Land's End weather by month & the best time to visit
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Land's End is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 56/100), with September and July close behind. Land's End averages about 1,786 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 17°C / 63°F and roughly 75 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,786
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 56/100
- Rain / year
- 1,013 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Sea at warmest
- 16°C / 61°F
- Population
- 43k
- Elevation
- 118 m
When is the best time to visit Land's End?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Land's End is August, then September and July. The dullest month is February (6/100, 87 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Land's End?
Land's End isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,786 hours of sunshine a year. 50 Sunshine Score points separate August (56) from February (6), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #6 of 48 destinations in United Kingdom for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,345 hours. The year's 1,013 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12 | 10° / 50°F | 8° / 46°F | 107 mm | 0 | 10° / 50°F |
| February | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 7° / 45°F | 87 mm | 1 | 10° / 50°F |
| March | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 7° / 45°F | 81 mm | 2 | 10° / 50°F |
| April | 13 | 10° / 50°F | 9° / 48°F | 63 mm | 4 | 11° / 52°F |
| May | 26 | 12° / 54°F | 11° / 52°F | 62 mm | 5 | 13° / 55°F |
| June | 45 | 15° / 59°F | 13° / 55°F | 63 mm | 6 | 14° / 57°F |
| July | 50 | 16° / 61°F | 15° / 59°F | 79 mm | 5 | 15° / 59°F |
| August | 56 | 17° / 63°F | 15° / 59°F | 75 mm | 5 | 16° / 61°F |
| September | 52 | 16° / 61°F | 14° / 57°F | 62 mm | 4 | 16° / 61°F |
| October | 35 | 14° / 57°F | 13° / 55°F | 105 mm | 2 | 14° / 57°F |
| November | 23 | 12° / 54°F | 10° / 50°F | 116 mm | 1 | 14° / 57°F |
| December | 11 | 10° / 50°F | 9° / 48°F | 113 mm | 0 | 12° / 54°F |
Sea temperature in Land's End by month
The sea off Land's End is warmest in August at around 16°C / 61°F, and coolest in January at 10°C / 50°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Newquay United Kingdom · 61 km · best in Jul · 1,788 h sun/yr
- Exeter United Kingdom · 175 km · best in Jul · 1,796 h sun/yr
- Brest France · 205 km · best in Jul · 1,927 h sun/yr
- Cardiff United Kingdom · 218 km · best in Jul · 1,565 h sun/yr
- Saint Peter Port Guernsey · 233 km · best in Sep · 1,931 h sun/yr
- Bristol United Kingdom · 252 km · best in Jul · 1,565 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly United Kingdom · 49 km · 1,869 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Ushant France · 188 km · 1,927 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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