Leicester
City in United Kingdom: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Leicester landmarks montage: Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Leicester is a city in United Kingdom, in England. About 368,600 people live in the city proper, making it the 11th largest city of United Kingdom in our atlas.
It lies at 52.64° N, 1.13° W, about 65 m (213 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/London time zone.
Location
Red dot: Leicester. Green dots: other major cities of United Kingdom. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Leicester has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 21°C (70°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 1°C (33°F). Around 748 mm (29 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in United KingdomNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Coventry · 36 km
- Birmingham · 55 km
- Sheffield · 86 km
- Manchester · 120 km
- Leeds · 132 km
- Bradford · 135 km
- London · 143 km
- Liverpool · 151 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2644668 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q83065 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Leicester landmarks montage: Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)