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.
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 |
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).