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Camden

Located in Greater London, England Coordinates: 51°32′34″ N 0°09′34″ W

Map showing the location of Camden Camden
Location in United Kingdom
Population
246,181
246.2K
Elevation
42 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
46
listed under Camden
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LCY London City Airport15 km
LHR London Heathrow Airport22 km

About Camden

Camden is a municipality. Location: Greater London, England. Population: 246,181. Elevation: 42 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London City Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Sherlock Holmes Museum and Madame Tussauds.

Climate of Camden

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 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (62 mm)
Driest month
February (40 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 Camden
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°10°13°17°20°23°23°19°15°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°10°13°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)624047454853424957616159

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Camden

The nearest airport is London City Airport (LCY), 15 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: London Heathrow Airport (LHR) (22 km). The nearest large city is Archway, 3 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • London City Airport (LCY) London 15 kmeast
  • London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 22 kmwest
  • London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 40 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Archway Population: 215.7K 3 kmnortheast
  • Islington Population: 319.1K 4 kmeast
  • London Population: 9M 4 kmsoutheast
  • City of Westminster Population: 247.6K 5 kmsouth
  • Tottenham Population: 130K 9 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Camden

Within 100 km: 834 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 319 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km438 places

  • White Hart Lane Landmark 9 kmNE
  • Sunbury Court Island 22 kmSW
  • Rivermead Island 22 kmSW
  • Lot's Ait Island 12 kmSW

25–60 km572 places

  • Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 51 kmE
  • Yantlet beach Beach 58 kmE
  • The Lynch Island 51 kmW
  • Canvey Island Island 52 kmE

60–100 km727 places

  • Isle of Sheppey Island 71 kmE
  • St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 79 kmS
  • The Marlipins Museum Museum 79 kmS
  • Camber Sands Beach 95 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Camden and similar cities

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

Measure Camden Northampton City of Westminster Oldham
Population 246.2K 245.9K 247.6K 237.1K
Elevation 42 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 624 mm 619 mm 661 mm 1,134 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 93 km 5 km 259 km

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

Places in Camden

46 places
  1. 7 Holborn 13K
  2. 8 Belsize Park 11.6K
  3. 9 Highgate 11K
  4. 10 Bloomsbury 10.9K

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

Cities & villages30

Mountains & nature1

Heritage & sights5

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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