text: Topography King's Lynn is the northernmost settlement on the River Great Ouse, lying  north of London and  west of Norwich. The town lies about  south of the Wash, a fourfold estuary subject to dangerous tides and shifting sandbanks, on the north-west margin of East Anglia. King's Lynn has an area of .
  The Great Ouse at Lynn is about  wide and the outfall for much of the Fens' drainage system. The much smaller Gaywood River also flows through the town, joining the Great Ouse at the southern end of South Quay, close to the town centre. A small section known as West Lynn lies on the west bank, linked to the town centre by one of the oldest ferries in the country. Other districts of King's Lynn include the town centre, North Lynn, South Lynn, and Gaywood.
  Climate
  King's Lynn has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb). The annual mean daytime temperature is around . January is the coldest month with mean minimum temperatures between . July and August are the warmest, with mean daily maximum temperatures of some .
  There are two Met Office weather stations close to King's Lynn: Terrington St Clement, about  to the west and RAF Marham, about  to the south-east.