- Population
- 20,957
- 21K
- Elevation
- 140 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LGW London Gatwick Airport17 km
- LCY London City Airport27 km
About Caterham
Caterham is a town. Location: Caterham Valley, Tandridge District. Population: 20,957. Elevation: 140 m.
Caterham () is a town in the Tandridge district of Surrey, England. The town is administratively divided into two: Caterham on the Hill, and Caterham Valley, which includes the main town centre in the middle of a dry valley but rises to equal heights to the south. The town lies close to the A22, 21 miles (34 kilometres) from Guildford and 6 miles (10 kilometres) south of Croydon, in an upper valley cleft into the dip slope of the North Downs. Caterham on the Hill is above the valley to the west.
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Climate of Caterham
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 78 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (82 mm)
- Driest month
- July (44 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 22° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 82 | 52 | 59 | 50 | 51 | 57 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 75 | 78 | 80 |
How to get to Caterham
The nearest airport is London Gatwick Airport (LGW), 17 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Sutton, 11 km to the northwest.
Airports
- London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 17 kmsouthwest
- London City Airport (LCY) London 27 kmnorth
- London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 34 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Sutton Population: 187.6K 11 kmnorthwest
- Croydon Population: 173.3K 11 kmnorth
- Crawley Population: 124K 20 kmsouth
- Bexley Population: 228K 24 kmnortheast
- City of Westminster Population: 247.6K 24 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Caterham
Within 100 km: 784 historic and cultural sites, 595 natural sites, 313 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km232 places
- Ravens Ait Island 21 kmNW
- Boyle Farm Island Island 21 kmNW
- Thames Ditton Island Island 22 kmNW
- Ash Island Island 23 kmNW
25–60 km751 places
- White Hart Lane Landmark 36 kmN
- Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 44 kmE
- St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 51 kmS
- The Marlipins Museum Museum 52 kmS
60–100 km709 places
- Portsea Island Natural site 88 kmSW
- Isle of Sheppey Island 65 kmE
- Camber Sands Beach 72 kmSE
- West Mersea Beach Beach 89 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Winders Hill Mountain, Caterham Valley1.9 km SE
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Gravelly Hill Mountain, Caterham Valley2.2 km S
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White Hill Mountain, Caterham Valley2.5 km SW
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Botley Hill Mountain, Oxted4.6 km E
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Nore Hill Mountain, Chelsham and Farleigh4.8 km NE
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Oxted Barrow Green Historic site, Oxted4.8 km SE
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Godstone Castle Hill Historic site, Godstone5.2 km SE
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Bletchingley Castle Historic site, Bletchingley5.2 km S
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources