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Best Time for Cornwall: Falmouth to Tintagel
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Sweet spot: March, April, May. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
💡 Good to know
- Warm light, open gardens and space on the coast path — the school-holiday crush of August not yet arrived.
- Peak season: book stays well ahead and expect slow single-track lanes near the beaches.
| Month | Low | High | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.7°C | 9.7°C | 112 mm | 8.3 h | 💨 |
| February | 7.0°C | 9.1°C | 89 mm | 9.7 h | 💨 |
| March | 7.4°C | 9.7°C | 82 mm | 11.5 h | 💨 |
| April | 8.6°C | 11.3°C | 64 mm | 13.5 h | 💨 |
| May | 10.7°C | 13.3°C | 64 mm | 15.2 h | |
| June | 13.4°C | 15.9°C | 68 mm | 16.2 h | |
| July | 15.3°C | 17.7°C | 83 mm | 15.8 h | |
| August | 15.6°C | 17.8°C | 82 mm | 14.3 h | |
| September | 14.4°C | 16.8°C | 64 mm | 12.4 h | 💨 |
| October | 12.5°C | 14.6°C | 111 mm | 10.4 h | 💨 |
| November | 10.3°C | 12.3°C | 121 mm | 8.7 h | 💨 |
| December | 8.6°C | 10.6°C | 118 mm | 7.8 h | 💨 |