England, United Kingdom

Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets is a city in England, United Kingdom. It has a population of about 325,789 (2022). The climate is classified as oceanic (Köppen Cfb), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.

Now15°C

Best timeMay–Jun · Sep

Population325,789

Local time15:25

51.51° N, 0.07° WElevation 25 mUTC+1 · British Summer Time

Postal codesE1, E1W

14-day weather Climate by month Things to do Events

The year in Tower Hamletsweather score

October: high / low16° / 9°

Rain this month70mm

Best timeMay–Jun · Sep

Best: May–Jun · Sep. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.

Tower Hamlets at a glance

Sunrise · sunset07:36 · 17:5410 h 18 min of daylight The moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 16:21 Northern lights tonightUnlikely tonightKp needed: 6.9 Next holiday25 DecemberChristmas Day Next concert10 MarMalte Marten · Troxy

Best time to visitMay–Jun · Sep

The months with the highest weather score

Warmest month24°C

Average high in July

Coolest month3°C

Average low in January

Wettest monthJanuary

58 mm of rain

Driest monthFebruary

42 mm of rain

Monuments nearby10+

1 of them World Heritage

Weather in Tower Hamlets

Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.

14-day forecast

15°C

Partly cloudy · wind 12 km/h · humidity 58%

Today hour by hour

Today22 Oct15°9°2.8 mm

Fri23 Oct14°9°16.8 mm

Sat24 Oct17°8°21.9 mm

Sun25 Oct14°10°1.7 mm

Mon26 Oct17°9°5.3 mm

Tue27 Oct19°16°

Wed28 Oct15°11°2.5 mm

Thu29 Oct15°7°

Fri30 Oct15°8°

Sat31 Oct16°10°

When to go to Tower Hamlets

Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.

Climate month by month

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Score	17	23	34	54	68	68	65	67	73	50	27	19
High	8°	9°	12°	15°	18°	21°	24°	23°	20°	16°	11°	9°
Low	3°	3°	4°	6°	9°	12°	14°	14°	12°	9°	5°	3°
Rain (mm)	58	42	45	46	52	47	45	52	55	70	65	60
Wet days	13	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	9	13	13	13

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What's on in Tower Hamlets

Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.

All events

Concerts and shows

10Mar

Malte MartenTroxy

Public holidays

25Dec

Christmas DayNational

Fri26Dec

Boxing DayNational

Sat28Dec

Boxing DayNational

Mon1Jan

New Year's DayNational

Fri

Monuments and museums in Tower Hamlets

All monuments

UNESCO0.6 km

Tower of LondonBuilt 1066

0.8 km

Tower BridgeBuilt 1886

2 km

St Paul's CathedralBuilt 1675

1.2 km

Monument to the Great Fire of LondonBuilt 1677

2 km

Barbican EstateBuilt 1982

1.4 km

Mansion House, City of LondonBuilt 1758

Museum2.1 km

Tate ModernBuilt 1889

Museum3.2 km

Imperial War Museum LondonBuilt 1917

More museums: Tower Bridge Engine Rooms · Waterloo Block

Monuments of England Museums of England

Outdoors around Tower Hamlets

Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.

Things to do

Golf courses33 Climbing29 Viewpoints24 Camp sites11 Zoos8 Water parks2 Aquariums1

Abbey Wood Caravan Club SiteCamp sites

0.9 km

SEA LIFE Aquarium LondonAquariums

0.9 km

London ZooZoos

1 km

The Castle Climbing CentreClimbing

1.1 km

The ReachClimbing

1.1 km

Scout ParkCamp sites

1.4 km

Better Ski & Board CentreSki area · 0 km of pistes · 2 lifts

32 km

The Snow Centre Hemel HempsteadSki area · 0 km of pistes · 4 lifts

38 km

Dive Force MarineDive site

12 km

Blue Fin DivingDive site

13 km

Diving UnlimitedDive site

14 km

Mike's Dive StoreDive site

15 km

Nature around Tower Hamlets

Nature in United Kingdom

River Lea

Serpentine

River Wandle

River Roding

Westbourne

River Quaggy

Nature in England Beaches of United Kingdom

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals of United Kingdom seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Hazel dormouseMuscardinus avellanarius

Red deerCervus elaphus

Wood mouseApodemus sylvaticus

Eurasian red squirrelSciurus vulgaris

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus

The sky over Tower Hamlets

Eclipses and meteor showers

The moon tonightWaxing gibbousMoonrise 16:21 · Moonset 04:06 Next eclipse seen from here20 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse Orionids~16 an hourpeak night 21 October, best at 04:38 Northern lightsKp 6.9about 2 nights a year

Earthquakes around Tower Hamlets

The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.

Earthquakes

Last 30 days0magnitude 2.5+ within 300 km Since 19500magnitude 5+ within 150 km Significant earthquakes on record10within 300 km

Ancient sites nearby

Sites: 10

Ancient sites in the United Kingdom

Cities and settlements · 2 Temples and sanctuaries · 3 Theatres and amphitheatres · 1 Aqueducts and baths · 2 Archaeological sites · 2

Towns and villages around Tower Hamlets

Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.

