Kempston, United Kingdom

England · United Kingdom

Kempston is a small city in England, United Kingdom with a population of 20,736. Elevation: 105 ft (32 m). Average temperature: 52°F (11°C).

Population source: Wikidata (dated census and official estimates), GeoNames. Climate: WorldClim 2.1 normals (1970-2000), NASA POWER. Updated August 2026

20,736 Population 95/sq mi density
105 ft Elevation 32 meters
52°F Avg Temperature 11°C
32.0 in Annual Rain
Europe / London Timezone

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People

Population20,736
Density95/mi²
Veterans3.2%

Climate

Avg Temp52°F (11°C)
Rain32.0 in/yr
Elevation105 ft (32 m)
Population20,736
Population Density95 / sq mi
Elevation105 ft (32 m)
Coordinates52.1160°, -0.5004°
TimezoneEurope/London
Country🇬🇧 United Kingdom
State / ProvinceEngland
Average Temperature52°F (11°C)
January Average40°F (5°C)
July Average62°F (17°C)
Annual Precipitation32.0 inches (813 mm)
Annual Snowfall4.6 inches (12 cm)

About Kempston

Kempston is a small city in United Kingdom (England) with a population of 20,736. The city sits at an elevation of 105 feet (32 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 52°F (11°C). Temperatures range from 40°F in January to 62°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 32.0 inches. The timezone is Europe/London.

Climate in Kempston

Kempston has an average annual temperature of 10.5°C (51°F). The hottest month is Aug (17.7°C), the coldest is Jan (3.7°C). Average annual precipitation is 764 mm.

Month Avg °C / °F Min / Max °C Rain (mm)
Jan 3.7°C / 39°F -3.5° / 11.9° 58.5
Feb 5.9°C / 43°F -2.5° / 14.7° 62.3
Mar 6.8°C / 44°F -1.8° / 16.6° 62.8
Apr 8.4°C / 47°F -1.9° / 19.2° 34.9
May 12.1°C / 54°F 2.6° / 22.3° 52.0
Jun 15.5°C / 60°F 6° / 27.4° 65.0
Jul 17.6°C / 64°F 8.4° / 31.1° 63.1
Aug 17.7°C / 64°F 8.5° / 29.2° 52.1
Sep 15.2°C / 59°F 5.2° / 26.7° 59.8
Oct 11.3°C / 52°F 2.8° / 20° 101.0
Nov 7.1°C / 45°F -1° / 15.5° 72.6
Dec 5.4°C / 42°F -2.8° / 12.9° 79.6
Kempston experiences four distinct seasons with an average annual temperature of 52°F (11°C). Winters average 40°F in January while summers reach 62°F in July. Annual precipitation totals 32.0 inches. The area receives 4.6 inches of snow annually. The city sits at an elevation of 105 feet.

Temperature

40°F Jan (5°C) 62°F Jul (17°C)
Annual Average51.8°F
4% below United Kingdom avg
January Average40°F (5°C)
July Average62°F (17°C)

Geography

Elevation105 ft (32 m)
Area219.1 sq mi (567.4 km²)
Population Density95/sq mi
Coordinates52.1160°N, 0.5004°W
TimezoneEurope/London

Precipitation & Snow

Annual Rainfall 32.0"
16% below United Kingdom avg
Snowfall 4.6"
Wettest Month (Jun) 2.28"
Driest Month (Feb) 1.54"

Air Quality

Earthquake History

36 earthquakes (M2.5+) within 150 km since 1990. Strongest: M4.8. Most recent: M2.7 on Jun 28, 2023.

