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Coldest beach in New York in March

241 coastal locations in New York ranked by their typical March sea temperature. State-wide average in March: 5.1°C.

Coldest in March

Westfield

1.4°C

State March average

5.1°C

across 241 coastal locations in New York

Vs annual mean

-8.4°C

below the year-round state average

What the New York water feels like in March

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 March fits in the year

March 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 March mean from a decade of daily history.

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Top 50 coldest New York beaches in March

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

# Location March mean
1 Moriches Inlet, Long Island New York 4.1°C
2 Moriches Inlet, New York New York 4.1°C
3 Cedar Beach, Long Island New York 4.1°C
4 Mount Sinai Harbor, Long Island, New York New York 4.1°C
5 Port Jefferson Harbor entrance, Long Island, New York New York 4.1°C
6 East Quogue New York 4.0°C
7 Flanders New York 4.0°C
8 Hampton Bays New York 4.0°C
9 Long Island Sound New York 4.0°C
10 Mattituck New York 4.0°C
11 Westhampton New York 4.0°C
12 Centerport New York 3.8°C
13 Cold Spring Harbor New York 3.8°C
14 Eatons Neck New York 3.8°C
15 Halesite New York 3.8°C
16 Hudson river (Albany) New York 3.8°C
17 Huntington Bay New York 3.8°C
18 Northport New York 3.8°C
19 Bellport New York 3.8°C
20 East Moriches New York 3.8°C
21 Mastic New York 3.8°C
22 Miller Place New York 3.8°C
23 Moriches New York 3.8°C
24 Shoreham New York 3.8°C
25 East Setauket New York 3.8°C
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26 Long Island New York 3.8°C
27 Mount Sinai New York 3.8°C
28 Nissequogue New York 3.8°C
29 Port Jefferson New York 3.8°C
30 Smithtown New York 3.8°C
31 Stony Brook New York 3.8°C
32 Goat Island New York 3.5°C
33 Youngstown New York 3.5°C
34 Tonawanda New York 3.5°C
35 Olcott New York 3.3°C
36 Syracuse New York 3.2°C
37 Rochester New York 3.1°C
38 Henderson Harbor New York 2.8°C
39 Lake Placid New York 2.8°C
40 Fair Haven New York 2.7°C
41 Oswego New York 2.7°C
42 Buffalo New York 1.7°C
43 Silver Creek New York 1.7°C
44 West Seneca New York 1.7°C
45 Dunkirk New York 1.6°C
46 Alexandria Bay New York 1.6°C
47 Clayton New York 1.6°C
48 Dexter New York 1.6°C
49 Ogdensburg New York 1.6°C
50 Westfield New York 1.4°C

Warmest 10 in New York in March

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

# Location March mean
1 Long Island New York 25.8°C
2 Barren Island, Rockaway Inlet, Jamaica Bay, New York New York 5.9°C
3 The Battery Harbor New York 5.9°C
4 Beach Channel (bridge), Jamaica Bay New York 5.9°C
5 Bergen Point West Reach, Kill Van Kull New York 5.9°C
6 Brooklyn Bridge, East River New York 5.9°C
7 Canarsie, Jamaica Bay, New York New York 5.9°C
8 College Pt, Ft. of 110th Street, Long Island New York 5.9°C
9 Coney Island, New York New York 5.9°C
10 East 41st Street, New York City, East River, New York New York 5.9°C

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