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Municipality

Dacorum District

Located in Hertfordshire, England Coordinates: 51°46′07″ N 0°34′26″ W

Map showing the location of Dacorum District Dacorum District
Location in United Kingdom
Population
152,692
152.7K
Elevation
129 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
40
listed under Dacorum District
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LTN London Luton Airport18 km
LHR London Heathrow Airport34 km

About Dacorum District

Dacorum District is a municipality. Location: Hertfordshire, England. Population: 152,692. Elevation: 129 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London Luton Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include Hawridge Court and Clipper Down.

Climate of Dacorum District

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 68 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (71 mm)
Driest month
July (44 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 Dacorum District
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°12°16°19°22°22°18°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°1°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)684956525658445763706871

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Dacorum District

The nearest airport is London Luton Airport (LTN), 18 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Luton, 16 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 18 kmnortheast
  • London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 34 kmsouth
  • London City Airport (LCY) London 52 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Luton Population: 225.3K 16 kmnortheast
  • Watford Population: 125.7K 18 kmsoutheast
  • High Wycombe Population: 133.2K 20 kmsouthwest
  • Harrow Population: 149.2K 27 kmsoutheast
  • Slough Population: 164.8K 29 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Dacorum District

Within 100 km: 883 historic and cultural sites, 624 natural sites, 282 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km133 places

  • Bradbury's Island Island 22 kmS
  • Heron Island Island 16 kmE
  • Chantry Island Island 18 kmSE
  • Reservoir Lake 21 kmN

25–60 km835 places

  • White Hart Lane Landmark 40 kmSE
  • The Lynch Island 38 kmSW
  • Holm Island Island 37 kmS
  • Sunbury Court Island 42 kmS

60–100 km821 places

  • Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 88 kmSE
  • Yantlet beach Beach 92 kmE
  • Osea Island Island 93 kmE
  • Northey Island Island 89 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Dacorum District and similar cities

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

Measure Dacorum District Poole Telford Burnley
Population 152.7K 151.5K 155.6K 149.4K
Elevation 129 m 6 m 163 m 140 m
Summer day (hottest month) 22° 22° 20° 19°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 2° 0° 1°
Annual rainfall 712 mm 805 mm 716 mm 1,309 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 153 km 163 km 252 km

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

Places in Dacorum District

40 places
  1. 1 Hemel Hempstead 96K
  2. 2 Leverstock Green 9.7K
  3. 3 Bennetts End 6K
  4. 4 Apsley 2.9K
  5. 5 Bourne End 233

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

Cities & villages35

Nearby attractions & nature

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