City

Ilford

Located in Redbridge, Greater London Coordinates: 51°33′28″ N 0°04′22″ E

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Population: 168,168; 168.2K
Elevation: 15 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 Airport6 km; STN London Stansted Airport38 km

About Ilford

Ilford is a city. Location: Redbridge, Greater London. Population: 168,168. Elevation: 15 m.

From Wikipedia

Ilford is a large town in East London, England, 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Redbridge, Ilford is within the ceremonial county of Greater London. It had a population of 168,168 in 2011, compared to 303,858 for the entire borough. Identified as a metropolitan centre in the London Plan, Ilford's commercial and retail centre is surrounded by extensive residential development.

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Photos of Ilford

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Places bordering Ilford

Barking

Climate of Ilford

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)

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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 Ilford
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	10°	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)	61	39	46	43	46	51	42	48	56	60	61	58

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ilford

The nearest airport is London City Airport (LCY), 6 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: London Stansted Airport (STN) (38 km). The nearest large city is Barking, 3 km to the south.

Airports

London City Airport (LCY) London 6 kmsouth
London Stansted Airport (STN) London, Essex 38 kmnorth
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 38 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Barking Population: 218.5K 3 kmsouth
Dagenham Population: 108.4K 7 kmeast
Walthamstow Population: 109.4K 7 kmnorthwest
Tottenham Population: 130K 11 kmnorthwest
Islington Population: 319.1K 12 kmwest

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

Day trips from Ilford

Within 100 km: 834 historic and cultural sites, 576 natural sites, 327 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km348 places

White Hart Lane Landmark 11 kmNW
Rook Island Island 2 kmNW
Duck Island Island 15 kmSW
Lincoln Island Island 3 kmNW

25–60 km603 places

Isle of Sheppey Island 56 kmE
Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 38 kmSE
Yantlet beach Beach 43 kmE
Osea Island Island 51 kmE

60–100 km786 places

St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 84 kmS
The Marlipins Museum Museum 84 kmS
Camber Sands Beach 86 kmSE
West Mersea Beach Beach 64 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Ilford and similar cities

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

Measure	Ilford	Sunderland	Slough	Mansfield
Population	168.2K	170.1K	164.8K	172K
Elevation	15 m	36 m	33 m	122 m
Summer day (hottest month)	23°	20°	23°	21°
Winter night (coldest month)	2°	2°	2°	1°
Annual rainfall	611 mm	673 mm	655 mm	731 mm
Best months	Jun–Aug	Jun–Sep	Jun–Aug	Jun–Aug
Distance	—	385 km	47 km	196 km