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Welwyn Hatfield

Located in Hertfordshire, England Coordinates: 51°45′00″ N 0°13′00″ W

Map showing the location of Welwyn Hatfield Welwyn Hatfield
Location in United Kingdom
Population
121,996
122K
Elevation
110 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
20
listed under Welwyn Hatfield
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LTN London Luton Airport17 km
LCY London City Airport33 km

About Welwyn Hatfield

Welwyn Hatfield is a municipality. Location: Hertfordshire, England. Population: 121,996. Elevation: 110 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London Luton Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include North Mimms Park and South Mymms Castle.

Climate of Welwyn Hatfield

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 63 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
October (67 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 Welwyn Hatfield
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°12°16°19°22°21°18°14°10°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)664451484956435258676364

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Welwyn Hatfield

The nearest airport is London Luton Airport (LTN), 17 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Enfield, 14 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 17 kmnorthwest
  • London City Airport (LCY) London 33 kmsoutheast
  • London Stansted Airport (STN) London, Essex 35 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Enfield Population: 156.9K 14 kmsoutheast
  • Watford Population: 125.7K 16 kmsouthwest
  • Tottenham Population: 130K 19 kmsoutheast
  • Luton Population: 225.3K 20 kmnorthwest
  • Harrow Population: 149.2K 21 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Welwyn Hatfield

Within 100 km: 865 historic and cultural sites, 553 natural sites, 311 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km129 places

  • White Hart Lane Landmark 19 kmSE
  • Latton Island Island 23 kmE
  • Broad Water Island Island 8 kmNE
  • Heron Island Island 9 kmW

25–60 km834 places

  • The Lynch Island 55 kmSW
  • Holm Island Island 41 kmSW
  • Sunbury Court Island 40 kmS
  • Rivermead Island 40 kmS

60–100 km766 places

  • Isle of Sheppey Island 83 kmSE
  • Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 66 kmSE
  • West Mersea Beach Beach 79 kmE
  • Yantlet beach Beach 69 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Welwyn Hatfield and similar cities

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

Measure Welwyn Hatfield Burton-on-Trent Crawley Cheltenham
Population 122K 122.2K 124K 118.8K
Elevation 110 m 49 m 84 m 60 m
Summer day (hottest month) 22° 21° 22° 22°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 1° 1° 1°
Annual rainfall 661 mm 678 mm 755 mm 800 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 153 km 71 km 130 km

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

Places in Welwyn Hatfield

20 places
  1. 1 Welwyn Garden City 51.5K

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

Cities & villages19

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