Is the sun stronger in Cornwall?

Cornwall benefits from the mildest and sunniest climate in the UK, due to its southerly latitude and the effect of the Gulf Stream. The sea surrounding our coasts and the southwesterly position means that the weather here can be relatively changeable.



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Specialist Inbound Group Tour Operator for Cornwall & Isles of Scilly. Did you know that Cornwall has the mildest and sunniest weather in the United Kingdom? It has 200 more sunshine hours than anywhere else in Great Britain and The Isles of Scilly are warmer than Cannes in the South of France in the middle of winter.

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In the months of July and August (the hottest part of the year) daily maxima range from about 19 °C (66 °F) on the coast of Cornwall to 22 °C (72 °F) across inland areas of the north-east (Somerset and North Somerset) and also Exeter due to being situated in the Eastern Lee of Dartmoor .

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High rents, high taxes and a lack of jobs forced whole families to emigrate to the USA and Canada. Many of the families leaving Cornwall for the USA were Methodists. They felt that they did not belong to the Church of England and disliked paying tithes (taxes) to the Church.

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The Isles of Scilly Among the warmest places in the UK to live, the Scilly Isles stand out. The southernmost point of Britain, it is part of Cornwall's ceremonial county. Scilly, however, is quite different. There are over 140 islands in this remote region.

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