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Porthcothan beach

United Kingdom · sea 16.8 °C at its warmest, in August

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Porthcothan beach
Photo: Tony Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Sea temperature month by month

10Jan
9.4Feb
9.3Mar
10.1Apr
11.9May
14.2Jun
16.2Jul
16.8Aug
15.9Sep
14.8Oct
13.1Nov
11.3Dec

Monthly means in °C, NOAA OISST v2.1 climatology 1991–2020, sampled 14 km offshore, at the nearest open water cell of a 0.25° grid.

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Questions

How warm is the sea at Porthcothan beach?

The sea off Porthcothan beach averages 16.8 °C at its warmest, in August, and 9.3 °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 Porthcothan beach?

The sea here never averages 20 °C in any month, so swimming means cold water all year. Some people do it anyway.

Where is Porthcothan beach?

Porthcothan beach is on the coast of United Kingdom, at 50.5104, -5.0284. The map on this site flies straight to it.

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