°35′39″ N 0°36′21″ E

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 41 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside: 3; listed under Rayleigh
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: SEN London Southend Airport7 km; LCY London City Airport39 km

About Rayleigh

Rayleigh is a village. Location: Rochford, Essex. Elevation: 41 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London Southend Airport (7 km). Nearby sights include Hadleigh Castle and Thundersley Hill.

Photos of Rayleigh

Hadleigh Castle JohnArmagh · Public domain

Climate of Rayleigh

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 56 mm

Hottest month: July (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: November (56 mm)
Driest month: February (33 mm)

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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 Rayleigh
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	10°	12°	16°	19°	22°	22°	19°	15°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	1°	3°	4°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	52	33	41	38	41	52	39	48	50	55	56	51

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rayleigh

The nearest airport is London Southend Airport (SEN), 7 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: London Stansted Airport (STN) (41 km). The nearest large city is Southend-on-Sea, 10 km to the southeast.

Airports

London Southend Airport (SEN) Southend-on-Sea, Essex 7 kmsoutheast
London City Airport (LCY) London 39 kmwest
London Stansted Airport (STN) London, Essex 41 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Southend-on-Sea Population: 295.3K 10 kmsoutheast
Basildon Population: 144.9K 11 kmwest
Chelmsford Population: 111.5K 18 kmnorthwest
Gillingham Population: 101.2K 23 kmsouth
Dagenham Population: 108.4K 31 kmwest

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

Day trips from Rayleigh

Within 100 km: 746 historic and cultural sites, 437 natural sites, 273 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km76 places

Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 24 kmS
Yantlet beach Beach 14 kmS
Osea Island Island 18 kmNE
Northey Island Island 16 kmNE

25–60 km571 places

Isle of Sheppey Island 27 kmSE
White Hart Lane Landmark 47 kmW
West Mersea Beach Beach 30 kmNE
Central Beach Beach 31 kmSE

60–100 km809 places

Camber Sands Beach 75 kmS
Aldeburgh's Beach Beach 93 kmNE
Sunny Sands Beach 70 kmSE
Hastings Beach Beach 83 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Rayleigh

3 places

1 Rayleigh 32.4K

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

Heritage & sights2

Rayleigh Mediumwave Transmitter · Landmark
Rayleigh Mount · Historic site

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Hadleigh Castle Historic site, Castle Point District
5.5 km S
Thundersley Hill Mountain, Castle Point District
3.9 km SW
Plumberow Mount Historic site, Hockley
4.1 km NE
Roots Hall Landmark, Southend-on-Sea
8.3 km SE
Canvey Island Island, England
6.9 km S
Two Tree Island Island, Leigh-on-Sea
6.8 km S