Mata Utu Sea Temperature in January

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

Average

29.6° C

High

30.68° C

Low

28.34° 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.

January is the 5th 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 December, January is 0.0° about the same as (29.61° C in December). By February the water is usually 29.58° C.

Mata Utu Day-by-Day Water Temperature in January

10-year low, average and high

27.5° C

28.5° C

29.5° C

30.5° C

31.5° C

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Day-by-day low and high band with the 10-year daily average through January. Range Average

Each vertical bar above is one day of January. 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.

January Water Temperature Table for Mata Utu

10-year daily averages

Day	Average	Low	High
January 1	29.62° C	29.09° C	30.28° C
January 2	29.57° C	28.92° C	30.25° C
January 3	29.61° C	29.08° C	30.29° C
January 4	29.62° C	29.03° C	30.27° C
January 5	29.59° C	28.79° C	30.14° C
January 6	29.62° C	28.77° C	30.06° C
January 7	29.64° C	28.97° C	30.1° C
January 8	29.71° C	29.12° C	30.18° C
January 9	29.62° C	29.1° C	30.3° C
January 10	29.59° C	28.96° C	30.39° C
January 11	29.57° C	28.88° C	30.26° C
January 12	29.51° C	28.86° C	30.32° C
January 13	29.53° C	28.97° C	30.38° C
January 14	29.6° C	28.99° C	30.39° C
January 15	29.52° C	28.34° C	30.2° C
January 16	29.54° C	28.77° C	30.15° C
January 17	29.43° C	28.9° C	30.28° C
January 18	29.53° C	28.77° C	30.21° C
January 19	29.61° C	28.75° C	30.31° C
January 20	29.59° C	28.93° C	30.32° C
January 21	29.51° C	28.59° C	30.28° C
January 22	29.58° C	28.54° C	30.45° C
January 23	29.65° C	28.73° C	30.57° C
January 24	29.66° C	29.12° C	30.68° C
January 25	29.61° C	29.15° C	30.33° C
January 26	29.61° C	29.27° C	30.18° C
January 27	29.68° C	29.39° C	30.06° C
January 28	29.59° C	29.41° C	29.86° C
January 29	29.64° C	29.24° C	30.39° C
January 30	29.68° C	29.31° C	30.03° C
January 31	29.62° C	29.32° C	29.96° C

Where January Sits in the Year

January 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.