Climate
As with the rest of the British Isles and South West England, Newquay experiences a maritime climate with cool summers and mild winters. The nearest Met Office weather station is St. Mawgan/Newquay Airport, about 3.5 miles to the north east of the town centre. Temperature extremes in the area since 1960 vary from 31.3 °C (88.3 °F) in June 1976 and August 1995 down to −9 °C (15.8 °F) during January 1987.
| Climate data for Newquay Airport/St Mawgan 103m asl, 1971-2000, Extremes 1960- | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.4 (57.9) |
16.5 (61.7) |
19.6 (67.3) |
23.9 (75.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
27.4 (81.3) |
23.6 (74.5) |
16.5 (61.7) |
16.5 (61.7) |
31.3 (88.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 8.5 (47.3) |
8.5 (47.3) |
9.8 (49.6) |
11.6 (52.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
16.8 (62.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.1 (66.4) |
17.1 (62.8) |
14.2 (57.6) |
11.2 (52.2) |
9.5 (49.1) |
13.3 (55.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) |
3.5 (38.3) |
4.6 (40.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
8.2 (46.8) |
10.8 (51.4) |
13.1 (55.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
11.4 (52.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
6.4 (43.5) |
4.9 (40.8) |
7.9 (46.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −9 (15.8) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
1.0 (33.8) |
2.7 (36.9) |
7.4 (45.3) |
7.2 (45.0) |
4.9 (40.8) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−9 (16) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 119.9 (4.72) |
86.8 (3.417) |
81.1 (3.193) |
62.0 (2.441) |
58.5 (2.303) |
65.2 (2.567) |
55.7 (2.193) |
73.2 (2.882) |
89.8 (3.535) |
108.2 (4.26) |
121.1 (4.768) |
121.1 (4.768) |
1,046.2 (41.189) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 66.6 | 86.4 | 125.0 | 194.2 | 220.5 | 216.1 | 207.7 | 202.6 | 164.1 | 117.2 | 79.2 | 63.2 | 1,742.5 |
| Source #1: Met Office | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute | |||||||||||||
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