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Leith Harbour Sea Temperature in May

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

April Leith Harbour year-round → June

Average sea temperature for Leith Harbour, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands across May, based on 10 years of daily readings.

Average

2.33° C

High

3.55° C

Low

1.11° C

Water at this temperature is freezing cold, can cause pain and takes your breath away. Unless you are very experienced and are under strict supervision, swimming in this water for more than a few minutes can be very dangerous. Be careful, stay safe, and enjoy the rush of endorphins and exhilaration from a brief cold water swim.

May is the 6th warmest of 12 months at Leith Harbour.

Compared to April, May is 1.1° cooler than (3.41° C in April). By June the water is usually 1.52° C.

Leith Harbour Day-by-Day Water Temperature in May

10-year low, average and high

0.5° C
1.5° C
2.5° C
3.5° C
4.5° C
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Day-by-day low and high band with the 10-year daily average through May. Range Average

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 Leith Harbour.

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 Leith Harbour

10-year daily averages

Day Average Low High
May 1 2.85° C 2.38° C 3.52° C
May 2 2.83° C 2.38° C 3.55° C
May 3 2.81° C 2.46° C 3.48° C
May 4 2.81° C 2.45° C 3.44° C
May 5 2.78° C 2.31° C 3.44° C
May 6 2.61° C 2.12° C 3.27° C
May 7 2.6° C 2.06° C 3.27° C
May 8 2.52° C 1.97° C 3.24° C
May 9 2.45° C 1.92° C 3.13° C
May 10 2.45° C 1.95° C 3.1° C
May 11 2.35° C 1.36° C 3.1° C
May 12 2.28° C 1.11° C 3° C
May 13 2.3° C 1.61° C 2.95° C
May 14 2.24° C 1.53° C 3.12° C
May 15 2.23° C 1.66° C 3° C
May 16 2.25° C 1.64° C 2.81° C
May 17 2.25° C 1.47° C 3.12° C
May 18 2.24° C 1.42° C 3.22° C
May 19 2.24° C 1.65° C 3.12° C
May 20 2.26° C 1.65° C 3.06° C
May 21 2.24° C 1.74° C 2.97° C
May 22 2.2° C 1.59° C 3.11° C
May 23 2.12° C 1.53° C 3.01° C
May 24 2.11° C 1.49° C 2.87° C
May 25 2.07° C 1.52° C 2.8° C
May 26 1.99° C 1.46° C 2.53° C
May 27 2.03° C 1.51° C 2.79° C
May 28 2.01° C 1.35° C 2.81° C
May 29 1.9° C 1.28° C 2.77° C
May 30 1.88° C 1.38° C 2.79° C
May 31 1.79° C 1.21° C 2.82° C

Where May Sits in the Year

May highlighted

-2.0° C
0.3° C
2.5° C
4.8° C
7.0° C
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
3.76° C
4.32° C
4.09° C
3.41° C
2.33° C
1.52° C
0.75° C
0.44° C
0.56° C
0.92° C
1.93° C
2.93° C
10-year monthly history for Leith Harbour. Bars span historical low to high; the line marks the monthly average. Range Average
January → February → March → April → May → June → July → August → September → October → November → December →

Nearby Locations in May

Compare other South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands water for the same month

Leith Harbour Location

-54.1333, -36.6833

-54.13330, -36.68330 View on OpenStreetMap →

Leith Harbour sits at -54.1333°N, 36.6833°W, on the coast of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. 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 Leith Harbour