Cowes Sea Temperature in May

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

Average water temperature in Cowes for May

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

15.29° C

(59.52° F)

highest: 17.45° C (63.41° F)
lowest: 13.41° C (56.14° F)

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.

Water temperature range by day in May in Cowes

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

Water temperatures for May in Cowes in recent years

Day	2024	2023	2022	2021
1	0° C	16.89° C	17.3° C	16.66° C
2	0° C	16.82° C	17.24° C	16.48° C
3	0° C	16.73° C	17.15° C	16.11° C
4	0° C	16.61° C	16.93° C	16° C
5	0° C	16.52° C	16.72° C	16.06° C
6	0° C	16.26° C	16.63° C	16.09° C
7	0° C	16.07° C	16.38° C	16.1° C
8	0° C	15.92° C	16.2° C	16.15° C
9	0° C	15.74° C	16.06° C	16.11° C
10	0° C	15.55° C	15.97° C	16.09° C
11	0° C	15.5° C	15.93° C	15.94° C
12	0° C	15.77° C	15.92° C	15.85° C
13	0° C	15.26° C	16.01° C	15.48° C
14	0° C	15.29° C	16.02° C	15.37° C
15	0° C	15.31° C	15.92° C	15.13° C
16	0° C	15.2° C	15.8° C	14.84° C
17	0° C	15.17° C	15.6° C	14.92° C
18	0° C	15.06° C	15.46° C	15.13° C
19	0° C	14.93° C	15.25° C	15.14° C
20	0° C	14.82° C	15.1° C	15.22° C
21	0° C	14.68° C	15.04° C	15.19° C
22	0° C	14.67° C	14.94° C	15.3° C
23	0° C	14.64° C	14.85° C	14.85° C
24	0° C	14.55° C	14.82° C	14.55° C
25	0° C	14.42° C	14.8° C	14.5° C
26	0° C	14.3° C	14.63° C	14.36° C
27	0° C	14.15° C	14.57° C	14.3° C
28	0° C	14.04° C	14.61° C	13.99° C
29	0° C	14° C	14.57° C	13.77° C
30	0° C	14° C	14.46° C	13.96° C
31	0° C	13.96° C	14.19° C	13.99° C