France / Normandy
Juno Beach
Juno Beach is an 897 m-long sandy beach facing north on the Baie de la Seine, 700 m north-east of Courseulles-sur-Mer (Normandy, France). The sea averages 18.5 °C in August, its warmest month, and 7.8 °C in February; it never reaches 21 °C on average.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Reference
Juno Beach was one of five beaches of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944 during the Second World War. The beach spanned from Courseulles, a village just east of the British beach Gold, to Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, and just west of the British beach Sword.
Wikidata item Q832409 · classified as code name and geographic location.
Month by month
October at Juno Beach
Beach-day index 2.5/10 · France median 4.9
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 8.6 °C | 7.8 °C | 8.1 °C | 9.8 °C | 12.0 °C | 14.7 °C | 17.1 °C | 18.5 °C | 17.8 °C | 15.9 °C | 13.1 °C | 10.4 °C |
| High °C | 8° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 19° | 16° | 12° | 9° |
| Low °C | 4° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 5° |
| Rain mm | 79 | 66 | 62 | 45 | 56 | 51 | 55 | 64 | 54 | 85 | 90 | 97 |
| Cloud % | 77 | 75 | 70 | 62 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 63 | 62 | 73 | 77 | 77 |
| Wind m/s | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Daylight h | 8.6 | 10.1 | 11.8 | 13.7 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 14.5 | 12.7 | 10.9 | 9.2 | 8.2 |
| Record high/low | 13°/-4° | 15°/-4° | 17°/-3° | 21°/0° | 24°/5° | 29°/8° | 32°/11° | 33°/12° | 28°/9° | 25°/4° | 18°/1° | 14°/-2° |
| Beach index | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.
When to go
No month reaches 5.5 on the beach-day index; the best is August at 5.3/10, held back mainly by cool air (highs of 20 °C) and cold water (18.5 °C).
At its warmest the water here is 3.6 °C cooler than the France median for August (22.1 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 12.8 °C, cooler than 81% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
December is the wettest month (97 mm) and April the driest (45 mm); the yearly total is about 800 mm.
Daylight runs from 8.2 hours in December to 16.2 hours in June; in mid-August the sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 21:21 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces north (10°). Open water fills about 47% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
The sun sets over the sea in April–August; in mid-June it goes down at 22:08 local time on a bearing of 309°.
Sunrise is over the sea in March–September.
Straight out to the north the next coast is roughly 120 km away, so waves are mostly wind-driven sea rather than ocean swell.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 2 m deep and 10 m at 3 km, a shallow, gently shelving sea floor. Behind the beach the ground is about 7 m above sea level 500 m inland and 27 m at 1.5 km.
Within 1 km, the land is 51% built-up land, 31% grassland and 13% tree cover (satellite land-cover map, 2021): an urban beach. Water makes up 47% of that circle.
- Built 51%
- Grass 31%
- Tree 13%
- Bare 4%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.
Bathing water quality
The official EU bathing-water site “Devant La Piscine”, 110 m from the beach centre, was rated Excellent for the 2025 season. It was Excellent in 7 of its 11 classified seasons since 2015.
- 2015Excellent
- 2016Excellent
- 2017Excellent
- 2018Excellent
- 2019Good
- 2020Good
- 2021Good
- 2022Good
- 2023Excellent
- 2024Excellent
- 2025Excellent
Source: European Environment Agency, EU Bathing Water Directive assessments · national site profile. Classes are based on four seasons of bacteriological sampling.
The sea peaks at 18.5 °C in August. Most swimmers find water below 20 °C cold; a wetsuit is common here.
Average wind speed at 10 m reaches 7.2 m/s in January, the windiest month.
The mapped beach is tagged as not allowing dogs.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Photos
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 35Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 11Public toilets
- –Showers
- 3Drinking water
- 231Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 10Hotels & guesthouses
- 1Campsites
- 5Grocery shops
- 1Water-sports spots
- 19Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 2Pharmacies & clinics
- 1Cash machines
- 1Historic sites
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 29 restaurants, 2 cafés and 4 bars. Accommodation: 10 hotels and guesthouses.
Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.
Around the beach
Attractions & museums
- Juno Beach museum 10 m SW
- Centre Juno Beach / Juno Beach Centre museum 680 m W
- Musée de Courseulles-Sur-Mer museum 820 m S
Historic sites
- Chateau de Courseulles castle 840 m SW
Diving & boat hire
- Ecole de Voile Courseulles 890 m W
Campsites
- Camping Capfun Donjon de Lars 580 m SE
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caen Carpiquet airport Caen | CFR | 17.7 km | south |
| Deauville Normandie airport Deauville | DOL | 44.1 km | east |
| Jersey Airport St. Peter | JER | 127 km | west |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 19 bus stops within 1.5 km and 231 mapped car parks within 1 km.
10 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 23.5K residents); within 30 km there are 77 (about 338.4K).
When people look it up
The EN Wikipedia article was read 112,848 times in the 12 months to August 2026. Interest peaks in June (17,525 views), 2.3× the quietest month.
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juno Beach | – | 18.5 °C | 897 m | Sand |
| Gold Beach | 8.4 km W | 18.2 °C | – | – |
| Sword Beach | 10.1 km E | 18.5 °C | 123 m | Sand |
| Normandy Beach | 12.3 km W | 18.2 °C | 94 m | – |
| Ouistreham | 15.6 km SE | 18.5 °C | 2.1 km | Sand |
- Gold Beach8.4 km WCompare
- Sword Beach10.1 km ECompare
- Normandy Beach12.3 km WCompare
- Ouistreham15.6 km SECompare
Data on this page
- Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 7.1 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w173286968; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Water body, status and length: Wikidata (CC0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons, author and licence under each image.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2B_30UXV_20250402_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Bathing-water quality: European Environment Agency (site FRD1114191M014200).
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.