Town

Acton

Located in Ealing, Greater London Coordinates: 51°30′32″ N 0°16′34″ W

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Population: 62,480; 62.5K
Elevation: 30 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: LHR London Heathrow Airport13 km; LCY London City Airport23 km

About Acton

Acton is a town. Location: Ealing, Greater London. Population: 62,480. Elevation: 30 m.

From Wikipedia

Acton is a town in West London, England, within the London Borough of Ealing. It is 6.1 miles (10 km) west of Charing Cross. At the 2011 census, its four wards, East Acton, Acton Central, South Acton and Southfield, had a population of 62,480, a ten-year increase of 8,791 people. North Acton, West Acton, East Acton, South Acton, Acton Green, Acton Town, Acton Vale and Acton Central are all parts of Acton. Acton means "oak farm" or "farm by oak trees", and is derived from the Old English āc (oak) and tūn (farm).

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At a glance

Area: 9.2 km²

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Acton

Foulger Rail Photos from Basingstoke, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
Ewan Munro · CC BY-SA 4.0
SamMichel · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Basingstoker · CC BY-SA 2.0
Dr Neil Clifton · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Acton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 61 mm

Hottest month: July (day 23°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: October (64 mm)
Driest month: February (41 mm)

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11° 3°

13° 4°

17° 8°

20° 11°

23° 13°

19° 10°

15° 7°

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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 Acton
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	11°	13°	17°	20°	23°	23°	19°	15°	11°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	8°	11°	13°	13°	10°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	63	41	49	46	50	55	43	51	58	64	61	62

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Acton

The nearest airport is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), 13 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Harrow, 9 km to the northwest.

Airports

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 13 kmwest
London City Airport (LCY) London 23 kmeast
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 41 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Harrow Population: 149.2K 9 kmnorthwest
City of Westminster Population: 247.6K 10 kmeast
London Population: 9M 10 kmeast
Archway Population: 215.7K 12 kmnortheast
Islington Population: 319.1K 12 kmeast

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

Day trips from Acton

Within 100 km: 848 historic and cultural sites, 618 natural sites, 324 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km476 places

White Hart Lane Landmark 18 kmNE
Holm Island Island 19 kmSW
Sunbury Court Island 14 kmSW
Rivermead Island 14 kmSW

25–60 km536 places

Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 58 kmE
The Lynch Island 43 kmW
Canvey Island Island 60 kmE
St Mary's Island Island 58 kmE

60–100 km778 places

Portsea Island Natural site 96 kmSW
Isle of Sheppey Island 78 kmE
St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 74 kmS
The Marlipins Museum Museum 75 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Acton and similar cities

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

Measure	Acton	Widnes	Newtownabbey	Bury
Population	62.5K	61.5K	63.9K	61K
Elevation	30 m	13 m	15 m	93 m
Summer day (hottest month)	23°	20°	20°	20°
Winter night (coldest month)	2°	2°	1°	2°
Annual rainfall	643 mm	823 mm	880 mm	1,054 mm
Best months	Jun–Aug	Jun–Aug	Jun–Aug	Jun–Aug
Distance	—	265 km	515 km	270 km