Visiting Falmouth by yacht
When to come, where yachts anchor, Falmouth Week and how to get here.
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When to come
| Season | Months | Daily high | Monthly rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peak | June to September | 17.3 to 19.1 °C | 60 to 74 mm |
| Shoulder | April, May, October | 12.3 to 14.8 °C | 54 to 97 mm |
| Off season | November to March | 9.4 to 12.0 °C | 72 to 120 mm |
Met Office, Culdrose, 1991 to 2020. Season bands are our own estimate.
Falmouth Week
Falmouth Week
Friday 6 to Sunday 15 August 2027. A sailing week that began as a local regatta as far back as 1837, with shoreside events in the town.
Pink Wig Mermaid March
Friday 6 August 2027. It opens Falmouth Week and raises funds for The Mermaid Centre at Royal Cornwall Hospital.
Falmouth Week organiser website.
Train and road
At anchor
The anchorage lies between Custom House Quay and Falmouth Docks. Your vessel needs a working engine. Do not leave it unattended overnight. You may need to move at short notice for commercial ships.
Ashore
Falmouth Haven is next to the National Maritime Museum Cornwall and close to Pendennis Castle (Falmouth Haven).
The harbour
Falmouth Harbour calls itself the third deepest natural harbour in the world. Large yachts stop here on passage to or from the Caribbean or the Mediterranean.
Sources. Checked 8 November 2026.
- Met Office: Culdrose 1991 to 2020 averages
- Falmouth Harbour: Superyachts
- Falmouth Harbour: Large vessel moorings and Crossroads
- Falmouth Harbour: Reporting requirements
- Falmouth Harbour: Arriving from outside the UK
- Falmouth Harbour: Visitors' moorings and anchoring
- Falmouth Harbour: Falmouth Haven
- Pendennis: Pendennis Falmouth
- Pendennis: Home
- Pendennis: Contact
- Pendennis: Refit
- Pendennis: Support
- Pendennis: Job opportunities
- Boat International: Pendennis acquires former Falmouth oil terminal site, 2026
- Balaena: Falmouth
- Balaena: Superyachts
- falmouth.co.uk: Balaena Falmouth
- Navy Lookout: Cammell Laird and A&P join Balaena
- Falmouth Week
- Falmouth Marine School: Contact and find us
- Falmouth Marine School
- GOV.UK: Standard Visitor visa
- UKSA: Superyacht salary guide
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