Cook Strait Sea Temperature in December
Looking to find out what the average sea water temperature in Cook Strait is for December? Find out what the lowest, highest, and average water temperatures are for Cook Strait over the past 10 years.
Average water temperature in Cook Strait for December
The average, high, and low temperatures below should help you if you can swim in the water in Cook Strait in December.
15.91° C
(60.65° F)
- highest: 18.48° C (65.26° F)
- lowest: 14.06° C (57.31° 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 December in Cook Strait
The chart below shows the range of low and high temperatures by day for the month of December in Cook Strait.
Water temperatures for December in Cook Strait in recent years
Water temperature in December for locations near Cook Strait
Data source and citation
Raw data for the calculations made to find the sea surface temperature in Cook Strait 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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