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Coldest sea in United Kingdom in February

914 coastal locations in United Kingdom ranked by typical February sea temperature, coldest first. Region-wide average in February: 8.1°C.

Coldest in February

Heacham

5.7°C February mean in United Kingdom

Regional February average

8.1°C

across all 914 coastal locations in United Kingdom

Vs annual mean

-3.9°C

below the year-round regional average

What the United Kingdom sea feels like in February

This water is very cold and can cause pain. We don't recommend you swim in this temperature for anything other than very short swims of 5 to 10 minutes unless you are a very experienced cold water swimmer.

United Kingdom monthly average 8.1°C to 16.5°C
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  • Warmest month August 16.5°C
  • Coldest month February 8.1°C
  • Annual mean 12.0°C
  • Months above 20°C 0 of 12

Where February fits in the year

February sits inside the regional pattern shown on the left. Pick a different month to see how the ranking shifts.

All twelve United Kingdom month rankings:

United Kingdom sea temperature map (live)

The map shows today's latest reading at every United Kingdom location. The list below is based on the typical February mean.

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Top 50 coldest United Kingdom locations in February

Sorted by typical February mean from a decade of daily readings, coldest first. Click any place for the full location page.

# Location February mean
1 Heacham Norfolk 5.7°C
2 Hunstanton Norfolk 5.7°C
3 King's Lynn Norfolk 5.7°C
4 New Hunstanton Norfolk 5.7°C
5 West Stones Norfolk 5.7°C
6 Wisbech Cambridgeshire 5.7°C
7 Caister-on-Sea Norfolk 5.9°C
8 Gorleston-on-Sea Norfolk 5.9°C
9 Great Yarmouth Norfolk 5.9°C
10 Hemsby Norfolk 5.9°C
11 Norwich Norfolk 5.9°C
12 Winterton-on-Sea Norfolk 5.9°C
13 Bassenthwaite Lake Cumbria 5.9°C
14 Brancaster Norfolk 5.9°C
15 Buttermere Cumbria 5.9°C
16 Crummock Water Cumbria 5.9°C
17 Derwentwater Cumbria 5.9°C
18 Gretna Scotland 5.9°C
19 Maryport Cumbria 5.9°C
20 Annan Dumfries and Galloway 6.0°C
21 Glasson Cumbria 6.0°C
22 Great Yarmouth (Gorleston-On-Sea) Norfolk 6.0°C
23 Lowestoft Suffolk 6.0°C
24 Torduff Point Dumfries and Galloway 6.0°C
25 Skegness England 6.0°C
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26 Rydal Water Cumbria 6.0°C
27 Ullswater Cumbria 6.0°C
28 Windermere Cumbria 6.0°C
29 Flimby England 6.0°C
30 Silloth England 6.0°C
31 Whitehaven Cumbria 6.0°C
32 Great Yarmouth (Britannia Pier) Norfolk 6.1°C
33 Kirkconnell Dumfries and Galloway 6.1°C
34 Southerness Point Dumfries and Galloway 6.1°C
35 Holkham Norfolk 6.1°C
36 Wells-next-the-Sea Norfolk 6.1°C
37 Cromer Norfolk 6.2°C
38 Mundesley Norfolk 6.2°C
39 Sea Palling Norfolk 6.2°C
40 Blakeney Harbour Norfolk 6.2°C
41 Galgate Lancashire 6.2°C
42 Lancaster Lancashire 6.2°C
43 Preston Lancashire 6.2°C
44 River Lune Lancashire 6.2°C
45 Moray Firth Highland Council 6.2°C
46 Sheringham Norfolk 6.2°C
47 Weybourne Norfolk 6.2°C
48 Arnside Cumbria 6.2°C
49 Blackpool Lancashire 6.2°C
50 Cleveleys Lancashire 6.2°C

Warmest 10 in United Kingdom in February

Same data the other way. The warmest spots for the same month.

# Location February mean
1 Isles of Scilly Cornwall 10.7°C
2 Saint Mary's Isles of Scilly 10.7°C
3 St. Mary's Isles of Scilly 10.7°C
4 Hope Cove Devon 10.7°C
5 Salcombe Devon 10.7°C
6 Hallsands Devon 10.6°C
7 Lannacombe Beach Devon 10.6°C
8 Prawl Devon 10.6°C
9 Start Point Devon 10.6°C
10 Portscatho Cornwall 10.6°C

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