Sep 22, 2002 2 km ESE of Wombourn, United Kingdom M4.8 121 km
Feb 27, 2008 1 km NNE of Market Rasen, United Kingdom M4.8 144 km
Feb 15, 1994 7 km ESE of Thetford, United Kingdom M4.4 96 km
Oct 28, 2001 5 km E of Long Clawson, United Kingdom M4.2 85 km
Sep 23, 2000 1 km WSW of Warwick, United Kingdom M4.0 78 km
Jan 28, 2015 2 km WSW of Market Overton, United Kingdom M3.8 70 km
May 12, 1994 4 km S of Shipston on Stour, United Kingdom M3.7 78 km
Feb 8, 1990 2 km E of Mansfield, United Kingdom M3.6 122 km
Apr 18, 2014 3 km WSW of Market Overton, United Kingdom M3.5 69 km
Feb 17, 1992 1 km W of Warboys, United Kingdom M3.4 42 km
Mar 4, 1990 2 km N of Great Haywood, United Kingdom M3.3 129 km
Feb 27, 2019 3 km SE of Dorking, United Kingdom M3.3 102 km
Feb 20, 1995 England, United Kingdom M3.3 145 km
Jan 21, 1999 4 km ENE of Old Leake, United Kingdom M3.3 112 km
Feb 21, 2022 5 km N of Hockley, United Kingdom M3.2 108 km
Oct 2, 1999 5 km SSW of Cheadle, United Kingdom M3.2 138 km
Sep 23, 2002 3 km ESE of Wombourn, United Kingdom M3.2 120 km
Apr 5, 2008 3 km SSE of Middle Rasen, United Kingdom M3.1 138 km
Jun 17, 1999 7 km NNE of Ross on Wye, United Kingdom M3.0 139 km
Nov 5, 1994 5 km N of Debenham, United Kingdom M3.0 116 km
Source: USGS (M2.5+, 1990-2025)

Monthly Weather

Month Avg Temperature Precipitation Summary
January 40°F (5°C) 2.2 in
February 39°F (4°C) 1.5 in Coldest, Driest
March 43°F (6°C) 2.0 in
April 46°F (8°C) 1.9 in
May 52°F (11°C) 1.9 in
June 57°F (14°C) 2.3 in Wettest
July 62°F (17°C) 1.9 in Warmest
August 62°F (16°C) 2.1 in
September 57°F (14°C) 2.2 in
October 51°F (10°C) 2.2 in
November 44°F (7°C) 2.3 in
December 41°F (5°C) 2.2 in

Kempston has a seasonal temperature swing of 23°F / from 39°F in February to 62°F in July. Total annual precipitation is 24.7 inches, with June being the wettest month (2.3") and February the driest (1.5").

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Schools in Kempston

10 public schools (OpenStreetMap data).

School Level Enrollment Teachers Student/Teacher
Grange Academy - - - -
Balliol Primary School - - - -
Bedford Road Primary Academy - - - -
Daubeney Academy - - - -
Springfield Primary School - - - -
Ridgeway School - - - -
Greys Education Centre - - - -
Kempston Academy - - - -
Camestone School - - - -
Kempston Rural Primary School - - - -
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Radio Stations near Kempston

26 stations within ~55 km.

Station Genre Quality
BBC Radio Northampton (Outside UK Only) information, local AAC+ 101 kbps
Eirewave UK 128 kbps, adfree MP3 128 kbps
Northants 1 00's, 10's MP3 128 kbps
HearMe - 70s Rock 70s rock, 70’s rock MP3
Stoke Mandeville Hospital Radio hospital radio MP3
BBC Radio Northampton (UK Only) information, local AAC 339 kbps
Bedford Radio classic hits, hits MP3 128 kbps
Boomerang Radio - MP3
Beat Route Radio - MP3 128 kbps
Splinterwood Rock'n Roll Radio 1950s, 50's MP3 192 kbps
Black Cat Radio (US) - MP3 128 kbps
Heart Northants 96.6 commercial, hot adult contemporary MP3 128 kbps
Gabbie's Doo - MP3 128 kbps
Hospital Radio Bedford - MP3 128 kbps
Bloomberg UK business, news UNKNOWN
CRMK pop MP3 192 kbps
BBC Radio Berkshire bbc, berkshire UNKNOWN
Bucks Radio community radio, local news MP3
Mix 92.6 (backup) - MP3 128 kbps
Banita Maxx Radio edm, hardstyle MP3
in2Beats classic soul MP3 192 kbps
Data Transmission Radio deep house, drum and bass MP3 320 kbps
Radio Xtra 2000s, 2010s MP3
Mix 92.6 community radio MP3
Heart Peterborough charts, pop MP3 128 kbps
Radio Christmas - MP3 256 kbps

Museums in Kempston

NameTypeAddressPhoneAnnual Revenue
1940's Re-enactors
Bletchley Park
Bletchley Park
Bletchley Park
Block B
British schools museum
Cowper and Newton Museum
Fire Museum
Garden City Collection Study Centre
Hut 1
Hut 11
Hut 11A
Hut 12
Hut 3
Hut 6
Hut 8
Irchester Railway Museum
John Bunyan museum
Leighton Buzzard Railway Museum
Military Intelligence Museum
Moot Hall
Mossman Collection
MT Museum
Museums and YMCA Canteen
National Radio Centre (RSGB)
North Hertfordshire Museum
Panacea Museum
Rushden Hall and Museum
Rushden Historical Transport Society
S.O.44 Museum
St Neots Museum
Teleprinter Hall
The Higgins
The Mansion
The National Museum of Computing
Thurleigh Museum
Visitor Centre
Wardown Park Museum
Wellingborough Museum
Woburn Heritage Museum
Wollaston Museum

