River

River Colne

Located in Hillingdon, Greater London Coordinates: 51°36′14″ N 0°29′50″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 42 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Harefield; 0.8 km E
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: LHR London Heathrow Airport15 km; LTN London Luton Airport31 km

About River Colne

River Colne is a river. Location: Hillingdon, Greater London. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London Heathrow Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Horse Shoe Bay and Park Wood.

Climate of River Colne

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 59 mm

Hottest month: July (day 23°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: October (64 mm)
Driest month: February (40 mm)

8° 2°

11° 3°

13° 5°

17° 8°

20° 11°

23° 13°

22° 13°

19° 10°

15° 7°

11° 4°

8° 3°

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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 River Colne
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	11°	13°	17°	20°	23°	22°	19°	15°	11°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	5°	8°	11°	13°	13°	10°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	60	40	47	46	51	53	41	51	57	64	59	60

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to River Colne

The nearest airport is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), 15 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Watford, 9 km to the northeast.

Airports

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 15 kmsouth
London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 31 kmnorth
London City Airport (LCY) London 40 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Watford Population: 125.7K 9 kmnortheast
Harrow Population: 149.2K 12 kmeast
Slough Population: 164.8K 13 kmsouthwest
High Wycombe Population: 133.2K 18 kmwest
Archway Population: 215.7K 25 kmeast

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

Day trips from River Colne

Within 100 km: 884 historic and cultural sites, 661 natural sites, 309 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km216 places

Holm Island Island 19 kmS
Sunbury Court Island 23 kmS
Rivermead Island 23 kmS
Lot's Ait Island 19 kmSE

25–60 km806 places

White Hart Lane Landmark 30 kmE
The Lynch Island 30 kmSW
Andersey Island Island 54 kmW
Wargrave Island Island 28 kmW

60–100 km832 places

Portsea Island Natural site 98 kmSW
Isle of Sheppey Island 95 kmE
Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 76 kmE
St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 86 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Harefield Town, Hillingdon
0.8 km E
South Harefield Village, Hillingdon
2 km SE
West Hyde Village, Three Rivers
1.2 km NW
Rickmansworth Town, Three Rivers
4.2 km N
Maple Cross Village, Three Rivers
2.5 km N
Northwood Town, Hillingdon
5.1 km E

River Colne

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Horse Shoe Bay Natural site, Three Rivers
0.1 km NW
Park Wood Natural site, Hillingdon
0.9 km NE
Park Wood Nature Reserve Natural site, Hillingdon
1 km NE
Pynesfield Lake Lake, Three Rivers
0.9 km NW
The Green, Harefield Natural site, Hillingdon
1.2 km E
Lynsters Lake Lake, Three Rivers
1.2 km N
Tumbling Bay Natural site, Three Rivers
1.2 km N
Saint Paul's Roman Catholic Church Attraction, Hillingdon
0.9 km E

River Colne

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026