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Municipality

Borough of Gravesham

Located in Kent, England Coordinates: 51°26′34″ N 0°21′51″ E

Map showing the location of Borough of Gravesham Borough of Gravesham
Location in United Kingdom
Population
106,808
106.8K
Elevation
19 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
24
listed under Borough of Gravesham
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LCY London City Airport23 km
SEN London Southend Airport27 km

About Borough of Gravesham

Borough of Gravesham is a municipality. Location: Kent, England. Population: 106,808. Elevation: 19 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London City Airport (23 km). Nearby sights include Stone Castle and 380kV Thames Crossing, Tower South.

Climate of Borough of Gravesham

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 64 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (64 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 Borough of Gravesham
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°10°13°16°20°22°22°19°15°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)643947434451414857596461

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Borough of Gravesham

The nearest airport is London City Airport (LCY), 23 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: London Stansted Airport (STN) (50 km). The nearest large city is Gillingham, 14 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • London City Airport (LCY) London 23 kmwest
  • London Southend Airport (SEN) Southend-on-Sea, Essex 27 kmnortheast
  • London Stansted Airport (STN) London, Essex 50 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Gillingham Population: 101.2K 14 kmsoutheast
  • Bexley Population: 228K 15 kmwest
  • Basildon Population: 144.9K 15 kmnortheast
  • Dagenham Population: 108.4K 18 kmnorthwest
  • Barking Population: 218.5K 22 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Borough of Gravesham

Within 100 km: 760 historic and cultural sites, 515 natural sites, 293 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km111 places

  • Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 14 kmSE
  • Yantlet beach Beach 22 kmE
  • Isle of Grain Island 23 kmE
  • Canvey Island Island 18 kmNE

25–60 km704 places

  • Isle of Sheppey Island 33 kmE
  • White Hart Lane Landmark 35 kmNW
  • West Mersea Beach Beach 54 kmNE
  • Central Beach Beach 39 kmE

60–100 km753 places

  • St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 81 kmSW
  • The Marlipins Museum Museum 81 kmSW
  • Camber Sands Beach 64 kmSE
  • Sunny Sands Beach 70 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Borough of Gravesham and similar cities

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

Measure Borough of Gravesham Bedford Maidstone Basingstoke
Population 106.8K 106.9K 107.6K 107.6K
Elevation 19 m 30 m 9 m 96 m
Summer day (hottest month) 22° 22° 22° 22°
Winter night (coldest month) 2° 1° 2° 2°
Annual rainfall 618 mm 613 mm 684 mm 794 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 96 km 22 km 103 km

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

Places in Borough of Gravesham

24 places
  1. 1 Gravesend 54.3K
  2. 2 Northfleet 29.9K
  3. 3 Istead Rise 3.4K

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

Cities & villages21

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