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Water temperature in the United States

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Atlantic 35.4 °C, Pacific 31.1 °C, Gulf of Mexico 35.9 °C. The coldest spot is Sagavanirktok River near Pump STA 3, Alaska at 1.1 °C. As of September 20, 2026, 3,230 locations from USGS, NOAA NDBC and NOAA CO-OPS.

35.9 °C
warmest spot · Gulf of Mexico, Pilottown
1.1 °C
coldest · Sagavanirktok River near Pump STA 3, Alaska
21.1 °C
average of all spots
3,230
locations

Updated on September 20, 2026

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Regions

United States, region by region

8 regions, each with today's range and its best-known spots. Tap one to open the region's list.

Atlantic
Photo: Richard Mc Neil · CC BY 3.0
Atlantic11.9–35.4 °C
320 coasts & beaches
Atlantic, South Port Everglades 35.4 °C · Atlantic, Johnson Key, FL 33.3 °C · Atlantic, Murray Key, FL 33.2 °C
Pacific
Photo: U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir · Public domain
Pacific8.2–31.1 °C
268 coasts & beaches
Pacific, Kwajalein, Marshall Islands 31.1 °C · Pacific, Apra Harbor, Guam 30.8 °C · Pacific, Wake Island, Pacific Ocean 30.8 °C
Gulf of Mexico
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Gulf of Mexico29.4–35.9 °C
168 coasts & beaches
Gulf of Mexico, Pilottown 35.9 °C · Gulf of Mexico, Port Mansfield 35.9 °C · Gulf of Mexico, Lake Charles Bulk Terminal, LA 35.0 °C
Lake Michigan
Photo: Michael Boyd · CC BY 3.0
Lake Michigan9.1–23.6 °C
41 lakes
Lake Michigan, Michigan City 23.6 °C · Lake Michigan, Wilmette 22.7 °C · Lake Michigan, Ohio Street Beach 22.4 °C
Lake Erie
Photo: Cards84664 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Lake Erie20.0–24.5 °C
40 lakes
Lake Erie, Euclid, Ohio, USA 24.5 °C · Lake Erie, Rocky River, Ohio, USA 24.4 °C · Lake Erie, Erie Nearshore buoy data for Erie, PA 23.9 °C
Karibik
Photo: G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0
Karibik28.8–30.6 °C
32 coasts & beaches
Karibik, Culebra, PR 30.6 °C · Karibik, Culebra 30.6 °C · Karibik, Playa de Cascajo 30.6 °C
Lake Superior
Photo: H. Michael Miley from Schaumburg, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
Lake Superior11.6–18.8 °C
14 lakes and 1 coasts & beaches
Lake Superior, Duluth-Offshore Buoy(LLO2) 18.8 °C · Lake Superior, North Entry Buoy, North Keweenaw Peninsula 18.6 °C · Lake Superior, S.W. Pier, St. Marys River 18.1 °C
Hudson River20.2–24.0 °C
12 coasts & beaches
Hudson River, Bear Mountain 24.0 °C · Hudson River, Norrie Point 23.4 °C · Hudson River, East Cove Beach 23.4 °C
Right now

3,230 spots, 3 kinds of water

188 lakes2,058 rivers984 coasts & beaches

3,185 readings are measurements from official and open networks, above all USGS, NOAA NDBC and NOAA CO-OPS; 45 values come from models. Beyond temperature, this page carries 411 official bathing-water ratings, tides for 526 coastal spots, water level or discharge at 1,724 gauges and wave height at 224 buoys. Added in the last 30 days: Pacific, 205 NM SW of Honolulu, HI, Jobos Bay, Station 10 and Weeks Bay and 33 more.

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About the data

The United States is the largest network in the app: USGS gauges on rivers from Alaska to Florida, NOAA NDBC buoys and CO-OPS tide stations on every coast, the estuary sondes of the National Estuarine Research Reserves, Chicago's beach sensors and the nearshore probes off Oahu. Add 170 beaches that carry the reading of the nearest official station within two kilometres.

All spots

By region, with today's reading

Atlantic320 spots
and 200 more spots in the app
Pacific268 spots
and 148 more spots in the app
Gulf of Mexico168 spots
and 48 more spots in the app
Lake Michigan41 spots
Lake Erie40 spots
Karibik32 spots
Lake Superior15 spots
Hudson River12 spots
Other waters and lidos2,334 spots
Weeks Bay31.2 °C
and 2,214 more spots in the app

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