Sokcho Sea Temperature in May

Looking to find out what the average sea water temperature in Sokcho is for May? Find out what the lowest, highest, and average water temperatures are for Sokcho over the past 10 years.

Average water temperature in Sokcho for May

The average, high, and low temperatures below should help you if you can swim in the water in Sokcho in May.

14.65° C

(58.37° F)

  • highest: 19.35° C (66.83° F)
  • lowest: 9.99° C (49.98° F)

Water at this temperature is cold and will feel very cold initially, but the body will get used to it and longer swims are possible. Experienced swimmers can manage several hours of swimming, however hypothermia is still a very big risk.

Water temperature range by day in May in Sokcho

The chart below shows the range of low and high temperatures by day for the month of May in Sokcho.

Water temperatures for May in Sokcho in recent years

Day 2024 2023 2022 2021
1 15.88° C 11.87° C 14.12° C 14.31° C
2 0° C 12.13° C 14.51° C 14.22° C
3 0° C 12.4° C 14.99° C 14.2° C
4 0° C 12.6° C 15.45° C 14.34° C
5 0° C 12.76° C 15.98° C 14.22° C
6 0° C 12.54° C 16.32° C 13.84° C
7 0° C 12.5° C 16.43° C 13.7° C
8 0° C 12.88° C 15.68° C 13.65° C
9 0° C 13.23° C 15.57° C 13.76° C
10 0° C 13.56° C 15.23° C 14.23° C
11 0° C 13.86° C 15.13° C 14.7° C
12 0° C 13.83° C 14.91° C 15.4° C
13 0° C 13.77° C 14.71° C 15.68° C
14 0° C 14.68° C 14.52° C 15.56° C
15 0° C 14.28° C 14.73° C 15.53° C
16 0° C 15.36° C 14.88° C 15.63° C
17 0° C 14.3° C 15.2° C 16.22° C
18 0° C 15.22° C 15.28° C 16.49° C
19 0° C 15.54° C 15.36° C 16.91° C
20 0° C 15.51° C 15.76° C 17.05° C
21 0° C 15.29° C 16.13° C 16.89° C
22 0° C 15.65° C 16.29° C 16.87° C
23 0° C 16.24° C 16.39° C 16.9° C
24 0° C 16.14° C 16.47° C 17.05° C
25 0° C 16.06° C 16.82° C 16.78° C
26 0° C 15.31° C 16.53° C 16.7° C
27 0° C 15.95° C 16.74° C 16.29° C
28 0° C 16.62° C 17.52° C 15.88° C
29 0° C 16.42° C 17.7° C 15.64° C
30 0° C 16.23° C 17.28° C 15.64° C
31 0° C 16.49° C 17.55° C 16.08° C

Data source and citation

Raw data for the calculations made to find the sea surface temperature in Sokcho comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and their 1/4° daily Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature.

The water temperature data is constructed by combining observations from different platforms (satellites, ships, buoys, and Argo floats) on a regular global grid. A spatially complete sea surface temperature map is then built by interpolating to fill in gaps in the data.

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