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Municipality

Hillingdon

Located in Greater London, England Coordinates: 51°30′00″ N 0°27′00″ W

Map showing the location of Hillingdon Hillingdon
Location in United Kingdom
Population
302,471
302.5K
Elevation
36 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
53
listed under Hillingdon
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LHR London Heathrow Airport3 km
LCY London City Airport35 km

About Hillingdon

Hillingdon is a municipality. Location: Greater London, England. Population: 302,471. Elevation: 36 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London Heathrow Airport (3 km). Nearby sights include Cranford Bridge and The Vale (Heston).

Climate of Hillingdon

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 58 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
October (62 mm)
Driest month
February (38 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 Hillingdon
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°11°13°17°20°23°23°19°15°11°9°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°8°11°13°13°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)593845444851404856625859

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hillingdon

The nearest airport is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), 3 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Slough, 10 km to the west.

Airports

  • London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 3 kmsouth
  • London City Airport (LCY) London 35 kmeast
  • London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 42 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Slough Population: 164.8K 10 kmwest
  • Harrow Population: 149.2K 12 kmnortheast
  • Watford Population: 125.7K 18 kmnorth
  • Woking Population: 103.9K 22 kmsouth
  • City of Westminster Population: 247.6K 22 kmeast

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

Day trips from Hillingdon

Within 100 km: 872 historic and cultural sites, 662 natural sites, 316 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km395 places

  • Holm Island Island 9 kmSW
  • Sunbury Court Island 11 kmS
  • Rivermead Island 11 kmS
  • Lot's Ait Island 11 kmE

25–60 km627 places

  • White Hart Lane Landmark 29 kmNE
  • The Lynch Island 31 kmW
  • Wargrave Island Island 29 kmW
  • Loddon Island Island 29 kmW

60–100 km828 places

  • Portsea Island Natural site 89 kmSW
  • Isle of Sheppey Island 90 kmE
  • Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 70 kmE
  • St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 74 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Hillingdon and similar cities

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

Measure Hillingdon Swansea Newcastle upon Tyne Southend-on-Sea
Population 302.5K 300.4K 300.1K 295.3K
Elevation 36 m 18 m 54 m 31 m
Summer day (hottest month) 23° 21° 20° 22°
Winter night (coldest month) 2° 3° 2° 2°
Annual rainfall 608 mm 1,124 mm 629 mm 519 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Sep Jun–Sep
Distance — 243 km 394 km 81 km

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

Places in Hillingdon

53 places
  1. 7 Yeading 13.6K
  2. 8 Hillingdon 12.4K
  3. 9 Northwood Hills 11.8K
  4. 10 Northwood 11.3K
  5. 11 Ruislip Manor 11K
  6. 12 Cowley 8.8K
  7. 13 Harefield 6.6K
  8. 14 South Harefield 1.9K
  9. 15 Harmondsworth 879

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

Cities & villages26

Mountains & nature5

Lakes, rivers & coasts2

Heritage & sights5

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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