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Satellite view of Saunton Sands; 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

Saunton Sands

United KingdomEngland · United Kingdom · North Sea

51.1004, -4.2242 · Braunton, 4 km

  • 17°Sea · August
  • 18°High · July
  • 8.6 hSunshine · June
The dot marks Saunton Sands. About 140 km of coast, north at the top.

Your month at the beach

Saunton Sands in October

  • 14°CAir, daytime high11°C at night
  • 15°CSea temperature
  • 3.3 hSunshine a day
  • 18 daysRainy days in the month118 mm in total
  • 24 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: bathing water quality, wheelchair access, lifeguards.

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October from 2020 to 2025

In October 2025 the sea averaged 15.8 °C — 0.6 °C above the 1991–2020 average.

Sea temperature 2025: +0.6 °C

1991–2020 average: 15.2 °C

Air, daytime high 2025: +0.3 °C

1991–2020 average: 14.3 °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 seaAugust and September17 °CThe sea stays below 18 °C all year here.
Most sunshineMay and June9 h of sun a day
Least rainApril and May63 mm in the month

The year at a glance

  1. Jan9°1 h119 mm
  2. Feb8°3 h92 mm
  3. Mar8°5 h83 mm
  4. Apr9°7 h63 mm
  5. May11°8 h69 mm
  6. Jun14°9 h79 mm
  7. Jul16°8 h88 mm
  8. Aug17°7 h94 mm
  9. Sep17°6 h74 mm
  10. Oct15°3 h118 mm
  11. Nov13°2 h128 mm
  12. Dec11°1 h130 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°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 9°Feb: 8°Mar: 8°Apr: 9°May: 11°Jun: 14°Jul: 16°Aug: 17°Sep: 17°Oct: 15°Nov: 13°Dec: 11°17°8°
8°C20°C32°C

Climate through the year

1991–2020 averages
5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 7 °C (High 8° / Low 5°)Feb: 6 °C (High 8° / Low 5°)Mar: 7 °C (High 9° / Low 5°)Apr: 9 °C (High 12° / Low 6°)May: 12 °C (High 14° / Low 9°)Jun: 14 °C (High 17° / Low 12°)Jul: 16 °C (High 18° / Low 14°)Aug: 16 °C (High 18° / Low 14°)Sep: 15 °C (High 17° / Low 12°)Oct: 12 °C (High 14° / Low 11°)Nov: 10 °C (High 11° / Low 8°)Dec: 8 °C (High 9° / Low 6°)16°6°
AverageLow – High
8°C20°C32°C

Rain

0 mm50 mm100 mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 119 mmFeb: 92 mmMar: 83 mmApr: 63 mm63May: 69 mmJun: 79 mmJul: 88 mmAug: 94 mmSep: 74 mmOct: 118 mmNov: 128 mmDec: 130 mm130

Sunshine

0 h2.5 h5 h7.5 hJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 1.3 hFeb: 2.9 hMar: 4.7 hApr: 7.2 hMay: 8.3 hJun: 8.6 h8.6Jul: 7.7 hAug: 6.7 hSep: 5.7 hOct: 3.3 hNov: 1.7 hDec: 0.9 h0.9

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

Month by month

1991–2020 averages

Every month at Saunton Sands: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.

Every month at Saunton Sands: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
MonthHigh°CLow°CSea°CRainmmRainy daysdaysSunshineh/dayWindkm/h
January859119181.327
February85892152.926
March95883144.724
April126963147.220
May1491169138.320
June17121479148.619
July18141688167.719
Augustwarmest sea18141794166.720
September17121774155.721
October141115118183.324
November11813128201.726
December9611130180.927

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Photos

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

Saunton Sands: Beach and dunes, Saunton - geograph.org.uk - 4682590
Photo: Roger Cornfoot · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.
Saunton Sands: North Devon , Saunton Sands - geograph.org.uk - 4270968
Photo: Lewis Clarke · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.
Saunton Sands: North Devon , Saunton Sands - geograph.org.uk - 4270972
Photo: Lewis Clarke · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.

Plan your trip

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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 POWER15 km away
Sea temperatureNOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–202011 km away
2020–2025, month by monthNASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.115 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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