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Municipality

Newham

Located in Greater London, England Coordinates: 51°31′00″ N 0°02′00″ E

Map showing the location of Newham Newham
Location in United Kingdom
Population
340,978
341K
Elevation
3 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
50
listed under Newham
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LCY London City Airport2 km
LHR London Heathrow Airport35 km

About Newham

Newham is a municipality. Location: Greater London, England. Population: 340,978. Elevation: 3 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London City Airport (2 km). Nearby sights include The Valley and O2 Arena.

Climate of Newham

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 61 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (61 mm)
Driest month
February (39 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 Newham
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°11°13°17°20°23°23°19°15°11°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°10°13°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)613946434651424856606158

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Newham

The nearest airport is London City Airport (LCY), 2 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: London Heathrow Airport (LHR) (35 km). The nearest large city is Barking, 4 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • London City Airport (LCY) London 2 kmsoutheast
  • London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 35 kmwest
  • London Stansted Airport (STN) London, Essex 43 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Barking Population: 218.5K 4 kmnortheast
  • Ilford Population: 168.2K 5 kmnortheast
  • Walthamstow Population: 109.4K 9 kmnorthwest
  • Islington Population: 319.1K 10 kmwest
  • Dagenham Population: 108.4K 10 kmeast

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

Day trips from Newham

Within 100 km: 827 historic and cultural sites, 592 natural sites, 324 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km381 places

  • White Hart Lane Landmark 12 kmNW
  • Lot's Ait Island 23 kmW
  • Rook Island Island 6 kmN
  • Glover's Island Island 25 kmW

25–60 km579 places

  • Isle of Sheppey Island 57 kmE
  • Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 38 kmSE
  • Yantlet beach Beach 45 kmE
  • Osea Island Island 55 kmNE

60–100 km783 places

  • St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 78 kmS
  • The Marlipins Museum Museum 79 kmS
  • Camber Sands Beach 84 kmSE
  • West Mersea Beach Beach 68 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Newham and similar cities

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

Measure Newham Coventry Belfast Birkenhead
Population 341K 345.3K 348K 325.3K
Elevation 3 m 89 m 7 m 22 m
Summer day (hottest month) 23° 21° 20° 20°
Winter night (coldest month) 2° 1° 1° 2°
Annual rainfall 611 mm 673 mm 880 mm 722 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 145 km 526 km 294 km

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

Places in Newham

50 places
  1. 1 East Ham 76.2K
  2. 2 Canning Town 42.7K
  3. 3 Stratford 36.7K
  4. 4 Beckton 33.2K
  5. 5 Plaistow 31.9K
  6. 6 Little Ilford 16.6K
  7. 7 West Ham 15.6K
  8. 8 Manor Park 15.3K
  9. 9 Forest Gate 67

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

Cities & villages25

Mountains & nature3

Heritage & sights13

Nearby attractions & nature

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