Libraries in Kempston

NameAddressStaffAnnual VisitsCirculationCollectionPrograms
Ampthill Library0.0
Barton Library0.0
Bedford Central Library0.0
Biggleswade Library0.0
Bletchley Public Library0.0
Bromham Library0.0
Burton Latimer Library0.0
Bury Park & Community Resource Centre0.0
Finedon Library0.0
Flitwick Library0.0
Hitchin Library0.0
Houghton Regis Library0.0
Houghton Regis Library0.0
Irchester Library0.0
Irthlingborough Library0.0
Kempston Branch Library0.0
Kings Norton Library (Building 55)0.0
Leagrave Library0.0
Leighton Buzzard Library0.0
Lewsey Community Centre and Library0.0
Library0.0
Luton Central Library0.0
Luton Central Library0.0
MKUH Staff Library0.0
MKUH Staff Library0.0
Newport Pagnell Library0.0
Olney Library0.0
OU Library0.0
Putnoe Library0.0
Raunds Library0.0
Rushden Library0.0
Sandy Library0.0
Shefford Library0.0
St Neots Library0.0
Stopsley Library0.0
Stopsley Library0.0
The Library & Resources Centre0.0
Toddington Library0.0
University Library0.0
Wellingborough Library0.0
Wing Community Library0.0
Woburn Sands Library0.0
Wollaston Library0.0
Wootton Library0.0

Farmers Markets in Kempston

NameAddressSeasonHoursOrganicWebsite
Harpur Square
Hitchin Market
Market Hall
Market Place
Market Square
Olney Market
St Paul's Square

Hotels in Kempston

1 hotels within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Premier Inn

Restaurants in Kempston

6 restaurants within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Bella Italia
Blue Ginger
Diya Royal
Maypole Farm
The Elephant
Tre Fratelli

Cafes in Kempston

8 cafes within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Archers Rest
Carmichael's Coffee
Chiff Chaff Cafe
Costa
Jane's Snack and Sandwich Bar
Starbucks
Sunbeam Cafe
The Cafe Grill

Monuments in Kempston

1 monuments within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Kempston World War II Monument

Clinics in Kempston

1 clinics within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Kempston Clinic

Dentists in Kempston

2 dentists within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Kempston Dental Practice
UHP Dentalcare

Veterinaries in Kempston

1 veterinaries within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Medivet

Gas Stations in Kempston

3 gas stations within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Kempston Filling Station
Kempston Service Station
Sainsbury's

Banks in Kempston

3 banks within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Barclays
Lloyds Bank
NatWest

Breweries in Kempston

NameTypeAddressPhoneWebsite
B&T Brewery
Brewpoint
Hart Family Brewers
Weldon Brewery

Stadiums & Teams in Kempston

TeamLeagueDivision

Ski Resorts Near Kempston

3 ski resorts within range.

Resort Slopes (km) Lifts Peak (m) Price Season Night Park
The Snow Centre Hemel Hempstead 0.0 - - $0 - - -
Better Ski & Board Centre 0.0 - - $0 - - -
InPiste 0.0 - - $0 - - -

Airports Near Kempston

50 airports within the area.

