Mata Utu Sea Temperature in December

Average sea temperature for Mata Utu, Wallis and Futuna across December, based on 10 years of daily readings.

Average

29.61° C

High

30.59° C

Low

28.74° 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.

December is the 4th warmest of 12 months at Mata Utu. On average the water sits 0.3° than the year-round mean of 29.26° C.

Compared to November, December is 0.3° warmer than (29.36° C in November). By January the water is usually 29.6° C.

Mata Utu Day-by-Day Water Temperature in December

10-year low, average and high

28.0° C

28.9° C

29.8° C

30.6° C

31.5° C

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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 Mata Utu.

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 Mata Utu

10-year daily averages

Day	Average	Low	High
December 1	29.56° C	29.1° C	30.19° C
December 2	29.6° C	29.14° C	30.3° C
December 3	29.64° C	29.04° C	30.34° C
December 4	29.55° C	28.99° C	30.24° C
December 5	29.57° C	29.11° C	30.25° C
December 6	29.64° C	29.11° C	30.31° C
December 7	29.68° C	29.18° C	30.56° C
December 8	29.57° C	29.17° C	30.31° C
December 9	29.5° C	29.05° C	30.22° C
December 10	29.46° C	29.02° C	30.09° C
December 11	29.44° C	28.99° C	30.02° C
December 12	29.5° C	29.18° C	30.1° C
December 13	29.52° C	29.27° C	29.98° C
December 14	29.48° C	28.91° C	30.06° C
December 15	29.57° C	28.76° C	30.26° C
December 16	29.56° C	28.74° C	30.28° C
December 17	29.69° C	29.37° C	30.18° C
December 18	29.72° C	29.33° C	30.33° C
December 19	29.7° C	29.33° C	30.28° C
December 20	29.74° C	29.27° C	30.42° C
December 21	29.71° C	29.13° C	30.36° C
December 22	29.64° C	29.15° C	30.24° C
December 23	29.61° C	29.15° C	30.21° C
December 24	29.58° C	28.94° C	30.25° C
December 25	29.62° C	28.83° C	30.47° C
December 26	29.6° C	29° C	30.59° C
December 27	29.64° C	29.14° C	30.32° C
December 28	29.66° C	29.24° C	30.18° C
December 29	29.68° C	29.23° C	30.18° C
December 30	29.75° C	29.35° C	30.15° C
December 31	29.71° C	29.08° C	30.23° C

Where December Sits in the Year

December highlighted

26.5° C

28.0° C

29.5° C

31.0° C

32.5° C

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

29.6° C

29.58° C

29.75° C

29.87° C

29.64° C

29.12° C

28.7° C

28.46° C

28.54° C

28.89° C

29.36° C

29.61° C

10-year monthly history for Mata Utu. 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 →

Mata Utu Location

-13.2825, -176.1764

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Mata Utu sits at -13.2825°N, 176.1764°W, on the coast of Wallis and Futuna. 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.