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Satellite view of Formby Beach; the pin marks the beach
Satellite view: Sentinel-2 cloudless · EOX, CC BY 4.0, colour-adjusted by Coastya. About 6 km of coast; the pin marks the beach.

Beach

Formby Beach

United KingdomEngland · United Kingdom · North Sea

53.5652, -3.0972 · Formby, 2 km

  • 17°Sea · August
  • 19°High · July
  • 6.7 hSunshine · May
The dot marks Formby Beach. About 140 km of coast, north at the top.

Your month at the beach

Formby Beach in October

  • 13°CAir, daytime high9°C at night
  • 13°CSea temperature
  • 2.6 hSunshine a day
  • 17 daysRainy days in the month98 mm in total
  • 21 km/hAverage wind

Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.

The beach itself

  • 6Places to stay within 5 kmHotels, guest houses, apartments and campsites · OpenStreetMap
  • 30 kmAirport: Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL)In a straight line; by road it is further

No reliable information yet on: bathing water quality, wheelchair access, lifeguards.

October from 2020 to 2025

In October 2025 the sea averaged 13.5 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.

Sea temperature 2025: ±0.0 °C

1991–2020 average: 13.5 °C

Air, daytime high 2025: +0.2 °C

1991–2020 average: 13.4 °C

Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.

When to go

1991–2020 averages
Warmest seaJuly and August17 °CThe sea stays below 18 °C all year here.
Most sunshineMay and June7 h of sun a day
Least rainApril and May56 mm in the month

The year at a glance

  1. Jan7°1 h87 mm
  2. Feb6°2 h72 mm
  3. Mar7°4 h66 mm
  4. Apr9°6 h56 mm
  5. May11°7 h64 mm
  6. Jun14°6 h78 mm
  7. Jul16°6 h86 mm
  8. Aug17°5 h91 mm
  9. Sep16°4 h80 mm
  10. Oct13°3 h98 mm
  11. Nov11°1 h100 mm
  12. Dec9°1 h102 mm
8°C20°C32°C

Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.

Sea temperature

1991–2020 averages
5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 7°Feb: 6°Mar: 7°Apr: 9°May: 11°Jun: 14°Jul: 16°Aug: 17°Sep: 16°Oct: 13°Nov: 11°Dec: 9°6°17°
8°C20°C32°C

Climate through the year

1991–2020 averages
5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 5 °C (High 7° / Low 3°)Feb: 5 °C (High 7° / Low 3°)Mar: 6 °C (High 8° / Low 3°)Apr: 8 °C (High 11° / Low 5°)May: 11 °C (High 14° / Low 8°)Jun: 14 °C (High 17° / Low 11°)Jul: 16 °C (High 19° / Low 13°)Aug: 16 °C (High 18° / Low 13°)Sep: 14 °C (High 17° / Low 11°)Oct: 11 °C (High 13° / Low 9°)Nov: 8 °C (High 10° / Low 6°)Dec: 6 °C (High 7° / Low 4°)16°5°
AverageLow – High
8°C20°C32°C

Rain

0 mm50 mm100 mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 87 mmFeb: 72 mmMar: 66 mmApr: 56 mm56May: 64 mmJun: 78 mmJul: 86 mmAug: 91 mmSep: 80 mmOct: 98 mmNov: 100 mmDec: 102 mm102

Sunshine

0 h2 h4 h6 hJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 1.1 hFeb: 2.4 hMar: 4.1 hApr: 5.9 hMay: 6.7 h6.7Jun: 6.4 hJul: 6.2 hAug: 5.4 hSep: 4.4 hOct: 2.6 hNov: 1.4 hDec: 0.9 h0.9

Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.

Month by month

1991–2020 averages

Every month at Formby Beach: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.

Every month at Formby Beach: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
MonthHigh°CLow°CSea°CRainmmRainy daysdaysSunshineh/dayWindkm/h
January73787171.124
February73672152.422
March83766144.121
April115956145.918
May1481164146.718
June17111478146.417
July19131686176.217
Augustwarmest sea18131791185.418
September17111680154.419
October1391398172.621
November10611100191.422
December749102180.923

Swipe sideways to see the other columns.

Photos

Photos shared by their authors on Wikimedia Commons, with its colours adjusted.

Formby Beach: Marker post for Freshfields and 'Red Squirrel Walk' - geograph.org.uk - 3332732
Photo: Anthony Parkes · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.
Formby Beach: The tide is almost as high as it gets - geograph.org.uk - 5045225
Photo: Ian Greig · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.
Formby Beach: This is where we came in - geograph.org.uk - 5045291
Photo: Ian Greig · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.

About these numbers

Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.

WhatWhere it comes from Nearest measurement
Air, rain and sunshineNASA POWER8 km away
Sea temperatureNOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–20207 km away
2020–2025, month by monthNASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.18 km away
Lifeguards and places to stayOpenStreetMapwithin 1–5 km
Nearest airportOurAirportsstraight-line distance
Image at the topSentinel-2 cloudless (EOX)at this spot

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