June to August. The hottest and busiest time of the year to visit, with the school holidays from mid July through to the end of August. The summer is all about beaches, beautiful walks, alfresco dining, sunsets, watersports and the great outdoors!
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A Visit Cornwall survey asked 1,700 people their opinions of holidaying in Cornwall and 55% said it was too busy in the summer, the tourism conference was told. Roads to popular places like Kynance Cove and Porthcurno, have become clogged with traffic in the past.
July is the hottest month in Cornwall with an average temperature of 16°C (61°F) and the coldest is February at 5.5°C (42°F) with the most daily sunshine hours at 7 in August. The wettest month is December with an average of 120mm of rain.
The Roseland Peninsula, on which The Nare resides, has an even milder climate compared to the rest of Cornwall. A part of the south coast of Cornwall, the Roseland has its own micro-climate that allows palm trees, agave plants and other subtropical flowers to flourish in the hotel gardens.
On average, Cornwall enjoys 1,541 hours of sunshine per year with July being the warmest month however, it's unlikely the weather will ever get extremely hot.
In fact, Cornwall is one of the wettest regions in the UK, with an average rainfall of around 1200mm per year. This is due in part to its location on the western coast, which is exposed to prevailing winds from the Atlantic, as well as its proximity to high ground, which can cause orographic rainfall.
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 .