Beach

Plage de Foncillon

Royan, France · sea 20.7 °C at its warmest, in August

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Sea temperature month by month

10.7Jan

9.9Feb

10.6Mar

12.5Apr

15May

17.9Jun

20Jul

20.7Aug

19.3Sep

17.3Oct

14.7Nov

12.2Dec

Monthly means in °C, NOAA OISST v2.1 climatology 1991–2020.

About

La plage de Foncillon est une plage de sable située sur la commune de Royan en Charente-Maritime sur la rive droite de l'estuaire de la Gironde, à proximité immédiate de l'océan Atlantique.

Questions

How warm is the sea at Plage de Foncillon?

The sea off Plage de Foncillon averages 20.7 °C at its warmest, in August, and 9.9 °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 Plage de Foncillon?

The sea reaches 20 °C or more from July to August. Twenty degrees is where most swimmers stop calling water cold; below it, a wetsuit helps.

Where is Plage de Foncillon?

Plage de Foncillon is on the coast of Royan, France, at 45.6192, -1.0337. The map on this site flies straight to it.