Jersey weather by month & the best time to visit
🇯🇪 Jersey · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Jersey is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 68/100), with August and September close behind. Jersey averages about 1,930 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 18°C / 64°F and roughly 47 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,930
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 68/100
- Rain / year
- 797 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Sea at warmest
- 19°C / 66°F
- Population
- 103k
- Elevation
- 83 m
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When is the best time to visit Jersey?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Jersey is July, then August and September. The dullest month is February (0/100, 74 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Jersey?
Jersey gets a moderate 1,930 hours of sunshine a year. 68 Sunshine Score points separate July (68) from February (0), so the month you pick matters. It is the only destination Sunshine Map tracks in Jersey. The year's 797 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 | 7° / 45°F | 86 mm | 0 | 9° / 48°F |
| February | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 6° / 43°F | 74 mm | 1 | 10° / 50°F |
| March | 7 | 9° / 48°F | 7° / 45°F | 62 mm | 2 | 10° / 50°F |
| April | 20 | 11° / 52°F | 8° / 46°F | 46 mm | 4 | 11° / 52°F |
| May | 34 | 13° / 55°F | 11° / 52°F | 51 mm | 5 | 14° / 57°F |
| June | 54 | 16° / 61°F | 13° / 55°F | 47 mm | 6 | 17° / 63°F |
| July | 68 | 18° / 64°F | 15° / 59°F | 47 mm | 6 | 18° / 64°F |
| August | 67 | 18° / 64°F | 16° / 61°F | 52 mm | 5 | 19° / 66°F |
| September | 61 | 17° / 63°F | 15° / 59°F | 45 mm | 4 | 19° / 66°F |
| October | 43 | 15° / 59°F | 13° / 55°F | 88 mm | 2 | 16° / 61°F |
| November | 24 | 12° / 54°F | 10° / 50°F | 101 mm | 1 | 14° / 57°F |
| December | 12 | 10° / 50°F | 8° / 46°F | 98 mm | 0 | 11° / 52°F |
Sea temperature in Jersey by month
The sea off Jersey is warmest in August at around 19°C / 66°F, and coolest in January at 9°C / 48°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
- Saint Peter Port Guernsey · 39 km · best in Sep · 1,931 h sun/yr
- Caen France · 127 km · best in Jun · 1,829 h sun/yr
- Rennes France · 131 km · best in Sep · 1,848 h sun/yr
- Bournemouth United Kingdom · 177 km · best in Sep · 1,899 h sun/yr
- Brest France · 183 km · best in Jul · 1,927 h sun/yr
- Exeter United Kingdom · 191 km · best in Jul · 1,796 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Saint Anne Guernsey · 55 km · 1,933 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Dinard France · 69 km · 1,810 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Deauville France · 171 km · 1,759 h sun/yr · best in Jun
Head-to-head
How Jersey compares month by month: Jersey vs Nantes · Jersey vs Rennes · Jersey vs Caen · Jersey vs Brest · all comparisons
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