Beach
Plage Napoléon
Normandy · France · English Channel
49.6500, -1.6167 · Cherbourg, 1 km
- 17°Sea · August
- 19°High · August
- 8.4 hSunshine · July
Your month at the beach
Plage Napoléon in January
- 9°CAir, daytime high7°C at night
- 10°CSea temperature
- 1.5 hSunshine a day
- 15 daysRainy days in the month96 mm in total
- 31 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Plage Napoléon in February
- 8°CAir, daytime high6°C at night
- 9°CSea temperature
- 2.7 hSunshine a day
- 13 daysRainy days in the month79 mm in total
- 30 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Plage Napoléon in March
- 10°CAir, daytime high7°C at night
- 9°CSea temperature
- 4.5 hSunshine a day
- 12 daysRainy days in the month68 mm in total
- 27 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Plage Napoléon in April
- 12°CAir, daytime high8°C at night
- 10°CSea temperature
- 7.1 hSunshine a day
- 12 daysRainy days in the month46 mm in total
- 22 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Plage Napoléon in May
- 14°CAir, daytime high11°C at night
- 12°CSea temperature
- 7.6 hSunshine a day
- 11 daysRainy days in the month54 mm in total
- 22 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Plage Napoléon in June
- 16°CAir, daytime high13°C at night
- 14°CSea temperature
- 8.2 hSunshine a day
- 10 daysRainy days in the month51 mm in total
- 20 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Plage Napoléon in July
- 18°CAir, daytime high15°C at night
- 16°CSea temperature
- 8.4 hSunshine a day
- 10 daysRainy days in the month51 mm in total
- 20 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Plage Napoléon in August
- 19°CAir, daytime high16°C at night
- 17°CSea temperature
- 7.1 hSunshine a day
- 11 daysRainy days in the month58 mm in total
- 21 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Plage Napoléon in September
- 18°CAir, daytime high15°C at night
- 17°CSea temperature
- 6.2 hSunshine a day
- 11 daysRainy days in the month52 mm in total
- 23 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Plage Napoléon in October
- 16°CAir, daytime high13°C at night
- 16°CSea temperature
- 3.4 hSunshine a day
- 16 daysRainy days in the month94 mm in total
- 27 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Plage Napoléon in November
- 12°CAir, daytime high10°C at night
- 14°CSea temperature
- 1.9 hSunshine a day
- 17 daysRainy days in the month110 mm in total
- 29 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Plage Napoléon in December
- 10°CAir, daytime high8°C at night
- 12°CSea temperature
- 1.3 hSunshine a day
- 17 daysRainy days in the month108 mm in total
- 30 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
The beach itself
- 30Places to stay within 5 kmHotels, guest houses, apartments and campsites · OpenStreetMap
- 43 kmAirport: Alderney Airport (ACI)In a straight line; by road it is further
No reliable information yet on: bathing water quality, wheelchair access, lifeguards.
January from 2020 to 2025
In January 2025 the sea averaged 10.4 °C — 0.4 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 10.0 °C
1991–2020 average: 9.0 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
February from 2020 to 2025
In February 2025 the sea averaged 9.5 °C — 0.3 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 9.2 °C
1991–2020 average: 8.5 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
March from 2020 to 2025
In March 2025 the sea averaged 9.6 °C — 0.6 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 9.0 °C
1991–2020 average: 9.5 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
April from 2020 to 2025
In April 2025 the sea averaged 11.0 °C — 1.1 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 9.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 11.6 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
May from 2020 to 2025
In May 2025 the sea averaged 12.6 °C — 1.0 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 11.6 °C
1991–2020 average: 13.9 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
June from 2020 to 2025
In June 2025 the sea averaged 15.1 °C — 1.4 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 13.7 °C
1991–2020 average: 16.5 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
July from 2020 to 2025
In July 2025 the sea averaged 17.3 °C — 1.6 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 15.7 °C
1991–2020 average: 18.4 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
August from 2020 to 2025
In August 2025 the sea averaged 18.2 °C — 1.1 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 17.1 °C
1991–2020 average: 19.0 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
September from 2020 to 2025
In September 2025 the sea averaged 17.5 °C — 0.4 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 17.1 °C
1991–2020 average: 18.0 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
October from 2020 to 2025
In October 2025 the sea averaged 16.2 °C — 0.3 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 15.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 15.6 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
November from 2020 to 2025
In November 2025 the sea averaged 14.0 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 13.8 °C
1991–2020 average: 12.5 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
December from 2020 to 2025
In December 2025 the sea averaged 12.1 °C — 0.5 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 11.6 °C
1991–2020 average: 10.1 °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 averagesThe year at a glance
- Jan10°2 h96 mm
- Feb9°3 h79 mm
- Mar9°4 h68 mm
- Apr10°7 h46 mm
- May12°8 h54 mm
- Jun14°8 h51 mm
- Jul16°8 h51 mm
- Aug17°7 h58 mm
- Sep17°6 h52 mm
- Oct16°3 h94 mm
- Nov14°2 h110 mm
- Dec12°1 h108 mm
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 averagesClimate through the year
1991–2020 averagesRain
Sunshine
Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.
Month by month
1991–2020 averagesEvery month at Plage Napoléon: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
| Month | High°C | Low°C | Sea°C | Rainmm | Rainy daysdays | Sunshineh/day | Windkm/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 | 7 | 10 | 96 | 15 | 1.5 | 31 |
| February | 8 | 6 | 9 | 79 | 13 | 2.7 | 30 |
| March | 10 | 7 | 9 | 68 | 12 | 4.5 | 27 |
| April | 12 | 8 | 10 | 46 | 12 | 7.1 | 22 |
| May | 14 | 11 | 12 | 54 | 11 | 7.6 | 22 |
| June | 16 | 13 | 14 | 51 | 10 | 8.2 | 20 |
| July | 18 | 15 | 16 | 51 | 10 | 8.4 | 20 |
| Augustwarmest sea | 19 | 16 | 17 | 58 | 11 | 7.1 | 21 |
| September | 18 | 15 | 17 | 52 | 11 | 6.2 | 23 |
| October | 16 | 13 | 16 | 94 | 16 | 3.4 | 27 |
| November | 12 | 10 | 14 | 110 | 17 | 1.9 | 29 |
| December | 10 | 8 | 12 | 108 | 17 | 1.3 | 30 |
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About these numbers
Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.
| What | Where it comes from | Nearest measurement |
|---|---|---|
| Air, rain and sunshine | NASA POWER | 25 km away |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–2020 | 19 km away |
| 2020–2025, month by month | NASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.1 | 25 km away |
| Lifeguards and places to stay | OpenStreetMap | within 1–5 km |
| Nearest airport | OurAirports | straight-line distance |
| Image at the top | Sentinel-2 cloudless (EOX) | at this spot |