The Royal Albert Dock in Liverpool, with the Liver Building beyond

Poole ferry port

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Ferryu lists 3 ferry routes from Poole.

Ferries leave Poole for Cherbourg, Guernsey (St Peter Port) and Jersey (St Helier), with Brittany Ferries, Condor Ferries and DFDS.

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Ferries from Poole

Crossings from and to Poole

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Weather in Poole

  • Warmest month: July, average high 20°C.
  • Wettest month: November, about 84 mm of rain.
  • Sea at its warmest in September, about 18°C.

Temperature

  • Air, average daily low to high (1991–2020)
  • Sea surface, monthly average (2023–2024)
0510152025°CJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: air 4.6 to 8.4°C, sea 9.4°CFebruary: air 4.2 to 8.4°C, sea 9.0°CMarch: air 5.2 to 10.2°C, sea 9.0°CApril: air 6.7 to 12.6°C, sea 10.5°CMay: air 9.5 to 15.6°C, sea 13.0°CJune: air 12.2 to 18.3°C, sea 15.5°CJuly: air 14.2 to 20.4°C, sea 15.4°CAugust: air 14.4 to 20.3°C, sea 16.5°CSeptember: air 12.6 to 18.3°C, sea 17.8°COctober: air 10.2 to 14.8°C, sea 16.4°CNovember: air 7.3 to 11.4°C, sea 13.8°CDecember: air 5.2 to 9.1°C, sea 11.1°C20°

Rain

Average total for the month, mm (1991–2020)

0255075100 mmJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: 71.4 mmFebruary: 54.1 mmMarch: 48.5 mmApril: 53.2 mmMay: 50.8 mmJune: 50.9 mmJuly: 46.5 mmAugust: 62.9 mmSeptember: 53.7 mmOctober: 82.4 mmNovember: 84.4 mmDecember: 77.6 mm84

Temperature

  • Air, average daily low to high (1991–2020)
  • Sea surface, monthly average (2023–2024)
0510152025°CJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: air 4.6 to 8.4°C, sea 9.4°CFebruary: air 4.2 to 8.4°C, sea 9.0°CMarch: air 5.2 to 10.2°C, sea 9.0°CApril: air 6.7 to 12.6°C, sea 10.5°CMay: air 9.5 to 15.6°C, sea 13.0°CJune: air 12.2 to 18.3°C, sea 15.5°CJuly: air 14.2 to 20.4°C, sea 15.4°CAugust: air 14.4 to 20.3°C, sea 16.5°CSeptember: air 12.6 to 18.3°C, sea 17.8°COctober: air 10.2 to 14.8°C, sea 16.4°CNovember: air 7.3 to 11.4°C, sea 13.8°CDecember: air 5.2 to 9.1°C, sea 11.1°C20°

Rain

Average total for the month, mm (1991–2020)

0255075100 mmJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: 71.4 mmFebruary: 54.1 mmMarch: 48.5 mmApril: 53.2 mmMay: 50.8 mmJune: 50.9 mmJuly: 46.5 mmAugust: 62.9 mmSeptember: 53.7 mmOctober: 82.4 mmNovember: 84.4 mmDecember: 77.6 mm84
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Monthly averages for Poole
MonthHigh °CLow °CRain mmSea °C
January8.44.671.49.4
February8.44.254.19.0
March10.25.248.59.0
April12.66.753.210.5
May15.69.550.813.0
June18.312.250.915.5
July20.414.246.515.4
August20.314.462.916.5
September18.312.653.717.8
October14.810.282.416.4
November11.47.384.413.8
December9.15.277.611.1

1991–2020 averages, ERA5 via Open-Meteo, read at the grid point nearest the port (5 km away). Sea surface: 2023–2024 averages from the Open-Meteo Marine Weather API, which has no sea temperatures before late 2022.

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