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Best Time for Devon: Dartmoor & the English Riviera
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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.
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- Dartmoor's tors dry out for walkers, Salcombe's estuary turns Mediterranean-blue, and the crab boats land daily — June before the school holidays is the sweet spot.
- The narrow South Hams lanes jam solid in the holidays and Salcombe parking fills by ten — book beds early and do the moor mornings.
| Month | Low | High | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.5°C | 8.6°C | 118 mm | 8.3 h | |
| February | 4.8°C | 8.2°C | 92 mm | 9.7 h | |
| March | 5.3°C | 9.4°C | 85 mm | 11.5 h | |
| April | 6.7°C | 11.7°C | 65 mm | 13.5 h | |
| May | 9.0°C | 14.3°C | 67 mm | 15.2 h | |
| June | 11.7°C | 17.0°C | 71 mm | 16.2 h | |
| July | 13.6°C | 18.8°C | 78 mm | 15.8 h | |
| August | 13.7°C | 18.8°C | 87 mm | 14.3 h | |
| September | 12.4°C | 17.3°C | 63 mm | 12.4 h | |
| October | 10.6°C | 14.5°C | 121 mm | 10.4 h | |
| November | 8.2°C | 11.5°C | 125 mm | 8.7 h | |
| December | 6.3°C | 9.4°C | 127 mm | 7.8 h |