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Stephens Island (Takapourewa) Sea Temperature in December

Marlborough, New Zealand

November Stephens Island (Takapourewa) year-round → January

Average sea temperature for Stephens Island (Takapourewa), New Zealand across December, based on 10 years of daily readings.

Average

16.41° C

High

18.04° C

Low

14.6° C

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.

December is the 5th warmest of 12 months at Stephens Island (Takapourewa). On average the water sits 0.8° than the year-round mean of 15.6° C.

Compared to November, December is 1.4° warmer than (15.01° C in November). By January the water is usually 17.52° C.

Stephens Island (Takapourewa) Day-by-Day Water Temperature in December

10-year low, average and high

14.0° C
15.3° C
16.5° C
17.8° C
19.0° C
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5
10
15
20
25
31
Day-by-day low and high band with the 10-year daily average through December. Range Average

Each vertical bar above is one day of December. 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 Stephens Island (Takapourewa).

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.

December Water Temperature Table for Stephens Island (Takapourewa)

10-year daily averages

Day Average Low High
December 1 15.58° C 14.68° C 16.16° C
December 2 15.55° C 14.6° C 16.2° C
December 3 15.68° C 14.73° C 16.52° C
December 4 15.75° C 14.74° C 16.47° C
December 5 15.89° C 14.75° C 16.84° C
December 6 15.89° C 14.76° C 16.44° C
December 7 15.84° C 14.83° C 16.36° C
December 8 15.99° C 14.98° C 16.61° C
December 9 16.13° C 15.45° C 16.82° C
December 10 16.15° C 15.02° C 16.94° C
December 11 16.21° C 14.94° C 17.03° C
December 12 16.26° C 15° C 17.03° C
December 13 16.42° C 15.07° C 17.51° C
December 14 16.52° C 15.23° C 17.53° C
December 15 16.55° C 15.18° C 17.71° C
December 16 16.66° C 15.15° C 18.04° C
December 17 16.58° C 15.43° C 17.87° C
December 18 16.55° C 15.79° C 17.62° C
December 19 16.57° C 15.74° C 17.58° C
December 20 16.55° C 15.76° C 17.47° C
December 21 16.57° C 15.99° C 17.07° C
December 22 16.57° C 16.2° C 17.03° C
December 23 16.62° C 16.09° C 17.01° C
December 24 16.74° C 16.14° C 17.05° C
December 25 16.82° C 16.29° C 17.04° C
December 26 16.9° C 16.3° C 17.44° C
December 27 16.93° C 16.2° C 17.61° C
December 28 17.05° C 16.07° C 17.78° C
December 29 17.04° C 16.03° C 17.83° C
December 30 16.99° C 16.29° C 17.59° C
December 31 17.1° C 16.53° C 17.96° C

Where December Sits in the Year

December highlighted

11.0° C
13.5° C
16.0° C
18.5° C
21.0° C
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
17.52° C
18.1° C
17.69° C
17.08° C
16.04° C
14.93° C
13.95° C
13.34° C
13.27° C
13.83° C
15.01° C
16.41° C
10-year monthly history for Stephens Island (Takapourewa). Bars span historical low to high; the line marks the monthly average. Range Average
January → February → March → April → May → June → July → August → September → October → November → December →

Nearby Locations in December

Compare other New Zealand water for the same month

Stephens Island (Takapourewa) Location

-40.6740, 174.0031

-40.67403, 174.00310 View on OpenStreetMap →

Stephens Island (Takapourewa) sits at -40.6740°N, 174.0031°E, on the coast of Marlborough, New Zealand. 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.

Coastlines bend, headlands focus the water, and the temperature can run noticeably differently between two beaches that look close together on a map. Comparing nearby locations is a quick way to see how local geography is shaping the readings.

Nearest locations to Stephens Island (Takapourewa)