Geography
Further information: Geography of LondonIlford is bounded in the west by the North Circular Road and the River Roding and is contiguous with Barking to the south, Gants Hill to the north and Seven Kings to the east. Climate data for Ilford is taken from the nearest weather station at Greenwich, around 6 miles (9.7 km) south south west of the railway station:
| Climate data for London (Greenwich) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.5 (65.3) |
19.7 (67.5) |
25.3 (77.5) |
29.8 (85.6) |
32.8 (91.0) |
35.6 (96.1) |
36.5 (97.7) |
38.5 (101.3) |
35.4 (95.7) |
29.9 (85.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
17.7 (63.9) |
38.5 (101.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.9 (73.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
15.6 (60.1) |
11.4 (52.5) |
8.6 (47.5) |
15.2 (59.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
2.4 (36.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
5.4 (41.7) |
8.4 (47.1) |
13.2 (55.8) |
14.2 (57.6) |
14.0 (57.2) |
11.2 (52.2) |
8.3 (46.9) |
5.1 (41.2) |
2.8 (37.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −10 (14.0) |
−9 (15.8) |
−8 (17.6) |
−2 (28.4) |
−1 (30.2) |
5.0 (41.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−4 (24.8) |
−5 (23.0) |
−7 (19.4) |
−10 (14.0) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 51.6 (2.031) |
38.2 (1.504) |
40.5 (1.594) |
45.0 (1.772) |
46.5 (1.831) |
47.3 (1.862) |
41.1 (1.618) |
51.6 (2.031) |
50.4 (1.984) |
68.8 (2.709) |
58.0 (2.283) |
53.0 (2.087) |
591.8 (23.299) |
| % humidity | 91 | 89 | 91 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 95 | 96 | 95 | 93 | 91 | 92.3 |
| Avg. rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.8 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 10.7 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 110.4 |
| Avg. snowy days | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 49.9 | 71.4 | 107.1 | 159.8 | 181.2 | 181.0 | 192.1 | 195.1 | 138.9 | 108.1 | 58.5 | 37.4 | 1,480.5 |
| Source #1: Record highs and lows from BBC Weather, except August and February maximum from Met Office | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: All other data from Met Office, except for humidity and snow data which are from NOAA | |||||||||||||
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