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Satellite view of Beacon Cove Beach; the pin marks the beach
Satellite view: Sentinel-2 cloudless · EOX, CC BY 4.0, colour-adjusted by Coastya. About 6 km of coast; the pin marks the beach.

Beach

Beacon Cove Beach

United KingdomEngland · United Kingdom · English Channel

50.4604, -5.0413 · Newquay, 6 km

  • 17°Sea · August
  • 18°High · July
  • 8.2 hSunshine · June
The dot marks Beacon Cove Beach. About 140 km of coast, north at the top.

Your month at the beach

Beacon Cove Beach in October

  • 15°CAir, daytime high12°C at night
  • 15°CSea temperature
  • 3.4 hSunshine a day
  • 18 daysRainy days in the month117 mm in total
  • 28 km/hAverage wind

Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.

The beach itself

No reliable information yet on: wheelchair access, lifeguards.

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October from 2020 to 2025

In October 2025 the sea averaged 15.2 °C — 0.6 °C above the 1991–2020 average.

Sea temperature 2025: +0.6 °C

1991–2020 average: 14.6 °C

Air, daytime high 2025: +0.4 °C

1991–2020 average: 14.7 °C

Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.

When to go

1991–2020 averages
Warmest seaJuly and August17 °CThe sea stays below 18 °C all year here.
Most sunshineMay and June8 h of sun a day
Least rainApril and May66 mm in the month

The year at a glance

  1. Jan10°1 h118 mm
  2. Feb10°3 h92 mm
  3. Mar9°4 h83 mm
  4. Apr10°7 h66 mm
  5. May12°8 h67 mm
  6. Jun14°8 h74 mm
  7. Jul16°7 h88 mm
  8. Aug17°7 h90 mm
  9. Sep16°6 h68 mm
  10. Oct15°3 h117 mm
  11. Nov13°2 h128 mm
  12. Dec11°1 h124 mm
8°C20°C32°C

Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.

Sea temperature

1991–2020 averages
10°12°15°18°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 10°Feb: 10°Mar: 9°Apr: 10°May: 12°Jun: 14°Jul: 16°Aug: 17°Sep: 16°Oct: 15°Nov: 13°Dec: 11°17°9°
8°C20°C32°C

Climate through the year

1991–2020 averages
10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 8 °C (High 9° / Low 7°)Feb: 7 °C (High 9° / Low 6°)Mar: 8 °C (High 10° / Low 6°)Apr: 10 °C (High 12° / Low 8°)May: 12 °C (High 14° / Low 10°)Jun: 15 °C (High 16° / Low 13°)Jul: 16 °C (High 18° / Low 15°)Aug: 17 °C (High 18° / Low 15°)Sep: 15 °C (High 17° / Low 14°)Oct: 13 °C (High 15° / Low 12°)Nov: 11 °C (High 12° / Low 10°)Dec: 9 °C (High 10° / Low 8°)17°7°
AverageLow – High
8°C20°C32°C

Rain

0 mm50 mm100 mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 118 mmFeb: 92 mmMar: 83 mmApr: 66 mm66May: 67 mmJun: 74 mmJul: 88 mmAug: 90 mmSep: 68 mmOct: 117 mmNov: 128 mm128Dec: 124 mm

Sunshine

0 h2.5 h5 h7.5 hJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 1.3 hFeb: 2.9 hMar: 4.5 hApr: 7.0 hMay: 7.9 hJun: 8.2 h8.2Jul: 7.4 hAug: 6.7 hSep: 5.9 hOct: 3.4 hNov: 1.9 hDec: 1.1 h1.1

Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.

Month by month

1991–2020 averages

Every month at Beacon Cove Beach: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.

Every month at Beacon Cove Beach: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
MonthHigh°CLow°CSea°CRainmmRainy daysdaysSunshineh/dayWindkm/h
January9710118181.331
February961092152.930
March106983154.528
April1281066147.024
May14101267137.923
June16131474138.222
July18151688157.422
Augustwarmest sea18151790156.723
September17141668145.924
October151215117183.428
November121013128201.930
December10811124191.131

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Photos

Photos shared by their authors on Wikimedia Commons, with its colours adjusted.

Beacon Cove Beach: South West coast path towards Beacon Cove - geograph.org.uk - 4425358
Photo: Ian S · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.
Beacon Cove Beach: South West coast path towards Beacon Cove - geograph.org.uk - 4425362
Photo: Ian S · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.
Beacon Cove Beach: View west towards the sea - just south of Beacon Cove - geograph.org.uk - 6538911
Photo: Ian Cunliffe · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.

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About these numbers

Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.

WhatWhere it comes from Nearest measurement
Air, rain and sunshineNASA POWER5 km away
Sea temperatureNOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–202011 km away
2020–2025, month by monthNASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.15 km away
Bathing water qualityEuropean Environment Agency1.0 km away
Lifeguards and places to stayOpenStreetMapwithin 1–5 km
Nearest airportOurAirportsstraight-line distance
Image at the topSentinel-2 cloudless (EOX)at this spot

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