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Warmest sea in United Kingdom in February

914 coastal locations in United Kingdom ranked by their typical February sea temperature. Region-wide average in February: 8.1°C. The top of the list is where to find the warmest swimming this month.

Warmest in February

Isles of Scilly

10.7°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, useful for trip planning weeks or months ahead.

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Top 50 warmest United Kingdom locations in February

Sorted by the typical February mean built from a decade of daily readings at each location. Click any place for its 30-day chart, monthly profile, and full 10-year history.

# 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
11 Lizard Point Cornwall 10.6°C
12 Hugh Town England 10.5°C
13 Tresco Island Cornwall 10.5°C
14 Greenway Quay Devon 10.5°C
15 Stoke Gabriel (Duncannon) Devon 10.5°C
16 Cargreen Cornwall 10.4°C
17 Devonport Plymouth 10.4°C
18 Jupiter Point Cornwall 10.4°C
19 River Yealm Entrance Devon 10.4°C
20 Saltash Plymouth 10.4°C
21 Turnchapel Plymouth 10.4°C
22 Bantham Devon 10.4°C
23 Bigbury-on-Sea Devon 10.4°C
24 Challaborough Devon 10.4°C
25 Kingsbridge Devon 10.4°C
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26 Mothecombe Devon 10.4°C
27 Beesands Devon 10.4°C
28 Blackpool Devon 10.4°C
29 Blackpool Sands Devon 10.4°C
30 Brixham Devon 10.4°C
31 Dartmouth Devon 10.4°C
32 Goodrington Devon 10.4°C
33 Kingswear Devon 10.4°C
34 Paignton Devon 10.4°C
35 Slapton Devon 10.4°C
36 Stoke Fleming Devon 10.4°C
37 Strete Devon 10.4°C
38 Torbay England 10.4°C
39 Torquay Devon 10.4°C
40 Totnes England 10.4°C
41 Lostwithiel Cornwall 10.4°C
42 St Just (Cape Cornwall) Cornwall 10.4°C
43 Bovisand Devon 10.3°C
44 Heybrook Bay Devon 10.3°C
45 Millbrook Cornwall 10.3°C
46 Noss Mayo Devon 10.3°C
47 Plymouth Cornwall 10.3°C
48 Torpoint England 10.3°C
49 Wembury Devon 10.3°C
50 Fowey Cornwall 10.3°C

Coldest 10 in United Kingdom in February

Same data the other way. Helpful if you want to know which United Kingdom coasts to avoid for swimming in February.

# 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

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