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Towns with the coolest summers in Devon

Combe Martin has the coolest summers of Devon’s 47 towns of 2,500+: July afternoons average a high of 17.7°C (Met Office, 1991–2020). The typical town here averages 21.0°C.

The average July high (the warmest month’s afternoons). Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages on its 2 km grid, the cells inside each town averaged (contains Met Office data © Crown copyright). A described list: no letters. The rank across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland sits beside each figure.

#1

Combe Martin

2,707 people
17.7°C

July high·2 days of 25°C+ a year·#24 of 2,537 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#2

Ilfracombe

9,199 people
19.0°C

July high·2 days of 25°C+ a year·#209 of 2,537 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#3

Okehampton

9,108 people
19.6°C

July high·5 days of 25°C+ a year·#489 of 2,537 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

All 47 towns, ranked

July high, lowest first. Temperatures are ranked on two decimals and shown to one, so two towns showing the same figure can rank apart; towns smaller than a 2 km cell share its figures. Towns with the same figure share a rank (T = tied). Each rank across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland links to the national list.

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47 towns.

#TownJuly highDays 25°C+UK rank
T10Bideford19,493 people20.4°C6#787 of 2,537 nationally
T10Northam5,191 people20.4°C5#787 of 2,537 nationally
13Braunton6,610 people20.4°C7#792 of 2,537 nationally
T14Tavistock12,676 people20.4°C6#802 of 2,537 nationally
16Sidmouth13,258 people20.5°C4#844 of 2,537 nationally
17Barnstaple31,271 people20.5°C9#853 of 2,537 nationally
18Ivybridge12,485 people20.6°C6#874 of 2,537 nationally
19Seaton7,429 people20.8°C4#950 of 2,537 nationally
20Dawlish11,800 people20.9°C3#971 of 2,537 nationally
21Torquay52,034 people20.9°C3#979 of 2,537 nationally
23Plymouth266,970 people20.9°C6#993 of 2,537 nationally
24Honiton12,155 people21.0°C8#1,008 of 2,537 nationally
25Paignton67,509 people21.0°C5#1,009 of 2,537 nationally
29Exmouth35,502 people21.2°C4#1,096 of 2,537 nationally
30Brixham17,839 people21.2°C2#1,121 of 2,537 nationally
T33Totnes9,217 people21.3°C6#1,143 of 2,537 nationally
37Willand3,477 people21.4°C9#1,220 of 2,537 nationally
39Tiverton19,710 people21.5°C10#1,255 of 2,537 nationally
43Exeter126,181 people21.6°C8#1,360 of 2,537 nationally
T46Topsham4,193 people21.8°C9#1,494 of 2,537 nationally
Quick answers

Questions people ask

Which town in Devon has the coolest summers?

Combe Martin: July afternoons average a high of 17.7°C, with 2 days of 25°C or more in a typical year. Ilfracombe and Okehampton follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By the average July high, lowest first, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages on its 2 km grid: the cells inside the town, or the one nearest its centre for a town smaller than a cell. The figure is the one on each town’s Climate page.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers Devon’s towns of 2,500+ with the figure. Smaller places show it on their own pages; every town in Devon is on the county page.

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