- 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
- 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 sightseeingBest 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).
Show values as a table
| 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° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 59 | 38 | 45 | 44 | 48 | 51 | 40 | 48 | 56 | 62 | 58 | 59 |
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
Hayes
Population: 93.9K
Uxbridge
Population: 70K
Ruislip
Population: 31K
South Ruislip
Population: 16.8K
West Drayton
Population: 14.4K
Ickenham
Population: 13.6K
- 7 Yeading 13.6K
- 8 Hillingdon 12.4K
- 9 Northwood Hills 11.8K
- 10 Northwood 11.3K
- 11 Ruislip Manor 11K
- 12 Cowley 8.8K
- 13 Harefield 6.6K
- 14 South Harefield 1.9K
- 15 Harmondsworth 879
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages26
- Barnhill · Neighbourhood
- Botwell · Neighbourhood
- Brunel · Neighbourhood
- Cavendish · Neighbourhood
- Charville · Neighbourhood
- Colham Green · Neighbourhood
- Eastcote · Neighbourhood
- Eastcote and East Ruislip · Neighbourhood
- Harlington · Village
- Heathrow · Village
- Heathrow Villages · Neighbourhood
- Hill End · Village
- Hillingdon East · Neighbourhood
- Hillingdon Heath · Neighbourhood
- Little Britain · Neighbourhood
- Manor · Neighbourhood
- Newyears Green · Village
- Pinkwell · Neighbourhood
- Ruislip Common · Neighbourhood
- Sipson · Neighbourhood
- Townfield · Neighbourhood
- Uxbridge North · Neighbourhood
- Uxbridge South · Neighbourhood
- West Drayton · Neighbourhood
- West Ruislip · Neighbourhood
- Yiewsley · Village
Mountains & nature5
- Church Field Gardens · Natural site
- Denham Country Park · Natural site
- Park Wood · Natural site
- Park Wood Nature Reserve · Natural site
- The Green, Harefield · Natural site
Lakes, rivers & coasts2
- River Colne · River
- River Pinn · River
Heritage & sights5
- Church Road · Landmark
- Heathrow Airport Mediumwave Transmitter · Landmark
- Ruislip Manor Farm · Historic site
- Saint Paul's Roman Catholic Church · Attraction
- Swakeleys House · Historic site
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cranford Bridge Historic site, Hounslow3.1 km SE
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The Vale (Heston) Mountain, Hounslow4.8 km E
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The Stoop Landmark, Richmond upon Thames9.2 km SE -
Richmond Railway Bridge Landmark, Richmond upon Thames10 km SE -
Strawberry Hill House Museum, Richmond upon Thames11 km SE -
Glade Lane Mediumwave Transmitter Landmark, Ealing6.3 km E
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Twickenham Bridge Landmark, Richmond upon Thames10 km SE -
St Mary's Church Attraction, Richmond upon Thames10 km SE
Sources & licences
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