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Newquay, England climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Newquay has a mildly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 19°C, while the coldest is February averaging around 5°C at night. Around 1064 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in November (132 mm) and easing off in May (60 mm). At latitude 50°N, day length swings from 7.8 hours in midwinter to 16.2 hours at midsummer.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsNewquay climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
| Avg low (°C) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 95 | 72 | 71 | 60 | 63 | 68 | 80 | 71 | 109 | 132 | 127 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 |
| Avg low (°C) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 95 | 72 | 71 | 60 | 63 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
| Avg low (°C) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 68 | 80 | 71 | 109 | 132 | 127 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 16 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 76 | 72 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 67 | 73 | 76 | 76 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 22 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 83 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 82 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 7.8 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 76 | 72 | 67 | 66 | 67 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 22 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 83 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 86 | 87 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 7.8 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 69 | 70 | 67 | 73 | 76 | 76 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 18 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 87 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 82 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.9 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Camborne, a weather station, about 28 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.