Greenwich, Greater London — Population, elevation and map

About Greenwich

Greenwich is a municipality. Location: Greater London, England. Population: 279,766. Elevation: 59 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London City Airport (6 km). Nearby sights include Langdon Shaw (Sidcup) and Park View Road.

Photos of Greenwich

The Valley en:User:Superbfc · CC BY-SA 3.0
National Maritime Museum Katie Chan · CC BY-SA 3.0
Cutty Sark Krzysztof Belczyński from Warsaw, POLAND · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Greenwich

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 68 mm

Hottest month: July (day 23°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (70 mm)
Driest month: July (42 mm)

7° 2°

8° 1°

10° 3°

13° 4°

17° 7°

20° 10°

23° 12°

22° 12°

19° 10°

15° 7°

10° 4°

8° 3°

Jan

70

Feb

44

Mar

51

Apr

46

May

48

Jun

54

Jul

42

Aug

50

Sep

60

Oct

65

Nov

68

Dec

67

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 Greenwich
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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)	70	44	51	46	48	54	42	50	60	65	68	67

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Greenwich

The nearest airport is London City Airport (LCY), 6 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: London Heathrow Airport (LHR) (36 km). The nearest large city is Bexley, 7 km to the east.

Airports

London City Airport (LCY) London 6 kmnorth
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 36 kmwest
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 37 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Bexley Population: 228K 7 kmeast
Barking Population: 218.5K 10 kmnorth
Ilford Population: 168.2K 12 kmnorth
Croydon Population: 173.3K 13 kmsouthwest
Dagenham Population: 108.4K 14 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Greenwich

Within 100 km: 808 historic and cultural sites, 589 natural sites, 321 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km386 places

White Hart Lane Landmark 19 kmNW
Lot's Ait Island 25 kmW
Rook Island Island 13 kmN
Glover's Island Island 25 kmW

25–60 km523 places

Isle of Sheppey Island 55 kmE
Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 34 kmE
Yantlet beach Beach 43 kmE
Osea Island Island 58 kmNE

60–100 km809 places

St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 72 kmS
The Marlipins Museum Museum 72 kmS
Camber Sands Beach 77 kmSE
West Mersea Beach Beach 71 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Greenwich and similar cities

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

Measure	Greenwich	Brighton	Derby	Southampton
Population	279.8K	283.9K	270.5K	269.8K
Elevation	59 m	29 m	55 m	19 m
Summer day (hottest month)	23°	21°	21°	22°
Winter night (coldest month)	1°	2°	1°	2°
Annual rainfall	665 mm	809 mm	665 mm	758 mm
Best months	Jun–Aug	Jun–Aug	Jun–Aug	Jun–Aug
Distance	—	70 km	194 km	118 km