North Danger Reef Sea Temperature in January
Northeast Cay, Spratly Islands
Average sea temperature for North Danger Reef, Spratly Islands across January, based on 10 years of daily readings.
Average
27.57° C
High
28.5° C
Low
26.16° C
This water temperature is comparable to that of a swimming pool, but it might be higher than most open water swimmers prefer for serious swimming. Make sure to drink plenty of water before and after swimming and don't wear a wetsuit to avoid overheating.
January is the 11th warmest of 12 months at North Danger Reef. On average the water sits 1.2° than the year-round mean of 28.8° C.
Compared to December, January is 0.6° cooler than (28.21° C in December). By February the water is usually 27.22° C.
North Danger Reef Day-by-Day Water Temperature in January
10-year low, average and high
Each vertical bar above is one day of January. 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 North Danger Reef.
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.
January Water Temperature Table for North Danger Reef
10-year daily averages
| Day | Average | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 27.96° C | 27.45° C | 28.44° C |
| January 2 | 27.93° C | 27.45° C | 28.5° C |
| January 3 | 27.89° C | 27.44° C | 28.49° C |
| January 4 | 27.89° C | 27.37° C | 28.37° C |
| January 5 | 27.84° C | 27.36° C | 28.39° C |
| January 6 | 27.72° C | 27.34° C | 28.43° C |
| January 7 | 27.68° C | 27.29° C | 28.47° C |
| January 8 | 27.67° C | 27.31° C | 28.41° C |
| January 9 | 27.65° C | 27.27° C | 28.3° C |
| January 10 | 27.63° C | 27.23° C | 28.11° C |
| January 11 | 27.61° C | 27.19° C | 28.14° C |
| January 12 | 27.59° C | 27.21° C | 28.18° C |
| January 13 | 27.61° C | 27.14° C | 28.21° C |
| January 14 | 27.63° C | 27.16° C | 28.26° C |
| January 15 | 27.69° C | 27.16° C | 28.33° C |
| January 16 | 27.65° C | 27.13° C | 28.22° C |
| January 17 | 27.63° C | 27.03° C | 28.18° C |
| January 18 | 27.62° C | 26.95° C | 28.1° C |
| January 19 | 27.52° C | 26.94° C | 28.16° C |
| January 20 | 27.46° C | 26.96° C | 28.21° C |
| January 21 | 27.49° C | 26.92° C | 28.23° C |
| January 22 | 27.53° C | 26.88° C | 28.19° C |
| January 23 | 27.43° C | 26.4° C | 28.22° C |
| January 24 | 27.36° C | 26.2° C | 28.21° C |
| January 25 | 27.37° C | 26.19° C | 28.14° C |
| January 26 | 27.36° C | 26.19° C | 28.12° C |
| January 27 | 27.31° C | 26.17° C | 28.09° C |
| January 28 | 27.32° C | 26.16° C | 28.05° C |
| January 29 | 27.28° C | 26.27° C | 28° C |
| January 30 | 27.27° C | 26.27° C | 28.01° C |
| January 31 | 27.25° C | 26.26° C | 27.98° C |
Where January Sits in the Year
January highlighted
North Danger Reef Location
11.4500, 114.3170
North Danger Reef sits at 11.4500°N, 114.3170°E, on the coast of Northeast Cay, Spratly 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.