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BeachLion-sur-Mer, Normandy
Sword Beach
BeachBest Jun–Jul · Sep
Elevation–above sea level
Water qualitySufficientEU · 2025
Nearest townLion-sur-Mer0.7 km
49.31° N, 0.32° WUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
When to goLion-sur-Mer · weather score
Best timeJun–Jul · Sep
October: high / low17° / 9°
Beach
Sword Beach in brief
Sword Beach is a beach in Lion-sur-Mer, Normandy, France — landing area during Operation Overlord.
The nearest town in the atlas is Lion-sur-Mer, 0.7 km to the S, where the weather is best in June, July and September.
Bathing water quality (EU, 2025): sufficient.
The sea is warmest in August, at about 19°C.
Weather nearby now
Forecast for Lion-sur-Mer14°
Rain now
Today
22 Oct
16°
9°
6 mm
Fri
23 Oct
14°
11°
10 mm
Sat
24 Oct
15°
9°
7 mm
Sun
25 Oct
16°
11°
8 mm
Mon
26 Oct
19°
9°
2 mm
Model run 00:00 UTCRefreshed several times a day
Sea and air through the year
Sea surface temperature off the coast and the average daily high in Lion-sur-Mer, month by month.Jan9°9°
Feb8°10°
Mar8°12°
Apr10°15°
May12°18°
Jun15°21°
Jul17°23°
Aug19°23°
Sep18°21°
Oct16°17°
Nov13°12°
Dec10°9°
seaair, daily high
When to go
Climate of Lion-sur-MerThe best months around Sword Beach
Month score in Lion-sur-Mer
Comfort, dry days and sunshine · out of 10017
Jan
19
Feb
34
Mar
54
Apr
67
May
71
Jun
72
Jul
70
Aug
73
Sep
54
Oct
30
Nov
16
Dec
Map
Sword Beach from above
Nature nearbyAll of France
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Stay nearby
Towns close by
Around here
Lion-sur-Mer and around
Nature
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Caves of the Anguillère
Cave
Heritage
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
La Bluette
classified historical monument
Museums
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Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen
Art museum · 1801
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Caen Memorial
History museum · 1988