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Porthcressa Beach

Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom · sea 17 °C at its warmest, in August

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Porthcressa Beach
Photo: Bob Embleton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Sea temperature month by month

10.6Jan
10.1Feb
9.9Mar
10.4Apr
11.9May
14.4Jun
16.4Jul
17Aug
16Sep
14.1Oct
12.5Nov
11.5Dec

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

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Questions

How warm is the sea at Porthcressa Beach?

The sea off Porthcressa Beach averages 17 °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 Porthcressa 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 Porthcressa Beach?

Porthcressa Beach is on the coast of Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom, at 49.9134, -6.3159. The map on this site flies straight to it.

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