Average Ocean Temperatures for New York

Average ocean temperatures for New York state are listed below for each month in degrees Fahrenheit and degrees Celsius.

The three locations with sea temperature averages are Montauk at the east end of Long Island, The Battery off the south tip of Manhattan Island, and Willets Point near the west end of Long Island Sound.

These coastal water temperatures are averages compiled by the US National Oceanographic Data Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Actual ocean temperatures do of course vary from year to year depending upon the weather and the flow of ocean currents.

Average ocean temperature in °F
  The Battery Willets Point Montauk
January 38 35 36
February 36 34 35
March 41 39 38
April 47 47 44
May 57 57 52
June 66 65 61
July 72 71 69
August 74 73 70
September 70 71 68
October 61 62 60
November 53 54 56
December 43 42 43
Annual 55 54 53
Water temperature averages in °C
  The Battery Willets Point Montauk
January 3 2 2
February 2 1 2
March 5 4 3
April 8 8 7
May 14 14 11
June 19 18 16
July 22 21 20
August 23 23 21
September 21 21 20
October 16 16 15
November 12 12 13
December 6 6 6
Annual 13 12 11
Reference

National Oceanographic Data Center. NOAA. NODC Coastal Water Temperature Guide (CWTG).

Atlantic Temperatures
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