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Municipality

Bexley

Located in Greater London, England Coordinates: 51°25′00″ N 0°08′00″ E

Map showing the location of Bexley Bexley
Location in United Kingdom
Population
244,760
244.8K
Elevation
34 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
34
listed under Bexley
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LCY London City Airport11 km
LGW London Gatwick Airport37 km

About Bexley

Bexley is a municipality. Location: Greater London, England. Population: 244,760. Elevation: 34 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London City Airport (11 km). Nearby sights include St Mary Cray Hockenden and St Mary Cray The Mount.

Climate of Bexley

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 68 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (70 mm)
Driest month
July (42 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 Bexley
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°10°13°17°20°23°22°19°15°11°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)704451464854425060656867

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bexley

The nearest airport is London City Airport (LCY), 11 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: London Gatwick Airport (LGW) (37 km). The nearest large city is Bexley, 3 km to the north.

Airports

  • London City Airport (LCY) London 11 kmnorthwest
  • London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 37 kmsouthwest
  • London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 42 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bexley Population: 228K 3 kmnorth
  • Barking Population: 218.5K 13 kmnorth
  • Dagenham Population: 108.4K 15 kmnorth
  • Ilford Population: 168.2K 16 kmnorth
  • Croydon Population: 173.3K 17 kmwest

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

Day trips from Bexley

Within 100 km: 782 historic and cultural sites, 575 natural sites, 304 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km331 places

  • White Hart Lane Landmark 25 kmNW
  • Rook Island Island 18 kmN
  • Duck Island Island 21 kmNW
  • Lincoln Island Island 18 kmN

25–60 km565 places

  • Isle of Sheppey Island 49 kmE
  • Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 28 kmE
  • Yantlet beach Beach 38 kmE
  • Central Beach Beach 55 kmE

60–100 km765 places

  • St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 70 kmSW
  • The Marlipins Museum Museum 71 kmSW
  • Camber Sands Beach 71 kmSE
  • West Mersea Beach Beach 68 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Bexley and similar cities

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

Measure Bexley Northampton City of Westminster Oldham
Population 244.8K 245.9K 247.6K 237.1K
Elevation 34 m 97 m 22 m 204 m
Summer day (hottest month) 23° 22° 23° 20°
Winter night (coldest month) 2° 1° 2° 1°
Annual rainfall 665 mm 619 mm 661 mm 1,134 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 116 km 21 km 281 km

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

Places in Bexley

34 places
  1. 1 Bexley 228K
  2. 2 Welling 41K
  3. 3 Bexleyheath 15.6K
  4. 4 Crayford 11.2K
  5. 5 Belvedere 11K
  6. 6 East Wickham 10.9K
  7. 7 Sidcup 10.4K
  8. 8 Erith 9.8K

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

Cities & villages24

Mountains & nature1

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

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