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Barnet

Located in Greater London, England Coordinates: 51°39′26″ N 0°12′51″ W

Map showing the location of Barnet Barnet
Location in United Kingdom
Population
386,083
386.1K
Elevation
121 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
51
listed under Barnet
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LCY London City Airport25 km
LTN London Luton Airport26 km

About Barnet

Barnet is a municipality. Location: Greater London, England. Population: 386,083. Elevation: 121 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London City Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Saffron Green Mediumwave Transmitter, Mast 4 and Saffron Green Mediumwave Transmitter, Mast 3.

Climate of Barnet

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 61 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
October (64 mm)
Driest month
February (41 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 Barnet
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°13°17°20°22°22°19°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)634149465055435158646162

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Barnet

The nearest airport is London City Airport (LCY), 25 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: London Luton Airport (LTN) (26 km). The nearest large city is Enfield, 9 km to the east.

Airports

  • London City Airport (LCY) London 25 kmsoutheast
  • London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 26 kmnorthwest
  • London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 27 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Enfield Population: 156.9K 9 kmeast
  • Archway Population: 215.7K 11 kmsoutheast
  • Tottenham Population: 130K 12 kmsoutheast
  • Harrow Population: 149.2K 12 kmsouthwest
  • Watford Population: 125.7K 13 kmwest

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

Day trips from Barnet

Within 100 km: 847 historic and cultural sites, 585 natural sites, 310 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km384 places

  • White Hart Lane Landmark 12 kmSE
  • Lot's Ait Island 20 kmS
  • Rook Island Island 20 kmSE
  • Glover's Island Island 24 kmS

25–60 km628 places

  • The Lynch Island 51 kmW
  • Canvey Island Island 57 kmE
  • Holm Island Island 33 kmSW
  • Sunbury Court Island 30 kmSW

60–100 km730 places

  • Isle of Sheppey Island 78 kmE
  • Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 60 kmSE
  • St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 91 kmS
  • The Marlipins Museum Museum 92 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Barnet and similar cities

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

Measure Barnet Cardiff Leicester Bradford
Population 386.1K 372.1K 368.6K 366.2K
Elevation 121 m 17 m 65 m 110 m
Summer day (hottest month) 22° 21° 22° 20°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 2° 1° 1°
Annual rainfall 643 mm 1,019 mm 645 mm 898 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 207 km 126 km 259 km

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

Places in Barnet

51 places
  1. 7 Friern Barnet 17.2K
  2. 8 Colindale 17.1K
  3. 9 East Barnet 16.1K
  4. 10 East Finchley 16K
  5. 11 Totteridge 15.2K
  6. 12 New Barnet 14K
  7. 13 Edgwarebury 12.1K
  8. 14 Edgware 9.8K
  9. 15 High Barnet 7.1K
  10. 16 Childs Hill 6.4K

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

Cities & villages27

Mountains & nature2

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Heritage & sights5

Nearby attractions & nature

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