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Coldest beach in New York in May

241 coastal locations in New York ranked by their typical May sea temperature. State-wide average in May: 12.8°C.

Coldest in May

Rochester

6.8°C

State May average

12.8°C

across 241 coastal locations in New York

Vs annual mean

-0.8°C

below the year-round state average

What the New York water feels like in May

Water at this temperature is cold and will feel very cold initially, but the body will get used to it and longer swims are possible. Experienced swimmers can manage several hours of swimming, however hypothermia is still a real risk.

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 May fits in the year

May 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 May mean from a decade of daily history.

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Top 50 coldest New York beaches in May

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

# Location May mean
1 Smith Point New York 12.3°C
2 Bridgehampton New York 12.0°C
3 Coopers Beach New York 12.0°C
4 North Sea New York 12.0°C
5 Noyack New York 12.0°C
6 Peconic Bay New York 12.0°C
7 Sag Harbor New York 12.0°C
8 Shinnecock Hills New York 12.0°C
9 Southampton New York 12.0°C
10 The Hamptons New York 12.0°C
11 Greenport New York 11.9°C
12 Orient Point New York 11.9°C
13 Shelter Island Heights New York 11.9°C
14 Southold New York 11.9°C
15 Shinnecock Inlet (ocean), Long Island New York 11.7°C
16 East Hampton New York 11.5°C
17 Gardiners Bay New York 11.5°C
18 Little Gull Island, Long Island, New York New York 11.4°C
19 Plum Gut Harbor, Plum Island, Long Island New York 11.4°C
20 Silver Eel Pond, Fishers Island New York 11.4°C
21 Threemile Harbor entrance, Gardiners Bay, Long Island New York 11.4°C
22 Ditch Plains Beach New York 11.3°C
23 Montauk New York 11.3°C
24 Lake George New York 11.2°C
25 Lake Montauk, Long Island New York 11.2°C
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26 Montauk, Fort Pond Bay, Long Island Sound New York 11.2°C
27 Montauk Harbor entrance, Long Island, New York New York 11.2°C
28 Montauk Point Light, Long Island Sound New York 11.2°C
29 Lake Champlain New York 10.8°C
30 Plattsburgh New York 10.8°C
31 Westport New York 10.8°C
32 Buffalo New York 10.0°C
33 Silver Creek New York 10.0°C
34 West Seneca New York 10.0°C
35 Dunkirk New York 9.6°C
36 Westfield New York 9.3°C
37 Henderson Harbor New York 8.7°C
38 Lake Placid New York 8.7°C
39 Alexandria Bay New York 8.6°C
40 Clayton New York 8.6°C
41 Dexter New York 8.6°C
42 Ogdensburg New York 8.6°C
43 Goat Island New York 8.3°C
44 Youngstown New York 8.3°C
45 Syracuse New York 8.1°C
46 Tonawanda New York 8.1°C
47 Fair Haven New York 7.8°C
48 Oswego New York 7.8°C
49 Olcott New York 7.6°C
50 Rochester New York 6.8°C

Warmest 10 in New York in May

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

# Location May mean
1 Long Island New York 27.2°C
2 Centerport New York 14.4°C
3 Cold Spring Harbor New York 14.4°C
4 Eatons Neck New York 14.4°C
5 Halesite New York 14.4°C
6 Hudson river (Albany) New York 14.4°C
7 Huntington Bay New York 14.4°C
8 Northport New York 14.4°C
9 East Setauket New York 14.2°C
10 Long Island New York 14.2°C

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