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Best time to visit Torquay
United Kingdom · Europe
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Torquay
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- JanJTorquay in January: avoid
- FebFTorquay in February: avoid
- MarMTorquay in March: ok
- AprATorquay in April: ok
- MayMTorquay in May: good
- JunJTorquay in June: sweet spot
- JulJTorquay in July: good, busy
- AugATorquay in August: good, busy
- SepSTorquay in September: good
- OctOTorquay in October: ok
- NovNTorquay in November: avoid
- DecDTorquay in December: avoid
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
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Things to do in Torquay
- Kents Cavern Home to early man for some 700,000 years, tourists can visit this subterranean wonderland.
- Babbacombe Cliff Railway Funicular railway in the English county of Devon
- Babbacombe Model Village This is considered one of the best examples of a model village in England.
- Oddicombe Beach Beach in Devon, England
- Torquay Museum The oldest museum in Devon.
Tours and tickets in Torquay
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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Torquay), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.
Month by month
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9° | 12d | 85% | 4.2h | avoid | 9C max, 12 rainy days |
| Feb | 10° | 12d | 84% | 5.4h | avoid | 10C max, 12 rainy days |
| Mar | 11° | 12d | 82% | 7.2h | ok | 11C max, 12 rainy days |
| Apr | 13° | 8d | 79% | 10.0h | ok | 13C max, 8 rainy days |
| May | 16° | 9d | 79% | 11.6h | good | 16C max, 9 rainy days |
| Jun | 19° | 8d | 79% | 11.8h | sweet spot | 19C max, 8 rainy days |
| Jul | 21° | 8d | 77% | 12.3h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Aug | 20° | 8d | 79% | 10.8h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Sep | 18° | 9d | 82% | 8.7h | good | 18C max, 9 rainy days |
| Oct | 15° | 12d | 85% | 6.5h | ok | 15C max, 12 rainy days |
| Nov | 12° | 12d | 86% | 4.8h | avoid | 12C max, 12 rainy days |
| Dec | 10° | 14d | 86% | 3.7h | avoid | 10C max, 14 rainy days |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at the harbour and seafront: ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
How busy it gets
Then and now
Torquay's February days now average 9.6°C, 2.5°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 11 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 7.8° | 7.1° | 9.2° | 10.8° | 14.1° | 16.7° | 19.3° | 18.8° | 16.8° | 13.7° | 10.4° | 8.8° |
| 2017–26 | 8.6° | 9.6° | 10.7° | 12.6° | 15.8° | 18.7° | 21.0° | 20.4° | 18.1° | 15.1° | 11.6° | 9.8° |
| Change | +0.7° | +2.5° | +1.5° | +1.8° | +1.7° | +2.0° | +1.7° | +1.6° | +1.3° | +1.3° | +1.2° | +1.0° |
The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.
Getting there
Fly into Exeter, Devon (EXT), then drive. The flights under Where to book are to Exeter, Devon.
| Exeter, Devon (EXT) | the drive is not measured yet |
|---|---|
| Bristol (BRS) | the drive is not measured yet |
The drive from each airport is the road's, from openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT: typical, not a schedule.
How far Torquay is depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
- from Birmingham
- from London
- from Manchester
- from Dublin
- from Paris
- from Brussels
- from Glasgow
- from Amsterdam
Open in Rome2rio for every way from to Torquay, flying or not.
Before you go
Type G plugs at 230 V. Drives on the left. The currency is the Pound sterling. Everything for United Kingdom: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
Being there
On arrival
- Paying — Contactless cards and phones work almost everywhere, and some places no longer take cash. Small shops and pubs may set a card minimum of about £5.
- UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
- Tipping — 10 to 15% in restaurants for good service, unless a service charge is already on the bill. Rounding up a taxi fare is usual but not expected.
Getting around Torquay
- Apps — Rides: Bolt, FreeNow, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WhatsApp.
Two bus routes operated by Stagecoach Devon pass through Torquay — the 'Bayline' number 12 service between Newton Abbot and Brixham, and the X46 service between Exeter and Paignton… More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Torquay, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Help
- Emergency — 999 or 112 (any emergency).
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.
Your embassy — : how to reach your embassy or consulate abroad. A guess from your city, : a city is not a passport.
Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 7 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.
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Torquay in pictures
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What Torquay is like
Torquay (pronounced "Tor-kee") is a town on the coast of the English Riviera and South Devon region of Devon. Since the 19th century, it has been a fashionable seaside resort in the English Riviera. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- Kents Cavern. Home to early man for some 700,000 years, tourists can visit this subterranean wonderland. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- English Riviera Wheel, 10-12 Vaughan Rd, TQ2 5EQ. A 60 m (200 ft) tall Ferris wheel, similar to the London Eye, offers souvenir photographs. Booking online saves 20% and private bookings are also available. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- Exeter (EXT IATA) is the closest airport, but seldom the most convenient as it's lost its flights to London. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Torquay, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.
Around Torquay
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- Scottish Highlands best Apr, May, Jun
- Shetland best Apr, May, Aug
- St Andrews best May, Jun, Aug
- Stratford-upon-Avon best May, Jun, Sep
- Winchester best May, Jun, Jul
- York best Apr, May, Jun
Nearby
- Guernsey Guernsey · 132 km
- Jersey Jersey · 175 km
- Saint-Malo France · 229 km
- Mont-Saint-Michel France · 250 km
Kind of place
Torquay is in United Kingdom, Europe. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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