Georgia: water temperature

At sea, 21.2 °C on average across 2 stations, from 20.1 °C (Fort Pulaski, GA) to 22.3 °C (Fernandina Beach, FL). In fresh water, 15.7 °C on average across 98 stations, from 10.6 °C (Chattahoochee River At Buford Dam, Near Buford, GA) to 21.9 °C (Chattahoochee R .36 Mi Ds Wfg Dam Nr Ft Gaines, GA).

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Sea and ocean

Lakes and rivers

Where to swim, month by month

The normal sea temperature each month along the coast: pick a month to see where the water is warmest and whether you can swim.

• January 15.8 °C · up to 19.3 °C
• February 15.0 °C · up to 18.0 °C
• March 17.5 °C · up to 19.6 °C
• April 20.1 °C · up to 20.9 °C
• May 23.5 °C · up to 23.8 °C
• June 27.0 °C · up to 27.4 °C
• July 28.6 °C · up to 28.9 °C
• August 28.9 °C · up to 29.2 °C
• September 28.2 °C · up to 28.3 °C
• October 25.5 °C · up to 26.5 °C
• November 21.0 °C · up to 23.2 °C
• December 17.8 °C · up to 21.0 °C

Warmest water today

Where these numbers come from

Every value is a real reading from an instrument, at its position: a buoy, a wharf, a river or lake station. It keeps the time it was measured. A reading too far from those of nearby stations is marked with a “?”. Between stations, the map gives a satellite or model estimate, always labelled as such.

Sources: Bouées de houle CDIP, NOAA CO-OPS, USGS, eaux des États-Unis. Sources and credits

Nearby

• South Carolina 83 stations · sea 20.3 °C · fresh water 18.1 °C
• Alabama 31 stations · sea 22.3 °C · fresh water 16.9 °C
• North Carolina 57 stations · sea 19.0 °C · fresh water 15.4 °C
• Tennessee 17 stations · fresh water 16.1 °C
• Florida 232 stations · sea 25.2 °C · fresh water 22.8 °C
• Kentucky 45 stations · fresh water 15.9 °C