Virginia: water temperature

At sea, 16.9 °C on average across 16 stations, from 15.2 °C (Wachapreague, VA) to 18.0 °C (Money Point, VA). In fresh water, 12.2 °C on average across 45 stations, from 7.3 °C (Smith River Near Philpott, VA) to 19.1 °C (Roanoke River At Buggs Island, VA).

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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 8.5 °C · up to 12.1 °C
• February 7.1 °C · up to 10.9 °C
• March 8.2 °C · up to 10.3 °C
• April 11.5 °C · up to 12.9 °C
• May 16.0 °C · up to 17.9 °C
• June 21.8 °C · up to 23.4 °C
• July 25.7 °C · up to 27.0 °C
• August 26.0 °C · up to 27.0 °C
• September 24.2 °C · up to 25.2 °C
• October 20.5 °C · up to 20.8 °C
• November 15.0 °C · up to 16.4 °C
• December 11.5 °C · up to 14.0 °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, Golfe du Maine (NERACOOS), IOOS, stations côtières, NOAA CO-OPS, NOAA NDBC, USGS, eaux des États-Unis. Sources and credits

Nearby

• District of Columbia 7 stations · sea 16.2 °C · fresh water 14.2 °C
• West Virginia 35 stations · fresh water 12.2 °C
• Maryland 41 stations · sea 17.1 °C · fresh water 12.4 °C
• Delaware 24 stations · sea 16.0 °C · fresh water 12.8 °C
• North Carolina 57 stations · sea 19.0 °C · fresh water 15.4 °C
• Pennsylvania 135 stations · sea 16.9 °C · fresh water 11.1 °C