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Municipality

Crawley District

Located in West Sussex, England Coordinates: 51°07′32″ N 0°11′34″ W

Map showing the location of Crawley District Crawley District
Location in United Kingdom
Population
111,375
111.4K
Elevation
71 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
22
listed under Crawley District
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LGW London Gatwick Airport3 km
LHR London Heathrow Airport43 km

About Crawley District

Crawley District is a municipality. Location: West Sussex, England. Population: 111,375. Elevation: 71 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London Gatwick Airport (3 km). Nearby sights include Thunderfield Castle and Rusper Hill.

Climate of Crawley District

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 80 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (85 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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Climate of Crawley District
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°10°13°16°19°22°22°19°15°10°8°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°4°7°10°12°12°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)835559505056415465778085

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Crawley District

The nearest airport is London Gatwick Airport (LGW), 3 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Crawley, 2 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 3 kmnorth
  • London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 43 kmnorthwest
  • London City Airport (LCY) London 46 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Crawley Population: 124K 2 kmsoutheast
  • Sutton Population: 187.6K 25 kmnorth
  • Croydon Population: 173.3K 29 kmnorth
  • Brighton Population: 283.9K 33 kmsouth
  • Woking Population: 103.9K 33 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Crawley District

Within 100 km: 722 historic and cultural sites, 602 natural sites, 286 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km94 places

  • Hawk Island Island 21 kmSE
  • Sixteen Acre Island Island 23 kmE
  • Two Bridges Island Island 23 kmE
  • Ardingly Reservoir Lake 11 kmSE

25–60 km857 places

  • White Hart Lane Landmark 54 kmN
  • Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 58 kmNE
  • St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 32 kmS
  • The Marlipins Museum Museum 33 kmS

60–100 km659 places

  • Portsea Island Natural site 71 kmSW
  • Isle of Wight Island 92 kmSW
  • Isle of Sheppey Island 78 kmNE
  • Camber Sands Beach 72 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Crawley District and similar cities

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

Measure Crawley District Chelmsford Sutton Coldfield Wakefield
Population 111.4K 111.5K 109.9K 109.8K
Elevation 71 m 33 m 119 m 50 m
Summer day (hottest month) 22° 22° 21° 21°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 1° 1° 1°
Annual rainfall 755 mm 589 mm 696 mm 684 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 82 km 196 km 298 km

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

Places in Crawley District

22 places
  1. 7 Furnace Green 6.7K
  2. 8 Gossops Green 6K

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

Cities & villages13

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

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