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Municipality

Barking and Dagenham

Located in Greater London, England Coordinates: 51°33′00″ N 0°07′00″ E

Map showing the location of Barking and Dagenham Barking and Dagenham
Location in United Kingdom
Population
206,460
206.5K
Elevation
9 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
30
listed under Barking and Dagenham
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LCY London City Airport7 km
STN London Stansted Airport38 km

About Barking and Dagenham

Barking and Dagenham is a municipality. Location: Greater London, England. Population: 206,460. Elevation: 9 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London City Airport (7 km). Nearby sights include Great Ilford Lavender Mount and Upton Park.

Climate of Barking and Dagenham

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 61 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (61 mm)
Driest month
February (39 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 Barking and Dagenham
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°13°17°20°23°23°19°15°11°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°10°13°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)613946434651424856606158

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Barking and Dagenham

The nearest airport is London City Airport (LCY), 7 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: London Stansted Airport (STN) (38 km). The nearest large city is Barking, 3 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • London City Airport (LCY) London 7 kmsouthwest
  • London Stansted Airport (STN) London, Essex 38 kmnorth
  • London Southend Airport (SEN) Southend-on-Sea, Essex 40 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Barking Population: 218.5K 3 kmsouthwest
  • Ilford Population: 168.2K 3 kmwest
  • Dagenham Population: 108.4K 3 kmeast
  • Walthamstow Population: 109.4K 11 kmnorthwest
  • Bexley Population: 228K 12 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Barking and Dagenham

Within 100 km: 828 historic and cultural sites, 571 natural sites, 324 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km327 places

  • White Hart Lane Landmark 14 kmNW
  • Rook Island Island 6 kmNW
  • Duck Island Island 18 kmW
  • Lincoln Island Island 6 kmNW

25–60 km605 places

  • Isle of Sheppey Island 53 kmE
  • Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 34 kmSE
  • Yantlet beach Beach 40 kmE
  • Central Beach Beach 58 kmE

60–100 km791 places

  • St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 84 kmS
  • The Marlipins Museum Museum 84 kmS
  • Camber Sands Beach 83 kmSE
  • West Mersea Beach Beach 62 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Barking and Dagenham and similar cities

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

Measure Barking and Dagenham Portsmouth Swindon Dudley
Population 206.5K 208.1K 201.7K 199.1K
Elevation 9 m 6 m 113 m 161 m
Summer day (hottest month) 23° 22° 21° 20°
Winter night (coldest month) 2° 2° 1° 1°
Annual rainfall 611 mm 805 mm 683 mm 1,073 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 119 km 132 km 184 km

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

Places in Barking and Dagenham

30 places
  1. 1 Barking 218.5K
  2. 2 Dagenham 108.4K
  3. 3 Becontree 100K
  4. 4 Chadwell Heath 9.6K

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

Cities & villages23

Mountains & nature1

Heritage & sights2

Nearby attractions & nature

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