Neighbourhood

Forest Hill

Located in Lewisham, Greater London Coordinates: 51°26′26″ N 0°03′29″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 68 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: LCY London City Airport11 km; LHR London Heathrow Airport28 km

About Forest Hill

Forest Hill is a neighbourhood. Location: Lewisham, Greater London. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London City Airport (11 km). Nearby sights include Forest Hill and Sydenham Hill.

Photos of Forest Hill

Southwark Crown Court Christopher Hilton · CC BY-SA 2.0
All Hallows-by-the-Tower Lonpicman · 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
Tower Bridge Barcex · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Forest Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 66 mm

Hottest month: July (day 23°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (68 mm)
Driest month: February (43 mm)

7° 2°

8° 1°

10° 3°

13° 4°

17° 7°

20° 10°

23° 12°

19° 10°

15° 7°

10° 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 Forest Hill
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°	1°	3°	4°	7°	10°	12°	12°	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 Forest Hill

The nearest airport is London City Airport (LCY), 11 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: London Heathrow Airport (LHR) (28 km). The nearest large city is Croydon, 7 km to the southwest.

Airports

London City Airport (LCY) London 11 kmnortheast
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 28 kmwest
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 34 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Croydon Population: 173.3K 7 kmsouthwest
City of Westminster Population: 247.6K 8 kmnorthwest
London Population: 9M 9 kmnorthwest
Islington Population: 319.1K 11 kmnorth
Sutton Population: 187.6K 14 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Forest Hill

Within 100 km: 815 historic and cultural sites, 582 natural sites, 323 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km444 places

White Hart Lane Landmark 18 kmN
Sunbury Court Island 24 kmW
Rivermead Island 24 kmW
Lot's Ait Island 17 kmW

25–60 km499 places

Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 42 kmE
Yantlet beach Beach 51 kmE
The Lynch Island 58 kmW
Isle of Grain Island 53 kmE

60–100 km777 places

Isle of Sheppey Island 62 kmE
St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 69 kmS
The Marlipins Museum Museum 69 kmS
Camber Sands Beach 82 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Forest Hill Mountain, Lewisham
0.4 km N
Sydenham Hill Mountain, Southwark
1.3 km SW
Chrystal Palace Transmitting Station Landmark, Bromley
2.2 km SW
Peckham Rye Park Natural site, Greater London
2.1 km N
Selhurst Park Landmark, Croydon
5.1 km S
The Den Landmark, Lewisham
5.1 km N