Southend-on-Sea

    United Kingdom

    A classic English seaside resort town home to the longest pleasure pier in the world and sprawling mud flats.

    Warmest month is July at 23°C on average. Coolest is January at 8°C.

    Costs and travel essentials

    • CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline
      £3.00 (~$3.75)
      Country-level price estimate for United Kingdom, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • BeerWorld Bank PPP baseline
      £4.25 (~$5.25)
      Country-level price estimate for United Kingdom, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • Flight timeMethodology
      0h 30m from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors
      25 kg return from London Heathrow
      DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
    • FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11
      No specific FCDO warnings against travel.
      Not applicable, home country. Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
    • Tap waterCDC / WHO guidance
      Tap water is generally safe to drink.
    MonthAvg highDaily spreadRain days
    January8°8°C·
    February9°9°C·
    March11°8°C·
    April14°8°C·
    May17°9°C·
    June21°9°C·
    July23°7°C·
    August23°8°C·
    September20°9°C·
    October16°6°C·
    November11°8°C·
    December9°8°C·

    What to do

    • Ride the train down the 1.34-mile Southend Pier
    • Ride the rollercoasters at Adventure Island amusement park
    • Eat traditional fish and chips by the sea
    • Walk through the cliff gardens

    How we know this

    Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.