Tower Hill0.5 km Tower of London0.6 km Fenchurch Street0.8 km Monument1.3 km Bank1.4 km Cannon Street1.5 km City of London1.6 km Shoreditch1.6 km Mansion House1.9 km Old Street2 km St Paul's2.1 km Puddle Dock2.3 km Ludgate Hill2.3 km Frank Whipple Estate2.4 km Blackfriars2.6 km Farringdon2.6 km Elephant and Castle2.8 km Tavern Quay2.9 km Coalmakers Wharf3 km Clerkenwell3.2 km Mount Pleasant3.3 km Hitchin Square3.3 km Festubert Place3.4 km Holborn3.6 km Kennington3.6 km London3.9 km Russell Square4.1 km Westminster Abbey4.4 km Cubitt Town4.5 km Hackney4.5 km Camberwell4.5 km Vauxhall4.6 km Euston4.8 km City of Westminster4.9 km Barton Yard5.4 km Trinity Buoy Wharf5.4 km Victoria5.5 km Mayfair5.5 km Hallsville Quarter5.5 km Brockley5.8 km Camden Area6 km Marble Arch6.2 km Union Mews6.2 km Clapham North6.6 km Chalk Farm6.6 km Kentish Town6.7 km Tufnell Park6.9 km Finsbury Park6.9 km Crofton Park7.1 km Ladywell7.1 km Paddington7.4 km Blackheath7.4 km Brixton Hill7.6 km Charlton8.1 km Harringay8.2 km Belsize Park8.2 km Poynders Parade8.3 km Streatham Hill8.5 km Kensington8.6 km East Ham8.6 km Clapham Junction8.7 km South Hampstead8.7 km Notting Hill Gate8.8 km Balham8.9 km Central Parade8.9 km Unity Place9.1 km Manor Park9.2 km Hampstead9.3 km Aldersbrook9.4 km Fulham9.7 km Mottingham9.9 km Cavendish Square10 km Barons Court10 km Barking Wharf Square10 km Crystal Palace10 km Tottenham10 km Norwood10 km Upper Tooting10 km Tooting Bec10 km The Mews11 km

All 253 towns and villages in Greater London England

Tower Hamlets from above

Around Tower Hamlets37 places to see, do and reach nearby

River LeaNature5.4 km SerpentineNature7.0 km River WandleNature10 km River RodingNature10 km WestbourneNature6.6 km River QuaggyNature7.7 km Channelsea IslandNature5.2 km Eel Pie IslandNature19 km Better Ski & Board CentreSki area32 km The Snow Centre Hemel HempsteadSki area38 km Dive Force MarineDive site12 km Blue Fin DivingDive site13 km Diving UnlimitedDive site14 km Tower of LondonMonument0.6 km Tower BridgeMonument0.8 km St Paul's CathedralMonument2.0 km Monument to the Great Fire of LondonMonument1.2 km Barbican EstateMonument2.0 km Mansion House, City of LondonMonument1.4 km Guildhall, City of LondonMonument1.6 km St Lawrence Jewry, LondonMonument1.7 km Tate ModernMuseum2.1 km Imperial War Museum LondonMuseum3.2 km HMS BelfastMuseum1.0 km Young V&AMuseum2.2 km London Museum DocklandsMuseum3.2 km London Fenchurch StreetStation0.6 km ShadwellStation0.8 km London Liverpool StreetStation1.1 km Saint Katharine's PierFerry port0.7 km Tower Millennium PierFerry port0.8 km LondonPlace3.9 km City of WestminsterPlace4.9 km IlfordPlace11 km WembleyPlace16 km FulhamPlace9.7 km KensingtonPlace8.6 km

Postal codes

E1E1W

Getting to Tower Hamlets

London City AirportLCY

8.6 km

London Heathrow AirportLHR

27 km

London Gatwick AirportLGW

41 km

London Fenchurch StreetRailway station

0.6 km

ShadwellRailway station

0.8 km

London Liverpool StreetRailway station

1.1 km

Saint Katharine's PierBankside Pier · Greenwich Pier · Westminster Pier

0.7 km

Tower Millennium PierBankside Pier · Greenwich Pier · London Eye - Waterloo Pier

0.8 km

United Kingdom

France

16° / 9°May–Jul

Frequently asked questions

When is the best time to visit Tower Hamlets?

Based on 30-year climate normals, May, June and September offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Tower Hamlets.

What is the hottest month in Tower Hamlets?

July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24°C and lows of 14°C.

What is the coldest month in Tower Hamlets?

January is the coldest month, with average highs of 8°C and lows of 3°C.

What is the rainiest month in Tower Hamlets?

January is the wettest month with about 58 mm of precipitation on 13 wet days.

What is the postal code of Tower Hamlets?

Tower Hamlets has 2 postal codes: E1, E1W.