January in Newquay — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 2.8/10Expect 7°C (45°F) in January. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
117 mm of rain signals a properly wet month, with only about 10 days with 6+ hours of sunshine to count on — build indoor options into the schedule.
That is 2.8/10 on the same scale — 10th of 12 months, versus 6.1/10 for the best month here.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, August is materially better in Newquay — 3.3 points higher on the same scale.
February in Newquay — off-season conditions
Hardest · 3.1/10Expect 9°C (48°F) in February. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
115 mm of rain signals a properly wet month, with only about 12 days with 6+ hours of sunshine to count on — build indoor options into the schedule.
That is 3.1/10 on the same scale — 9th of 12 months, versus 6.1/10 for the best month here.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, August is materially better in Newquay — 3 points higher on the same scale.
March in Newquay: expect compromises
Hardest · 3.9/10March averages 9°C (48°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Monthly rainfall reaches 145 mm — wet for this destination — but about 20 days with 6+ hours of sunshine still break through, so keep one indoor fallback in the plan.
It scores 3.9/10 here, 7th of 12 months, against 6.1/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
Flexible dates? August scores 2.2 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
April in Newquay: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 5/10Expect 10°C (50°F) in April. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 97 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 23 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.8 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 5/10 on the same scale — 5th of 12 months, versus 6.1/10 for the best month here.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
May in Newquay — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5.5/10May averages 13°C (55°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 63 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 28 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 15.5 hours of daylight.
It scores 5.5/10 here, 3rd of 12 months, against 6.1/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
June in Newquay — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 5.6/10Temperatures hover around 15°C (59°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 64 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 26 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 16.4 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 5.6/10 on the same scale — 2nd of 12 months, versus 6.1/10 for the best month here.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
July in Newquay — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5.5/10Temperatures hover around 16°C (62°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
103 mm of rain makes this a wet month here, though with about 23 days with 6+ hours of sunshine there is still bright weather between the fronts.
That is 5.5/10 on the same scale — 4th of 12 months, versus 6.1/10 for the best month here.
Expect peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
August in Newquay tops the year's climate scores
Best window · 6.1/10August averages 17°C (63°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 92 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 24 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.4 hours of daylight.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Newquay at 6.1/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Plan for peak pricing, with this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
September in Newquay: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 5/10September averages 16°C (60°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Monthly rainfall reaches 115 mm — wet for this destination — but about 22 days with 6+ hours of sunshine still break through, so keep one indoor fallback in the plan.
It scores 5/10 here, 6th of 12 months, against 6.1/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
October in Newquay — off-season conditions
Hardest · 3.8/10Temperatures hover around 14°C (57°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
128 mm of rain signals a properly wet month, with only about 18 days with 6+ hours of sunshine to count on — build indoor options into the schedule.
That is 3.8/10 on the same scale — 8th of 12 months, versus 6.1/10 for the best month here.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, August is materially better in Newquay — 2.3 points higher on the same scale.
November in Newquay — off-season conditions
Hardest · 2.6/10Expect 11°C (52°F) in November. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
175 mm of rain signals a properly wet month, with only about 13 days with 6+ hours of sunshine to count on — build indoor options into the schedule.
That is 2.6/10 on the same scale — 11th of 12 months, versus 6.1/10 for the best month here.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, August is materially better in Newquay — 3.5 points higher on the same scale.
December in Newquay — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 2.2/10December averages 9°C (47°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 139 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 9 days with 6+ hours of sunshine in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 2.2/10 here, 12th of 12 months, against 6.1/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
Flexible dates? August scores 3.9 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
