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Coldest beach in New York in December

241 coastal locations in New York ranked by their typical December sea temperature. State-wide average in December: 8.7°C.

Coldest in December

Goat Island

4.8°C

State December average

8.7°C

across 241 coastal locations in New York

Vs annual mean

-4.9°C

below the year-round state average

What the New York 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.

New York monthly average 4.0°C to 23.4°C
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  • Warmest month August 23.4°C
  • Coldest month February 4.0°C
  • Annual mean 13.5°C
  • Months above 20°C 3 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.

New York sea temperature map (live)

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

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Top 50 coldest New York beaches in December

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

# Location December mean
1 Bellport New York 7.7°C
2 East Moriches New York 7.7°C
3 Mastic New York 7.7°C
4 Miller Place New York 7.7°C
5 Moriches New York 7.7°C
6 Cedar Beach, Long Island New York 7.6°C
7 Mount Sinai Harbor, Long Island, New York New York 7.6°C
8 Port Jefferson Harbor entrance, Long Island, New York New York 7.6°C
9 Beacon, Flushkill, Hudson River New York 7.6°C
10 Cold Spring Harbor, Oyster Bay New York 7.6°C
11 Eatons Neck Point, Long Island New York 7.6°C
12 Huntington Harbor Lighthouse, Huntington Bay, Long Island New York 7.6°C
13 Hyde Park, Hudson River New York 7.6°C
14 New Hamburg, Hudson River, New York New York 7.6°C
15 Newburgh, Hudson River, New York New York 7.6°C
16 Peekskill, Hudson River, New York New York 7.6°C
17 Poughkeepsie, Hudson River, New York New York 7.6°C
18 East Setauket New York 7.5°C
19 Long Island New York 7.5°C
20 Mount Sinai New York 7.5°C
21 Nissequogue New York 7.5°C
22 Port Jefferson New York 7.5°C
23 Smithtown New York 7.5°C
24 Stony Brook New York 7.5°C
25 Centerport New York 7.5°C
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26 Cold Spring Harbor New York 7.5°C
27 Eatons Neck New York 7.5°C
28 Halesite New York 7.5°C
29 Hudson river (Albany) New York 7.5°C
30 Huntington Bay New York 7.5°C
31 Northport New York 7.5°C
32 Syracuse New York 7.0°C
33 Fair Haven New York 6.9°C
34 Oswego New York 6.9°C
35 Henderson Harbor New York 6.7°C
36 Lake Placid New York 6.7°C
37 Rochester New York 6.5°C
38 Westfield New York 6.3°C
39 Alexandria Bay New York 6.2°C
40 Clayton New York 6.2°C
41 Dexter New York 6.2°C
42 Ogdensburg New York 6.2°C
43 Dunkirk New York 6.1°C
44 Buffalo New York 6.0°C
45 Silver Creek New York 6.0°C
46 West Seneca New York 6.0°C
47 Tonawanda New York 5.0°C
48 Olcott New York 5.0°C
49 Goat Island New York 4.8°C
50 Youngstown New York 4.8°C

Warmest 10 in New York in December

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

# Location December mean
1 Long Island New York 27.1°C
2 Smith Point New York 10.3°C
3 Ditch Plains Beach New York 10.2°C
4 Montauk New York 10.2°C
5 Bay Shore New York 10.0°C
6 Bayport Beach New York 10.0°C
7 Fire Island New York 10.0°C
8 Great River New York 10.0°C
9 Great South Bay New York 10.0°C
10 Islip New York 10.0°C

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