- Population
- 16,500
- 16.5K
- Elevation
- 75 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LHR London Heathrow Airport59 km
- LTN London Luton Airport60 km
About Cowley
Cowley is a town. Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire. Population: 16,500. Elevation: 75 m.
Cowley () is a residential and industrial area in the south-east of Oxford, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. Cowley's neighbours are Rose Hill and Blackbird Leys to the south, Headington to the north and the villages of Horspath and Garsington across fields to the east. Internationally, Cowley is best known for its automotive industry - historically it was the home of the car manufacturer Morris (later absorbed into British Leyland, then the Rover Group), which has now evolved into Mini.
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Climate of Cowley
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 61 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- December (64 mm)
- Driest month
- July (41 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 19° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 60 | 43 | 52 | 45 | 52 | 56 | 41 | 55 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 64 |
How to get to Cowley
The nearest airport is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), 59 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Oxford, 4 km to the northwest.
Airports
- London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 59 kmsoutheast
- London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 60 kmeast
- Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 88 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Oxford Population: 162.1K 4 kmnorthwest
- High Wycombe Population: 133.2K 34 kmeast
- Reading Population: 318K 35 kmsoutheast
- Swindon Population: 201.7K 44 kmsouthwest
- Milton Keynes Population: 256.4K 46 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Cowley
Within 100 km: 928 historic and cultural sites, 830 natural sites, 264 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km77 places
- Andersey Island Island 9 kmSW
- Rose Isle Island 3 kmSW
- Lock Wood Island Island 7 kmS
- Abbey Meadow Island 8 kmSW
25–60 km474 places
- The Lynch Island 34 kmSE
- Holm Island Island 57 kmSE
- Windsor Racecourse Island Island 47 kmSE
- Wargrave Island Island 34 kmSE
60–100 km1,471 places
- White Hart Lane Landmark 80 kmE
- Sunbury Court Island 67 kmSE
- Rivermead Island 67 kmSE
- Lot's Ait Island 69 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kassam Stadium Landmark, Littlemore1.7 km S -
Ashmolean Museum Museum, Oxford4.5 km NW -
Pitt Rivers Museum Museum, Oxford4.5 km NW -
Shotover Hill Mountain, Forest Hill with Shotover2.7 km NE
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Shotover Country Park Natural site, Forest Hill with Shotover2.7 km NE
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Oxford Botanical Garden Attraction, Oxford3.5 km NW
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Rose Isle Island, Sandford-on-Thames2.7 km SW
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Fiddler's Elbow Island, Kennington3 km SW
Sources & licences
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