Newquay weather by month & the best time to visit
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Newquay is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 61/100), with August and September close behind. Newquay averages about 1,788 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 18°C / 64°F and roughly 88 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,788
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 61/100
- Rain / year
- 1,115 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Sea at warmest
- 17°C / 63°F
- Population
- 20k
- Elevation
- 105 m
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When is the best time to visit Newquay?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Newquay is July, then August and September. The dullest month is February (0/100, 92 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Newquay?
Newquay isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,788 hours of sunshine a year. 61 Sunshine Score points separate July (61) from February (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #5 of 48 destinations in United Kingdom for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,345 hours. The year's 1,115 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 | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 6° / 43°F | 118 mm | 0 | 10° / 50°F |
| February | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 6° / 43°F | 92 mm | 1 | 10° / 50°F |
| March | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 6° / 43°F | 83 mm | 2 | 10° / 50°F |
| April | 19 | 11° / 52°F | 7° / 45°F | 66 mm | 4 | 11° / 52°F |
| May | 32 | 13° / 55°F | 10° / 50°F | 67 mm | 5 | 13° / 55°F |
| June | 50 | 16° / 61°F | 13° / 55°F | 74 mm | 6 | 14° / 57°F |
| July | 61 | 18° / 64°F | 14° / 57°F | 88 mm | 5 | 16° / 61°F |
| August | 60 | 18° / 64°F | 15° / 59°F | 90 mm | 5 | 17° / 63°F |
| September | 57 | 17° / 63°F | 13° / 55°F | 68 mm | 3 | 15° / 59°F |
| October | 34 | 14° / 57°F | 11° / 52°F | 117 mm | 2 | 14° / 57°F |
| November | 22 | 12° / 54°F | 9° / 48°F | 128 mm | 1 | 13° / 55°F |
| December | 11 | 10° / 50°F | 7° / 45°F | 124 mm | 0 | 12° / 54°F |
Sea temperature in Newquay by month
The sea off Newquay is warmest in August at around 17°C / 63°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
- Exeter United Kingdom · 116 km · best in Jul · 1,796 h sun/yr
- Cardiff United Kingdom · 157 km · best in Jul · 1,565 h sun/yr
- Bristol United Kingdom · 191 km · best in Jul · 1,565 h sun/yr
- Saint Peter Port Guernsey · 205 km · best in Sep · 1,931 h sun/yr
- Brest France · 225 km · best in Jul · 1,927 h sun/yr
- Bournemouth United Kingdom · 226 km · best in Sep · 1,899 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Land's End United Kingdom · 61 km · 1,786 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly United Kingdom · 109 km · 1,869 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Newquay compares month by month: Newquay vs Cardiff · Newquay vs Bristol · Newquay vs Exeter · all comparisons
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