Lewisham, Greater London — Population, elevation and map

About Lewisham

Lewisham is a municipality. Location: Greater London, England. Population: 301,867. Elevation: 16 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London City Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include National Maritime Museum and Cutty Sark.

Photos of Lewisham

Southwark Crown Court Christopher Hilton · CC BY-SA 2.0
All Hallows-by-the-Tower Lonpicman · Public domain
All Hallows Staining JohnArmagh · Public domain
The Tower of London Bob Collowan · CC BY-SA 3.0
St Dunstan-in-the-East Elisa.rolle · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Lewisham

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 66 mm

Hottest month: July (day 23°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: January (68 mm)
Driest month: February (43 mm)

8° 2°

11° 3°

13° 4°

18° 7°

21° 10°

23° 13°

19° 10°

15° 7°

11° 4°

9° 3°

Jan

68

Feb

43

Mar

51

Apr

46

May

49

Jun

55

Jul

43

Aug

50

Sep

59

Oct

65

Nov

66

Dec

66

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 Lewisham
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	11°	13°	18°	21°	23°	23°	19°	15°	11°	9°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	7°	10°	13°	13°	10°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	68	43	51	46	49	55	43	50	59	65	66	66

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lewisham

The nearest airport is London City Airport (LCY), 8 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: London Heathrow Airport (LHR) (31 km). The nearest large city is City of Westminster, 10 km to the northwest.

Airports

London City Airport (LCY) London 8 kmnortheast
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 31 kmwest
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 36 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

City of Westminster Population: 247.6K 10 kmnorthwest
London Population: 9M 10 kmnorthwest
Croydon Population: 173.3K 10 kmsouthwest
Islington Population: 319.1K 11 kmnorthwest
Barking Population: 218.5K 11 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lewisham

Within 100 km: 809 historic and cultural sites, 582 natural sites, 329 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km423 places

White Hart Lane Landmark 17 kmN
Lot's Ait Island 20 kmW
Ravens Ait Island 21 kmW
Rook Island Island 14 kmN

25–60 km511 places

Isle of Sheppey Island 60 kmE
Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 39 kmE
Yantlet beach Beach 48 kmE
Northey Island Island 59 kmNE

60–100 km786 places

St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 71 kmS
The Marlipins Museum Museum 71 kmS
Camber Sands Beach 81 kmSE
West Mersea Beach Beach 75 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Lewisham and similar cities

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

Measure	Lewisham	Swansea	Newcastle upon Tyne	Southend-on-Sea
Population	301.9K	300.4K	300.1K	295.3K
Elevation	16 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	661 mm	1,124 mm	629 mm	519 mm
Best months	Jun–Aug	Jun–Aug	Jun–Sep	Jun–Sep
Distance	—	273 km	406 km	52 km