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Municipality

Croydon

Located in Greater London, England Coordinates: 51°22′36″ N 0°06′21″ W

Map showing the location of Croydon Croydon
Location in United Kingdom
Population
382,304
382.3K
Elevation
44 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
41
listed under Croydon
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LCY London City Airport18 km
LGW London Gatwick Airport26 km

About Croydon

Croydon is a municipality. Location: Greater London, England. Population: 382,304. Elevation: 44 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London City Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include Baitul Futuh Mosque and Cranmer Green.

Climate of Croydon

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).

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Climate of Croydon
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 Croydon

The nearest airport is London City Airport (LCY), 18 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: London Gatwick Airport (LGW) (26 km). The nearest large city is Croydon, 1 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • London City Airport (LCY) London 18 kmnortheast
  • London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 26 kmsouth
  • London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 27 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Croydon Population: 173.3K 1 kmnortheast
  • Sutton Population: 187.6K 7 kmsouthwest
  • City of Westminster Population: 247.6K 14 kmnorth
  • London Population: 9M 15 kmnorth
  • Islington Population: 319.1K 18 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Croydon

Within 100 km: 814 historic and cultural sites, 594 natural sites, 324 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km441 places

  • Sunbury Court Island 20 kmW
  • Rivermead Island 21 kmW
  • Lot's Ait Island 18 kmNW
  • Ravens Ait Island 15 kmW

25–60 km530 places

  • White Hart Lane Landmark 25 kmN
  • Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 44 kmE
  • Yantlet beach Beach 55 kmE
  • The Lynch Island 56 kmW

60–100 km761 places

  • Portsea Island Natural site 93 kmSW
  • Isle of Sheppey Island 65 kmE
  • St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 61 kmS
  • The Marlipins Museum Museum 62 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Croydon and similar cities

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

Measure Croydon Cardiff Leicester Bradford
Population 382.3K 372.1K 368.6K 366.2K
Elevation 44 m 17 m 65 m 110 m
Summer day (hottest month) 23° 21° 22° 20°
Winter night (coldest month) 2° 2° 1° 1°
Annual rainfall 661 mm 1,019 mm 645 mm 898 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 214 km 157 km 291 km

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

Places in Croydon

41 places
  1. 1 Croydon 173.3K
  2. 2 Purley 72K
  3. 3 South Croydon 55.2K
  4. 4 Coulsdon 25.5K
  5. 5 Woodside 16.7K
  6. 6 South Norwood 16.5K
  7. 7 Norbury 16.5K
  8. 8 Upper Norwood 16.1K
  9. 9 Kenley 15K
  10. 10 Thornton Heath 14.7K
  11. 11 Shirley 14.3K
  12. 12 Sanderstead 12.8K
  13. 13 New Addington 10.8K
  14. 14 Waddon 1.7K

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

Cities & villages23

Mountains & nature2

Heritage & sights2

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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