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Municipality

Hounslow

Located in Greater London, England Coordinates: 51°28′04″ N 0°21′53″ W

Map showing the location of Hounslow Hounslow
Location in United Kingdom
Population
271,139
271.1K
Elevation
28 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
50
listed under Hounslow
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LHR London Heathrow Airport7 km
LCY London City Airport29 km

About Hounslow

Hounslow is a municipality. Location: Greater London, England. Population: 271,139. Elevation: 28 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London Heathrow Airport (7 km). Nearby sights include The Stoop and Richmond Railway Bridge.

Climate of Hounslow

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 Hounslow
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°11°13°17°21°23°23°19°15°11°9°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°5°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 Hounslow

The nearest airport is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), 7 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Harrow, 13 km to the north.

Airports

  • London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 7 kmwest
  • London City Airport (LCY) London 29 kmeast
  • London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 38 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Harrow Population: 149.2K 13 kmnorth
  • City of Westminster Population: 247.6K 16 kmeast
  • Slough Population: 164.8K 17 kmwest
  • London Population: 9M 17 kmeast
  • Sutton Population: 187.6K 17 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Hounslow

Within 100 km: 859 historic and cultural sites, 635 natural sites, 321 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km455 places

  • Holm Island Island 12 kmW
  • Sunbury Court Island 7 kmS
  • Rivermead Island 7 kmS
  • Lot's Ait Island 5 kmE

25–60 km542 places

  • White Hart Lane Landmark 26 kmNE
  • The Lynch Island 37 kmW
  • Wargrave Island Island 36 kmW
  • Loddon Island Island 35 kmW

60–100 km818 places

  • Portsea Island Natural site 89 kmSW
  • Isle of Sheppey Island 84 kmE
  • Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 63 kmE
  • St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 70 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Hounslow and similar cities

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

Measure Hounslow Derby Southampton Wolverhampton
Population 271.1K 270.5K 269.8K 263.7K
Elevation 28 m 55 m 19 m 160 m
Summer day (hottest month) 23° 21° 22° 20°
Winter night (coldest month) 2° 1° 2° 1°
Annual rainfall 608 mm 665 mm 758 mm 969 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 179 km 96 km 173 km

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

Places in Hounslow

50 places
  1. 7 Osterley 13K
  2. 8 Cranford 12.3K
  3. 9 Brentford 10.8K

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

Cities & villages28

Mountains & nature1

Lakes, rivers & coasts6

Heritage & sights6

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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