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Coldest beach in Alaska in December

653 coastal locations in Alaska ranked by their typical December sea temperature. State-wide average in December: 5.4°C.

Coldest in December

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-1.7°C

State December average

5.4°C

across 653 coastal locations in Alaska

Vs annual mean

-2.0°C

below the year-round state average

What the Alaska water feels like in December

This water is very cold and can cause pain. We don't recommend you swim in this temperature for anything other than very short swims of 5 to 10 minutes unless you are a very experienced cold water swimmer.

Alaska monthly average 3.9°C to 12.5°C
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  • Warmest month August 12.5°C
  • Coldest month March 3.9°C
  • Annual mean 7.4°C
  • Months above 20°C 0 of 12

Where December fits in the year

December sits inside the state pattern shown on the left. Browse a different month for a fresh ranking.

Alaska sea temperature map (live)

Today's reading at every Alaska beach we track. The list below uses the typical December mean from a decade of daily history.

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Top 50 coldest Alaska beaches in December

Sorted by typical December mean. Click any beach for the full location page.

# Location December mean
1 Quinhagak (Kwinak), Kushkokwin River Alaska -1.0°C
2 Outside Lopp Lagoon Alaska -1.0°C
3 Mekoryuk, Mekoryuk River Entrance Alaska -1.1°C
4 Unalakleet Alaska -1.1°C
5 Pikmiktalik River entrance, Norton Sound, Alaska Alaska -1.2°C
6 Lost River, Seward Peninsula Alaska -1.2°C
7 Dall Point, Hooper Bay Alaska -1.2°C
8 Point Spencer, Port Clarence, Norton Sound Alaska -1.2°C
9 Cape Romanzof, Bering Sea, Alaska Alaska -1.2°C
10 Tin City, Bering Sea Alaska -1.2°C
11 Nunam Iqua (Sheldon Point) Alaska -1.2°C
12 Tooksook Bay, Nelson Island Alaska -1.2°C
13 North Bay, Stuart Island, Norton Sound, Alaska Alaska -1.2°C
14 Kokechik Bay, Bering Sea, Alaska Alaska -1.3°C
15 Shaktoolik Alaska -1.3°C
16 Teller, Port Clarance, Norton Sound, Alaska Alaska -1.3°C
17 Teller, Port Clarence Alaska -1.3°C
18 Apoon Mouth, Yukon River, Norton Sound, Alaska Alaska -1.3°C
19 Apokak Creek entrance, Alaska Alaska -1.3°C
20 Eek Channel, off Quinhagak, Alaska Alaska -1.3°C
21 Helmick Point (SE of), Kuskokwim River Alaska -1.3°C
22 Kuskokwak Creek entrance, Alaska Alaska -1.3°C
23 Nome Alaska -1.3°C
24 Popokamute, Alaska Alaska -1.3°C
25 Black, Black River, Bering Sea, Alaska Alaska -1.3°C
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26 St. Michael, Norton Sound Alaska -1.3°C
27 Carolyn Island, Golovnin Bay, Alaska Alaska -1.3°C
28 Carolyn Island, Golovnin Bay, Norton Sound, Alaska Alaska -1.3°C
29 Nome, Norton Sound Alaska -1.3°C
30 Popokamute (Kokokamute), Kuskokwim River Alaska -1.3°C
31 Point Hope Alaska -1.4°C
32 Barter Island Alaska -1.4°C
33 Shishmaref Inlet 2 Alaska -1.4°C
34 Kiwalik, Kotzebue Sound, Alaska Alaska -1.4°C
35 Cross Island (Dinkum Sands) Alaska -1.4°C
36 Deering, Kotzebue Sound Alaska -1.5°C
37 Kotzebue Alaska -1.5°C
38 Prudhoe Bay Alaska -1.5°C
39 Kivalina Alaska -1.5°C
40 Kotzebue, Kotzebue Sound Alaska -1.5°C
41 Red Dog Dock Alaska -1.5°C
42 Flaxman Island Alaska -1.6°C
43 Goodhope Bay, Kotzebue Sound Alaska -1.6°C
44 Prudhoe Bay #2 Alaska -1.6°C
45 Cape Espenberg, Kotzebue Sound Alaska -1.6°C
46 Cape Krusenstern, Kotzebue Sound Alaska -1.6°C
47 Barrow (offshore) Alaska -1.6°C
48 Point Barrow, Alaska Alaska -1.7°C
49 Point Barrow Alaska -1.7°C
50 Barrow Alaska -1.7°C

Warmest 10 in Alaska in December

Same data flipped. The warmest spots in the state for this month.

# Location December mean
1 Forrester Island, Dall Island, Alaska Alaska 8.0°C
2 Halibut Bay, Alaska Alaska 7.9°C
3 Nakat Harbor, Dixon Entrance, Alaska Alaska 7.9°C
4 Port Tongass, Tongass Island, Dixon Entrance, Alaska Alaska 7.9°C
5 Diver Islands, Meares Passage, Alaska Alaska 7.8°C
6 Eagle Point, Meares Passage, Alaska Alaska 7.8°C
7 Natalia Point, Tlevak Strait, Alaska Alaska 7.8°C
8 Sakie Bay, Dall Island, Alaska Alaska 7.8°C
9 Sea Otter Harbor, Dall Island, Alaska Alaska 7.8°C
10 View Cove, Tlevak Strait, Alaska Alaska 7.8°C

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