New Plymouth Sea Temperature in December

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

Average water temperature in New Plymouth for December

The average, high, and low temperatures below should help you if you can swim in the water in New Plymouth in December.

18.47° C

(65.24° F)

highest: 21.2° C (70.16° F)
lowest: 15.19° C (59.34° 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 New Plymouth

The chart below shows the range of low and high temperatures by day for the month of December in New Plymouth.

Water temperatures for December in New Plymouth in recent years

Day	2024	2023	2022	2021
1	0° C	16.55° C	18.03° C	20.43° C
2	0° C	17.01° C	18.08° C	20.63° C
3	0° C	17.03° C	18.15° C	20.64° C
4	0° C	17.28° C	18.08° C	20.55° C
5	0° C	17.36° C	18° C	20.45° C
6	0° C	17.3° C	18.09° C	20.28° C
7	0° C	17.23° C	18.37° C	20.26° C
8	0° C	17.23° C	18.41° C	20.51° C
9	0° C	17.52° C	18.44° C	20.74° C
10	0° C	17.35° C	18.46° C	20.98° C
11	0° C	17.18° C	18.64° C	20.95° C
12	0° C	16.94° C	19.03° C	20.87° C
13	0° C	16.61° C	19.4° C	20.79° C
14	0° C	16.36° C	19.55° C	20.75° C
15	0° C	16.37° C	19.71° C	20.88° C
16	0° C	16.48° C	19.77° C	20.45° C
17	0° C	16.72° C	19.8° C	20.5° C
18	0° C	17.05° C	19.89° C	20.4° C
19	0° C	17.59° C	20.07° C	20.18° C
20	0° C	18.08° C	20.21° C	20.21° C
21	0° C	18.34° C	20.38° C	20.23° C
22	0° C	18.68° C	20.33° C	20.38° C
23	0° C	18.82° C	20.28° C	20.45° C
24	0° C	18.59° C	20.42° C	20.47° C
25	0° C	18.81° C	20.65° C	20.52° C
26	0° C	19.27° C	21° C	20.6° C
27	0° C	19.55° C	21.13° C	20.61° C
28	0° C	19.55° C	21.2° C	20.6° C
29	0° C	19.31° C	21.19° C	20.43° C
30	0° C	19.36° C	21° C	20.13° C
31	0° C	19.45° C	20.83° C	19.81° C

Water temperature in December for locations near New Plymouth

Oakura

New Zealand, Australia and Oceania

8.12 miles away

Waitara

New Zealand, Australia and Oceania

9.19 miles away

Data source and citation

Raw data for the calculations made to find the sea surface temperature in New Plymouth 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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