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Traeth Lafan

Gwynedd, United Kingdom · sea 15.6 °C at its warmest, in August

Traeth Lafan

Photo: myself · Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Sea temperature month by month

8.1Jan
7.4Feb
7.3Mar
8.4Apr
10.2May
12.5Jun
14.5Jul
15.6Aug
15.4Sep
14Oct
11.8Nov
9.8Dec

Monthly means in °C, NOAA OISST v2.1 climatology 1991–2020, sampled 16 km offshore — the nearest open-water cell in a 0.25° grid.

About

Lavan Sands (Welsh: Traeth Lafan) is an intertidal sandbank found in the Menai Strait between Bangor, Gwynedd and Llanfairfechan, Wales.

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Questions

How warm is the sea at Traeth Lafan?

The sea off Traeth Lafan averages 15.6 °C at its warmest, in August, and 7.3 °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 Traeth Lafan?

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

Where is Traeth Lafan?

Traeth Lafan is on the coast of Gwynedd, United Kingdom, at 53.2409, -4.0436. The globe on this site flies straight to it.

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