Mile 72 Sea Temperature in May
Erongo Region, Namibia
Average sea temperature for Mile 72, Namibia across May, based on 10 years of daily readings.
Average
16.1° C
High
18.16° C
Low
13.85° C
At this temperature, water will feel cold compared to a swimming pool, but with a bit of experience and practice most people will find the water relatively comfortable to swim in.
May is the 7th warmest of 12 months at Mile 72. On average the water sits 0.3° than the year-round mean of 16.39° C.
Compared to April, May is 0.8° cooler than (16.95° C in April). By June the water is usually 15.27° C.
Mile 72 Day-by-Day Water Temperature in May
10-year low, average and high
Each vertical bar above is one day of May. The shaded band covers the range the water has reached on that day across the last 10 years — the lowest reading at the bottom, the highest at the top. The line running through the bars is the daily average over those 10 years, so you can see the typical shape of the month at Mile 72.
A narrow band means the temperature on that day has stayed close to the average year on year. A taller band means it has swung more, often because of changeable weather around that time of year. Hovering a day pulls up its low, average, and high.
May Water Temperature Table for Mile 72
10-year daily averages
| Day | Average | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 16.21° C | 15.3° C | 17.23° C |
| May 2 | 16.39° C | 15.66° C | 17.88° C |
| May 3 | 16.44° C | 15.86° C | 17.91° C |
| May 4 | 16.38° C | 15.69° C | 17.7° C |
| May 5 | 16.42° C | 15.69° C | 17.66° C |
| May 6 | 16.32° C | 15.35° C | 17.58° C |
| May 7 | 16.17° C | 14.82° C | 18.07° C |
| May 8 | 16.05° C | 14.71° C | 17.41° C |
| May 9 | 15.97° C | 14.91° C | 17° C |
| May 10 | 15.96° C | 15.11° C | 17.45° C |
| May 11 | 15.9° C | 15.17° C | 17.5° C |
| May 12 | 15.95° C | 15° C | 17.86° C |
| May 13 | 15.93° C | 14.8° C | 17.98° C |
| May 14 | 15.93° C | 14.67° C | 18.11° C |
| May 15 | 16.06° C | 14.91° C | 18.16° C |
| May 16 | 16.27° C | 15.09° C | 18.01° C |
| May 17 | 16.32° C | 15.16° C | 17.94° C |
| May 18 | 16.55° C | 15.52° C | 17.83° C |
| May 19 | 16.48° C | 15.27° C | 17.55° C |
| May 20 | 16.41° C | 15.06° C | 17.66° C |
| May 21 | 16.22° C | 14.84° C | 17.59° C |
| May 22 | 16° C | 13.98° C | 17.46° C |
| May 23 | 16.06° C | 14.04° C | 17.55° C |
| May 24 | 16.04° C | 13.85° C | 17.6° C |
| May 25 | 16.05° C | 14.28° C | 17.48° C |
| May 26 | 15.95° C | 14.39° C | 17.06° C |
| May 27 | 15.88° C | 14.27° C | 16.98° C |
| May 28 | 15.77° C | 14.27° C | 16.97° C |
| May 29 | 15.64° C | 14.1° C | 16.84° C |
| May 30 | 15.63° C | 14.21° C | 16.63° C |
| May 31 | 15.59° C | 14.42° C | 16.37° C |
Where May Sits in the Year
May highlighted
Nearby Locations in May
Compare other Namibia water for the same month
Mile 72 Location
-21.8784, 14.0673
Mile 72 sits at -21.8784°N, 14.0673°E, on the coast of Erongo Region, Namibia. The marker on the map shows the spot the readings on this page come from. It usually sits a short distance from the town centre, out on the open water itself, so the numbers stay tied to the coast rather than a generic point inland.
Coastlines bend, headlands focus the water, and the temperature can run noticeably differently between two beaches that look close together on a map. Comparing nearby locations is a quick way to see how local geography is shaping the readings.
Nearest locations to Mile 72
- Henties Bay, 35 km SE
- Mile 108, 55 km NW
- Wlotzkasbaken, 71 km SE
- Swakopmund, 102 km SE
- Skeleton Bay, 123 km S
- Walvis Bay, 128 km S