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London

United Kingdom · England

London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of 9.14 million people in 2025. Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 15.4 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a 50-mile (80 km) tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries.

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Weather by month in London

MonthHighLowRain
Jan13°C-8.2°C65 mm
Feb16.9°C-7.7°C54 mm
Mar19.4°C-4.7°C50 mm
Apr25.2°C-2.9°C42 mm
May26.5°C-0.4°C55 mm
Jun29°C3.7°C56 mm
Jul34°C7.4°C60 mm
Aug32.8°C5.5°C66 mm
Sep27.9°C2.5°C44 mm
Oct27.1°C-2.4°C73 mm
Nov17.7°C-4.8°C74 mm
Dec13.9°C-5.9°C71 mm

Average daily high and low (°C) and rain per month (mm). Source: NASA POWER.

Practical facts

Local time
UTC+0 · 6 h ahead of Costa Rica
Region
England
Main language
English
On the map
51.51° N, 0.13° W

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