In numbers
41m
Highest point
47,863
People
18°C
Warmest sea
August
207km
To the mainland
When to go to Barry Island
Best to visit from June to August.
The sea is warmest in August (18 °C) and coolest in February (7 °C). The water never reaches 21 °C: bring a wetsuit.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Seaside resort in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
Barry Island is an island in United Kingdom. Its highest point rises to 41 m. About 47,863 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 207 km away.
Getting there
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 5 km in a straight lineCar hire at CWL airport (Cardiff)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- 207 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From June to Augustbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Barry Island.
- 7beaches
- 1ruins and archaeological sitesSt Baruc's Chapel ruins
- 1waymarked walking routesWales Coast Path (South Wales)
- 3hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 16restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 13 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 100 %0–50 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Night low (°C) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| Sea (°C) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 94 | 74 | 70 | 56 | 67 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 63 | 100 | 103 | 104 |
| Wet days | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| Sun h/day | 1.5 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| Wind (km/h) | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.2 |
| 2021 | −0.2 | −0.3 | +0.8 | +0.1 | −0.5 | +0.8 | +1.7 | +1.8 | +1.3 | +1.2 | +0.6 | −0.1 |
| 2022 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +1.2 | +1.1 | +1.8 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +1.7 | +1.3 | +0.6 | +1.2 | −0.2 |
| 2023 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +1.1 | +1.6 | +0.8 | ±0.0 | +1.4 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +0.3 |
| 2024 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +1.5 | +1.5 | +1.2 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.5 | −0.5 | ±0.0 | +0.8 | −0.3 |
| 2025 | −0.3 | −0.4 | +0.6 | +1.5 | +2.1 | +2.1 | +2.2 | +1.1 | −0.2 | −0.1 | −0.2 | +0.1 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1770146) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | Natural Earth · public domain |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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