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Satellite view of Vault 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

Vault Beach

United KingdomEngland · United Kingdom · English Channel

50.2339, -4.7913 · Mevagissey, 4 km

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

Your month at the beach

Vault Beach in October

  • 15°CAir, daytime high12°C at night
  • 15°CSea temperature
  • 3.4 hSunshine a day
  • 17 daysRainy days in the month110 mm in total
  • 27 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 14.6 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.

Sea temperature 2025: ±0.0 °C

1991–2020 average: 14.6 °C

Air, daytime high 2025: +0.3 °C

1991–2020 average: 14.6 °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 September59 mm in the month

The year at a glance

  1. Jan10°1 h110 mm
  2. Feb10°3 h89 mm
  3. Mar10°4 h82 mm
  4. Apr10°7 h63 mm
  5. May12°8 h64 mm
  6. Jun14°8 h67 mm
  7. Jul16°7 h79 mm
  8. Aug17°7 h80 mm
  9. Sep16°6 h59 mm
  10. Oct15°3 h110 mm
  11. Nov13°2 h119 mm
  12. Dec12°1 h116 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: 10°Apr: 10°May: 12°Jun: 14°Jul: 16°Aug: 17°Sep: 16°Oct: 15°Nov: 13°Dec: 12°10°17°
8°C20°C32°C

Climate through the year

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

Rain

0 mm50 mm100 mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 110 mmFeb: 89 mmMar: 82 mmApr: 63 mmMay: 64 mmJun: 67 mmJul: 79 mmAug: 80 mmSep: 59 mm59Oct: 110 mmNov: 119 mm119Dec: 116 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 Vault Beach: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.

Every month at Vault Beach: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
MonthHigh°CLow°CSea°CRainmmRainy daysdaysSunshineh/dayWindkm/h
January10810110181.332
February971089152.931
March1071082144.529
April1191063137.024
May14111264127.923
June16131467128.222
July18151679137.422
Augustwarmest sea18161780146.723
September17141659145.924
October151215110173.427
November121013119201.930
December11912116191.132

Swipe sideways to see the other columns.

Photos

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

Vault Beach: Vault Beach, Near Gorran Haven - geograph.org.uk - 2602147
Photo: Richard Rogerson · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.
Vault Beach: South West Coast Path near Bow-Vault Beach - geograph.org.uk - 4457139
Photo: Gareth James · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.
Vault Beach: Bow or Vault Beach - geograph.org.uk - 5221554
Photo: Derek Harper · 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 POWER30 km away
Sea temperatureNOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–202014 km away
2020–2025, month by monthNASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.130 km away
Bathing water qualityEuropean Environment Agency0.3 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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