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Finchley

Located in Barnet, Greater London Coordinates: 51°36′03″ N 0°11′43″ W

Finchley
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Population
65,812
65.8K
Elevation
93 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LCY London City Airport20 km
LHR London Heathrow Airport23 km

About Finchley

Finchley is a town. Location: Barnet, Greater London. Population: 65,812. Elevation: 93 m.

From Wikipedia

Finchley () is a large district of north London, England, in the London Borough of Barnet. 7 mi (11 km) north of Charing Cross, nearby districts include: Golders Green, Muswell Hill, Friern Barnet, Whetstone, Mill Hill and Hendon. It is predominantly a residential suburb, with three town centres: North Finchley, East Finchley and Finchley Church End (Finchley Central). Made up of four wards, the population of Finchley was 65,812 as of 2011.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Places bordering Finchley

  • Whetstone

Climate of Finchley

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 Finchley
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°10°13°17°20°22°22°19°15°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°1°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)634149465055435158646162

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Finchley

The nearest airport is London City Airport (LCY), 20 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: London Heathrow Airport (LHR) (23 km). The nearest large city is Archway, 6 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • London City Airport (LCY) London 20 kmsoutheast
  • London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 23 kmsouthwest
  • London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 33 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Archway Population: 215.7K 6 kmsoutheast
  • Tottenham Population: 130K 9 kmeast
  • Enfield Population: 156.9K 9 kmnortheast
  • Islington Population: 319.1K 10 kmsoutheast
  • Harrow Population: 149.2K 10 kmwest

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

Day trips from Finchley

Within 100 km: 846 historic and cultural sites, 596 natural sites, 315 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km427 places

  • White Hart Lane Landmark 9 kmE
  • Lot's Ait Island 15 kmSW
  • Ravens Ait Island 24 kmS
  • Rook Island Island 17 kmE

25–60 km590 places

  • Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 56 kmSE
  • The Lynch Island 50 kmW
  • Canvey Island Island 55 kmE
  • Holm Island Island 30 kmSW

60–100 km740 places

  • Isle of Sheppey Island 75 kmE
  • St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 85 kmS
  • The Marlipins Museum Museum 86 kmS
  • West Mersea Beach Beach 80 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Finchley and similar cities

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

Measure Finchley Wrexham Torquay Taunton
Population 65.8K 65.7K 65.4K 64.6K
Elevation 93 m 87 m 8 m 22 m
Summer day (hottest month) 22° 20° 21° 21°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 0° 4° 3°
Annual rainfall 643 mm 673 mm 947 mm 954 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Sep Jun–Aug
Distance — 249 km 266 km 213 km

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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