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Coldest beach in New York in January

241 coastal locations in New York ranked by their typical January sea temperature. State-wide average in January: 5.6°C.

Coldest in January

Dunkirk

2.8°C

State January average

5.6°C

across 241 coastal locations in New York

Vs annual mean

-7.9°C

below the year-round state average

What the New York water feels like in January

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 January fits in the year

January 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 January mean from a decade of daily history.

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Top 50 coldest New York beaches in January

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

# Location January mean
1 Henderson Harbor New York 4.2°C
2 Lake Placid New York 4.2°C
3 Moriches Inlet, Long Island New York 4.1°C
4 Moriches Inlet, New York New York 4.1°C
5 Patchogue, Patchogue River, Great South Bay New York 4.1°C
6 Beacon, Flushkill, Hudson River New York 4.1°C
7 Cold Spring Harbor, Oyster Bay New York 4.1°C
8 Eatons Neck Point, Long Island New York 4.1°C
9 Huntington Harbor Lighthouse, Huntington Bay, Long Island New York 4.1°C
10 Hyde Park, Hudson River New York 4.1°C
11 New Hamburg, Hudson River, New York New York 4.1°C
12 Newburgh, Hudson River, New York New York 4.1°C
13 Peekskill, Hudson River, New York New York 4.1°C
14 Poughkeepsie, Hudson River, New York New York 4.1°C
15 Cedar Beach, Long Island New York 4.0°C
16 Mount Sinai Harbor, Long Island, New York New York 4.0°C
17 Port Jefferson Harbor entrance, Long Island, New York New York 4.0°C
18 Bellport New York 3.9°C
19 East Moriches New York 3.9°C
20 Mastic New York 3.9°C
21 Miller Place New York 3.9°C
22 Moriches New York 3.9°C
23 Shoreham New York 3.9°C
24 Tonawanda New York 3.8°C
25 Olcott New York 3.8°C
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26 East Setauket New York 3.7°C
27 Long Island New York 3.7°C
28 Mount Sinai New York 3.7°C
29 Nissequogue New York 3.7°C
30 Port Jefferson New York 3.7°C
31 Smithtown New York 3.7°C
32 Stony Brook New York 3.7°C
33 Centerport New York 3.7°C
34 Cold Spring Harbor New York 3.7°C
35 Eatons Neck New York 3.7°C
36 Halesite New York 3.7°C
37 Hudson river (Albany) New York 3.7°C
38 Huntington Bay New York 3.7°C
39 Northport New York 3.7°C
40 Goat Island New York 3.6°C
41 Youngstown New York 3.6°C
42 Alexandria Bay New York 3.0°C
43 Clayton New York 3.0°C
44 Dexter New York 3.0°C
45 Ogdensburg New York 3.0°C
46 Buffalo New York 2.8°C
47 Silver Creek New York 2.8°C
48 West Seneca New York 2.8°C
49 Westfield New York 2.8°C
50 Dunkirk New York 2.8°C

Warmest 10 in New York in January

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

# Location January mean
1 Long Island New York 26.3°C
2 Smith Point New York 7.3°C
3 Ditch Plains Beach New York 7.1°C
4 Montauk New York 7.1°C
5 Bay Shore New York 6.8°C
6 Bayport Beach New York 6.8°C
7 Fire Island New York 6.8°C
8 Great River New York 6.8°C
9 Great South Bay New York 6.8°C
10 Islip New York 6.8°C

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