Mountain

Box Hill

Located in Mickleham, Mole Valley Coordinates: 51°15′07″ N 0°16′34″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 224 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Dorking; 4.6 km SW
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: LGW London Gatwick Airport13 km; LHR London Heathrow Airport28 km

About Box Hill

Box Hill is a mountain. Location: Mickleham, Mole Valley. Elevation: 224 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London Gatwick Airport (13 km). Nearby sights include Box Hill Country Park and The Whites.

Climate of Box Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 72 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: December (77 mm)
Driest month: July (42 mm)

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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 Box Hill
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	7°	9°	12°	16°	19°	21°	21°	18°	14°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	0°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	76	50	56	47	51	55	42	54	62	71	72	77

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Box Hill

The nearest airport is London Gatwick Airport (LGW), 13 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Sutton, 12 km to the northeast.

Airports

London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 13 kmsoutheast
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 28 kmnorthwest
London City Airport (LCY) London 36 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Sutton Population: 187.6K 12 kmnortheast
Crawley Population: 124K 17 kmsoutheast
Croydon Population: 173.3K 19 kmnortheast
Woking Population: 103.9K 21 kmwest
City of Westminster Population: 247.6K 29 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Box Hill

Within 100 km: 778 historic and cultural sites, 636 natural sites, 313 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km212 places

Sunbury Court Island 19 kmNW
Rivermead Island 19 kmNW
Ravens Ait Island 17 kmN
Hamhaugh Island Island 19 kmNW

25–60 km791 places

White Hart Lane Landmark 42 kmN
Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 58 kmE
St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 46 kmS
The Marlipins Museum Museum 47 kmS

60–100 km724 places

Portsea Island Natural site 75 kmSW
Isle of Wight Island 95 kmSW
Isle of Sheppey Island 79 kmE
Camber Sands Beach 83 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Dorking Town, Holmwood
4.6 km SW
Box Hill Village, Mole Valley
0.4 km W
Reigate Town, Reigate and Banstead District
5.2 km E
Mickleham Village, Mickleham
3.9 km NW
Betchworth Village, Betchworth
2.1 km S
Pebble Coombe Village, Reigate and Banstead District
1.4 km NE

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Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Box Hill Country Park Natural site, England
1.7 km W
The Whites Natural site, Mickleham
2.9 km W
Betchworth Castle Historic site, Brockham
2.2 km SW
The Terrace Mountain, Mole Valley
4.1 km SW
Tower Hill Mountain, Mole Valley
4.6 km SW
Reigate Hill Mountain, Reigate and Banstead District
5.2 km E
Castle Grounds Natural site, Reigate and Banstead District
5 km E
Broadwood's Folly Historic site, Mickleham
2.8 km W

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Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026