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Satellite view of Whitby 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

Whitby Beach

United KingdomEngland · United Kingdom · North Sea

54.4964, -0.6449 · Whitby, 2 km

  • 15°Sea · August
  • 18°High · July
  • 6.4 hSunshine · May
The dot marks Whitby Beach. About 140 km of coast, north at the top.

Your month at the beach

Whitby Beach in October

  • 13°CAir, daytime high9°C at night
  • 12°CSea temperature
  • 2.5 hSunshine a day
  • 14 daysRainy days in the month83 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

  • 51Places to stay within 5 kmHotels, guest houses, apartments and campsites · OpenStreetMap Places to stay near Whitby Beach ↗
  • 51 kmAirport: Teesside International Airport (MME)In a straight line; by road it is further

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

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October from 2020 to 2025

In October 2025 the sea averaged 12.4 °C — 0.5 °C above the 1991–2020 average.

Sea temperature 2025: +0.5 °C

1991–2020 average: 11.9 °C

Air, daytime high 2025: +0.2 °C

1991–2020 average: 12.8 °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 August15 °CThe sea stays below 18 °C all year here.
Most sunshineMay and July6 h of sun a day
Least rainApril and May47 mm in the month

The year at a glance

  1. Jan8°1 h71 mm
  2. Feb7°2 h60 mm
  3. Mar7°4 h54 mm
  4. Apr7°5 h47 mm
  5. May10°6 h52 mm
  6. Jun12°6 h74 mm
  7. Jul15°6 h73 mm
  8. Aug15°5 h82 mm
  9. Sep14°4 h62 mm
  10. Oct12°2 h83 mm
  11. Nov10°2 h80 mm
  12. Dec9°1 h75 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
10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 8°Feb: 7°Mar: 7°Apr: 7°May: 10°Jun: 12°Jul: 15°Aug: 15°Sep: 14°Oct: 12°Nov: 10°Dec: 9°15°7°
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 5°)May: 10 °C (High 13° / Low 8°)Jun: 13 °C (High 16° / Low 11°)Jul: 15 °C (High 18° / Low 13°)Aug: 16 °C (High 18° / Low 13°)Sep: 14 °C (High 16° / 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 mm25 mm50 mm75 mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 71 mmFeb: 60 mmMar: 54 mmApr: 47 mm47May: 52 mmJun: 74 mmJul: 73 mmAug: 82 mmSep: 62 mmOct: 83 mm83Nov: 80 mmDec: 75 mm

Sunshine

0 h2 h4 h6 hJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 1.3 hFeb: 2.3 hMar: 3.7 hApr: 5.4 hMay: 6.4 h6.4Jun: 5.5 hJul: 5.7 hAug: 4.8 hSep: 4.4 hOct: 2.5 hNov: 1.5 hDec: 1.1 h1.1

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

Month by month

1991–2020 averages

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

Every month at Whitby Beach: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
MonthHigh°CLow°CSea°CRainmmRainy daysdaysSunshineh/dayWindkm/h
January64871151.328
February63760132.327
March84754123.724
April105747115.420
May1381052116.420
June16111274135.518
July18131573145.718
Augustwarmest sea18131582144.819
September16111462124.421
October1391283142.524
November1061080161.526
December74975161.127

Swipe sideways to see the other columns.

Photos

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

Whitby Beach: Path to Upgang Beach - geograph.org.uk - 3709796
Photo: Pauline E · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.
Whitby Beach: Coastal erosion near Whitby Golf Club - geograph.org.uk - 3718878
Photo: Pauline E · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.
Whitby Beach: England Coast Path near Whitby - geograph.org.uk - 6864386
Photo: Malc McDonald · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.

Plan your trip

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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.

WhatWhere it comes from Nearest measurement
Air, rain and sunshineNASA POWER1 km away
Sea temperatureNOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–202014 km away
2020–2025, month by monthNASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.11 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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