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Beckenham

Located in Bromley, Greater London Coordinates: 51°24′32″ N 0°01′31″ W

Beckenham
Philip Talmage · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
60,739
60.7K
Elevation
45 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 Airport12 km
LHR London Heathrow Airport31 km

About Beckenham

Beckenham is a town. Location: Bromley, Greater London. Population: 60,739. Elevation: 45 m.

From Wikipedia

Beckenham () is a town in south-east London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. Prior to 1965, it was part of Kent. It is situated north of Elmers End and Eden Park, east of Penge, south of Lower Sydenham and Bellingham, and west of Bromley and Shortlands, and 8.4 miles (13.5 km) south-east of Charing Cross. Its population in 2021 was 60,739. Beckenham was, until the coming of the railway in 1857, a small village, with most of its land being rural and private parkland.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
13.2 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Beckenham

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 66 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (68 mm)
Driest month
February (43 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Beckenham
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°11°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)684351464955435059656666

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Beckenham

The nearest airport is London City Airport (LCY), 12 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: London Heathrow Airport (LHR) (31 km). The nearest large city is Croydon, 6 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • London City Airport (LCY) London 12 kmnortheast
  • London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 31 kmwest
  • London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 31 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Croydon Population: 173.3K 6 kmsouthwest
  • City of Westminster Population: 247.6K 13 kmnorthwest
  • Bexley Population: 228K 13 kmeast
  • London Population: 9M 13 kmnorthwest
  • Sutton Population: 187.6K 14 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Beckenham

Within 100 km: 805 historic and cultural sites, 585 natural sites, 319 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km424 places

  • White Hart Lane Landmark 22 kmN
  • Lot's Ait Island 21 kmNW
  • Ravens Ait Island 20 kmW
  • Rook Island Island 19 kmN

25–60 km504 places

  • Isle of Sheppey Island 60 kmE
  • Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 39 kmE
  • Yantlet beach Beach 49 kmE
  • Isle of Grain Island 51 kmE

60–100 km781 places

  • Portsea Island Natural site 100 kmSW
  • St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 66 kmS
  • The Marlipins Museum Museum 67 kmS
  • Camber Sands Beach 78 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Beckenham and similar cities

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

Measure Beckenham Bangor Bury Hereford
Population 60.7K 61K 61K 60.4K
Elevation 45 m 19 m 93 m 61 m
Summer day (hottest month) 23° 20° 20° 22°
Winter night (coldest month) 2° 1° 2° 1°
Annual rainfall 661 mm 850 mm 1,054 mm 707 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 523 km 289 km 199 km

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

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