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Satellite view of Morecambe Bay; 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.

Bay

Morecambe Bay

United KingdomEngland · United Kingdom · North Sea

54.0672, -2.8795 · Morecambe, 1 km

  • 17°Sea · August
  • 18°High · July
  • 6.6 hSunshine · May
The dot marks Morecambe Bay. About 140 km of coast, north at the top.

Your month at the beach

Morecambe Bay in October

  • 13°CAir, daytime high9°C at night
  • 13°CSea temperature
  • 2.4 hSunshine a day
  • 18 daysRainy days in the month118 mm in total
  • 24 km/hAverage wind

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

The beach itself

  • SufficientBathing water qualityOfficial EU classification, 2020 season
  • 51Places to stay within 5 kmHotels, guest houses, apartments and campsites · OpenStreetMap
  • 81 kmAirport: Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL)In a straight line; by road it is further

No reliable information yet on: wheelchair access, lifeguards.

October from 2020 to 2025

In October 2025 the sea averaged 13.2 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.

Sea temperature 2025: ±0.0 °C

1991–2020 average: 13.2 °C

Air, daytime high 2025: +0.1 °C

1991–2020 average: 13.0 °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 July7 h of sun a day
Least rainApril and May61 mm in the month

The year at a glance

  1. Jan7°1 h111 mm
  2. Feb6°2 h91 mm
  3. Mar7°4 h79 mm
  4. Apr9°6 h61 mm
  5. May11°7 h71 mm
  6. Jun15°6 h86 mm
  7. Jul17°6 h98 mm
  8. Aug17°5 h111 mm
  9. Sep16°4 h92 mm
  10. Oct13°2 h118 mm
  11. Nov11°1 h121 mm
  12. Dec8°1 h124 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: 15°Jul: 17°Aug: 17°Sep: 16°Oct: 13°Nov: 11°Dec: 8°17°6°
8°C20°C32°C

Climate through the year

1991–2020 averages
5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 5 °C (High 6° / Low 4°)Feb: 5 °C (High 6° / Low 3°)Mar: 6 °C (High 8° / Low 4°)Apr: 8 °C (High 10° / Low 6°)May: 11 °C (High 13° / Low 8°)Jun: 14 °C (High 16° / Low 11°)Jul: 15 °C (High 18° / Low 13°)Aug: 15 °C (High 17° / Low 13°)Sep: 14 °C (High 16° / Low 12°)Oct: 11 °C (High 13° / Low 9°)Nov: 8 °C (High 10° / Low 7°)Dec: 6 °C (High 7° / Low 4°)15°5°
AverageLow – High
8°C20°C32°C

Rain

0 mm50 mm100 mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 111 mmFeb: 91 mmMar: 79 mmApr: 61 mm61May: 71 mmJun: 86 mmJul: 98 mmAug: 111 mmSep: 92 mmOct: 118 mmNov: 121 mmDec: 124 mm124

Sunshine

0 h2 h4 h6 hJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 0.9 hFeb: 2.3 hMar: 3.8 hApr: 5.8 hMay: 6.6 h6.6Jun: 5.8 hJul: 5.8 hAug: 5.0 hSep: 4.2 hOct: 2.4 hNov: 1.3 hDec: 0.8 h0.8

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

Month by month

1991–2020 averages

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

Every month at Morecambe Bay: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
MonthHigh°CLow°CSea°CRainmmRainy daysdaysSunshineh/dayWindkm/h
January647111180.927
February63691152.325
March84779153.823
April106961145.820
May1381171146.620
June16111586155.818
July18131798185.818
Augustwarmest sea171317111195.019
September16121692164.221
October13913118182.424
November10711121201.325
December748124190.826

Swipe sideways to see the other columns.

Photos

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

Morecambe Bay: Stone sea defences at Sandylands - geograph.org.uk - 4397596
Photo: Steven Haslington · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.
Morecambe Bay: Seaside, Morecambe - geograph.org.uk - 5118872
Photo: Darrin Antrobus · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.
Morecambe Bay: Sea protection work at Morecambe - geograph.org.uk - 2191945
Photo: nick macneill · 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 POWER18 km away
Sea temperatureNOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–20206 km away
2020–2025, month by monthNASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.118 km away
Bathing water qualityEuropean Environment Agency0.7 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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