Blackpool Sands
Stoke Fleming, United Kingdom · sea 16.5 °C at its warmest, in August
Photo: Richard Knights · CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Warmest sea16.5 °C in August
- Coolest sea8.9 °C in March
- ShoreBeach
- Country🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Coordinates50.3194, -3.6094
Sea temperature month by month
Monthly means in °C, NOAA OISST v2.1 climatology 1991–2020, sampled 18 km offshore — the nearest open-water cell in a 0.25° grid.
About
Blackpool Sands is a private shingle beach open to the public near Dartmouth, Devon. In 2024 it was named England’s best beach by Condé Nast Traveller.
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Questions
How warm is the sea at Blackpool Sands?
The sea off Blackpool Sands averages 16.5 °C at its warmest, in August, and 8.9 °C at its coolest. These are monthly means from NOAA's OISST v2.1 satellite and buoy record for 1991 to 2020, sampled at the beach's own coordinates.
When can you swim at Blackpool Sands?
The sea here never averages 20 °C in any month, so swimming means cold water all year. Some people do it anyway.
Where is Blackpool Sands?
Blackpool Sands is on the coast of Stoke Fleming, United Kingdom, at 50.3194, -3.6094. The globe on this site flies straight to it.