Islington, Greater London — Population, elevation and map

About Islington

Islington is a municipality. Location: Greater London, England. Population: 232,865. Elevation: 40 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London City Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include British Museum and BT Tower.

Photos of Islington

White Hart Lane Forthevline · CC BY-SA 3.0
Lockwood Reservoir The wub · CC BY-SA 4.0
Low Maynard Reservoir David Hawgood · CC BY-SA 2.0
High Maynard Reservoir The wub · CC BY-SA 4.0
West Warwick Reservoir Russss · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Islington

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 61 mm

Hottest month: July (day 23°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: January (62 mm)
Driest month: February (40 mm)

7° 2°

8° 2°

10° 3°

13° 4°

17° 7°

20° 10°

23° 13°

23° 12°

19° 10°

15° 7°

10° 4°

8° 3°

Jan

62

Feb

40

Mar

47

Apr

45

May

48

Jun

53

Jul

42

Aug

49

Sep

57

Oct

61

Nov

61

Dec

59

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

Climate of Islington
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	8°	10°	13°	17°	20°	23°	23°	19°	15°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	7°	10°	13°	12°	10°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	62	40	47	45	48	53	42	49	57	61	61	59

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Islington

The nearest airport is London City Airport (LCY), 12 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: London Heathrow Airport (LHR) (26 km). The nearest large city is Islington, 1 km to the south.

Airports

London City Airport (LCY) London 12 kmeast
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 26 kmwest
London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 41 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Islington Population: 319.1K 1 kmsouth
Archway Population: 215.7K 3 kmnorthwest
London Population: 9M 4 kmsouth
City of Westminster Population: 247.6K 6 kmsouth
Tottenham Population: 130K 7 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Islington

Within 100 km: 827 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 320 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km425 places

White Hart Lane Landmark 7 kmNE
Sunbury Court Island 25 kmSW
Lot's Ait Island 15 kmSW
Ravens Ait Island 22 kmSW

25–60 km575 places

Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 48 kmSE
Yantlet beach Beach 55 kmE
The Lynch Island 55 kmW
Isle of Grain Island 57 kmE

60–100 km730 places

Isle of Sheppey Island 68 kmE
St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 80 kmS
The Marlipins Museum Museum 80 kmS
Camber Sands Beach 93 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Islington and similar cities

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

Measure	Islington	Oldham	Bexley	Luton
Population	232.9K	237.1K	228K	225.3K
Elevation	40 m	204 m	16 m	117 m
Summer day (hottest month)	23°	20°	23°	22°
Winter night (coldest month)	2°	1°	2°	1°
Annual rainfall	624 mm	1,134 mm	665 mm	683 mm
Best months	Jun–Aug	Jun–Aug	Jun–Aug	Jun–Aug
Distance	—	260 km	21 km	43 km