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Watford District

Located in Hertfordshire, England Coordinates: 51°40′09″ N 0°24′09″ W

Map showing the location of Watford District Watford District
Location in United Kingdom
Population
96,773
96.8K
Elevation
78 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
13
listed under Watford District
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LHR London Heathrow Airport22 km
LTN London Luton Airport23 km

About Watford District

Watford District is a municipality. Location: Hertfordshire, England. Population: 96,773. Elevation: 78 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London Heathrow Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include River Chess and Rickmansworth Park.

Climate of Watford District

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 65 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
October (69 mm)
Driest month
July (43 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 Watford District
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°13°16°19°22°22°19°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°1°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)674753505257435560696568

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Watford District

The nearest airport is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), 22 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Watford, 2 km to the south.

Airports

  • London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 22 kmsouth
  • London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 23 kmnorth
  • London City Airport (LCY) London 37 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Watford Population: 125.7K 2 kmsouth
  • Harrow Population: 149.2K 11 kmsoutheast
  • Archway Population: 215.7K 22 kmsoutheast
  • Enfield Population: 156.9K 22 kmeast
  • Slough Population: 164.8K 22 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Watford District

Within 100 km: 879 historic and cultural sites, 622 natural sites, 307 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km153 places

  • White Hart Lane Landmark 24 kmE
  • Lot's Ait Island 22 kmS
  • Black Potts Ait Island 24 kmSW
  • Slow Grove Island 24 kmSW

25–60 km859 places

  • The Lynch Island 39 kmSW
  • Holm Island Island 27 kmS
  • Sunbury Court Island 29 kmS
  • Rivermead Island 29 kmS

60–100 km796 places

  • Isle of Sheppey Island 91 kmE
  • Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 72 kmSE
  • St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 93 kmS
  • The Marlipins Museum Museum 94 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Watford District and similar cities

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

Measure Watford District Rochdale Gillingham Darlington
Population 96.8K 97.6K 101.2K 92.4K
Elevation 78 m 127 m 31 m 40 m
Summer day (hottest month) 22° 20° 22° 20°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 2° 2° 1°
Annual rainfall 686 mm 1,134 mm 590 mm 674 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Sep
Distance — 247 km 73 km 327 km

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

Places in Watford District

13 places
  1. 1 Watford 125.7K
  2. 2 North Watford 33K
  3. 3 West Watford 12.8K
  4. 4 Holywell 9.9K
  5. 5 Leavesden Green 8.6K
  6. 6 Meriden 8.1K
  7. 7 Woodside 8K
  8. 8 Garston 7.3K

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

Cities & villages4

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

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