AirportIATAType
London Heathrow AirportLHRLarge Airport
London Luton AirportLTNLarge Airport
London Stansted AirportSTNLarge Airport
Cambridge City AirportCBGMedium Airport
Cranfield Airport-Medium Airport
London City AirportLCYMedium Airport
RAF BensonBEXMedium Airport
RAF NortholtNHTMedium Airport
RAF Wittering-Medium Airport
Armshold Farm Airstrip-Small Airport
Audley End Airfield-Small Airport
Baileys Fram Airstrip-Small Airport
Bakersfield Airstrip-Small Airport
Barnfield Farm Airstrip-Small Airport
Bedford Aerodrome-Small Airport
Bedwell Hey Farm Airstrip-Small Airport
Benington Airfield-Small Airport
Bernwood Farm Airstrip-Small Airport
Bicester Airfield-Small Airport
Bitteswell Farm Airstrip-Small Airport
Black Spring Farm Airstrip-Small Airport
Bovingdon Airstrip-Small Airport
Brimpton Airfield-Small Airport
Brooklands Farm Airstrip-Small Airport
Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome-Small Airport
Buttermilk Hall Farm-Small Airport
Cardington Airstrip-Small Airport
Chalgrove Airfield-Small Airport
Chatteris Airfield-Small Airport
Cheddington Airstrip-Small Airport
Chesham Vale Airstrip-Small Airport
Coldharbour Farm Airstrip-Small Airport
Coleman Green Airstrip-Small Airport
Colthrop Manor Farm Airstrip-Small Airport
Cottered Airstrip-Small Airport
Cowbit Airstrip-Small Airport
Croughton Manor Farm Airstrip-Small Airport
Crowland Glider Field-Small Airport
Dalkeith Farm Airstrip-Small Airport
Damyns Hall Aerodrome-Small Airport
Decoy Farm Airstrip-Small Airport
Deenethorpe Airfield-Small Airport
Denham Aerodrome-Small Airport
Drayton Home Farm Airstrip-Small Airport
Drayton St Leonard Airfield-Small Airport
Duxford Aerodrome-Small Airport
Dysons Osiers Airstrip-Small Airport
Earwig Farm Airstrip-Small Airport
Easton Maudit Airstrip-Small Airport
Elstree Airfield-Small Airport

Post Offices in Kempston

1 post offices.

Post OfficeAddress
Kempston Post Office

Treatment Centers in Kempston

41 treatment centers.

CenterTypePhone
Adult ICU
Antenatal and Postnatal wards
Back To Back
Breast Screening
Breast Unit entrance A
Breast Unit entrance B
Cardiac Centre - Ground floor
Cardiology/ECG 1st floor
Chemotherapy
Children's Outpatients
Clearer Ears Hitchin
Day Assessment Unit
Eaglestone Health Centre
Eye Clinic
Imaging
Johnstone's Chiropodist
L&D Bariatrics and Rheumatology
L&D Orthopaedic
Limb fitting
Liverpool Road Health Centre
Luing Cowley Outpatients Centre
Luton Chiropratic Clinic
Luton NHS Walk-in Centre
Maternity
Maternity Triage
Milton Keynes Chiropractic Clinic
MK Laser Clinic
Mortuary
NICU
Outpatients
Paeds ED
Pre Op
RAD Clinics Milton Keynes
SSSU
The Atrium
Theatres 7-14
Urology
Ward 34
Wards 20 - 26
Zone E
Zone H

Churches & Religious Organizations in Kempston

9 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).

NameAddress
All Saints Church
Bunyan Road Christian Fellowship
Catholic Church of Our Lady of Ransom
Church of the Transfiguration
Duncombe Street Godpel Hall
Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara
Kempston East Methodist Church
Kempston West Methodist Church
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Quick Facts

Timezone
Europe/London

🇬🇧 About United Kingdom

Capital London
Population 66,488,991
Area 244,820 km²
GDP (USD) $3,420,796,653,789
GDP per capita $49,944
HDI 0.940
Life expectancy 81.2 years
Internet users 96.3%
Urban population 83.2%
Currency GBP (Pound)
Languages English
Calling code +44
TLD .uk
Driving side left

Public Holidays in United Kingdom

14 public holidays this year

Date Holiday Local Name
Jan 1 New Year's Day New Year's Day
Jan 2 2 January 2 January
Mar 17 Saint Patrick's Day Saint Patrick's Day
Apr 3 Good Friday Good Friday
Apr 6 Easter Monday Easter Monday
May 4 Early May Bank Holiday Early May Bank Holiday
May 25 Spring Bank Holiday Spring Bank Holiday
Jun 15 World Cup Bank Holiday World Cup Bank Holiday
Jul 13 Battle of the Boyne Battle of the Boyne
Aug 3 Summer Bank Holiday Summer Bank Holiday
Aug 31 Summer Bank Holiday Summer Bank Holiday
Nov 30 Saint Andrew's Day Saint Andrew's Day
Dec 25 Christmas Day Christmas Day
Dec 28 St. Stephen's Day Boxing Day

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Frequently Asked Questions About Kempston

What is the population of Kempston?

Kempston has a population of 20,736 residents and is located in United Kingdom. The population density is 95 people per square mile, spread across 219.1 square miles.

What is the weather like in Kempston?

Kempston has a four-season climate with an average annual temperature of 52°F (11°C). Winter temperatures average 40°F in January, while summers reach an average of 62°F in July. Annual rainfall totals 32.0 inches, with 4.6 inches of snow.

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