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Purley

Located in Croydon, Greater London Coordinates: 51°20′12″ N 0°06′43″ W

Purley
Stephen Craven · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
72,000
72K
Elevation
97 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LGW London Gatwick Airport22 km
LCY London City Airport22 km

About Purley

Purley is a town. Location: Croydon, Greater London. Population: 72,000. Elevation: 97 m.

From Wikipedia

Purley is an area of the London Borough of Croydon in Greater London, England, on the border with Sutton. It is 11.5 miles (18.5 km) south of Charing Cross and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northeast of the London/Surrey border, with a history going back at least 800 years.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Purley

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 66 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
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 Purley
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°10°13°17°20°23°22°19°15°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°1°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)684351464955435059656666

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Purley

The nearest airport is London Gatwick Airport (LGW), 22 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Croydon, 5 km to the north.

Airports

  • London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 22 kmsouth
  • London City Airport (LCY) London 22 kmnortheast
  • London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 28 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Croydon Population: 173.3K 5 kmnorth
  • Sutton Population: 187.6K 6 kmwest
  • City of Westminster Population: 247.6K 18 kmnorth
  • London Population: 9M 19 kmnorth
  • Bexley Population: 228K 22 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Purley

Within 100 km: 797 historic and cultural sites, 593 natural sites, 320 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km414 places

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

25–60 km568 places

  • White Hart Lane Landmark 30 kmN
  • Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 45 kmE
  • St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 57 kmS
  • The Marlipins Museum Museum 57 kmS

60–100 km728 places

  • Portsea Island Natural site 90 kmSW
  • Isle of Sheppey Island 66 kmE
  • Camber Sands Beach 78 kmSE
  • West Mersea Beach Beach 87 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Purley and similar cities

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

Measure Purley Barnsley Maidenhead Stafford
Population 72K 71.4K 70.4K 70.1K
Elevation 97 m 112 m 32 m 77 m
Summer day (hottest month) 23° 21° 23° 20°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 0° 2° 1°
Annual rainfall 661 mm 744 mm 681 mm 806 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 263 km 47 km 213 km

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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