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Coldest sea in Europe in December

5,440 coastal locations in Europe ranked by typical December sea temperature, coldest first. Region-wide average in December: 13.5°C.

Coldest in December

Cape Tobin

-1.6°C December mean in Greenland

Regional December average

13.5°C

across all 5,440 coastal locations in Europe

Vs annual mean

-2.5°C

below the year-round regional average

What the Europe sea feels like in December

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.

Europe monthly average 11.3°C to 21.6°C
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  • Warmest month August 21.6°C
  • Coldest month February 11.3°C
  • Annual mean 16.0°C
  • Months above 20°C 3 of 12

Where December fits in the year

December sits inside the regional pattern shown on the left. Pick a different month to see how the ranking shifts.

All twelve Europe month rankings:

Europe sea temperature map (live)

The map shows today's latest reading at every Europe location. The list below is based on the typical December mean.

Zoom in to see individual locations. Click a pin for water temperatures. View list →
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Top 50 coldest Europe locations in December

Sorted by typical December mean from a decade of daily readings, coldest first. Click any place for the full location page.

# Location December mean
1 Cape Tobin Sermersooq Kommune -1.6°C
2 Itseqqortoormiit -1.6°C
3 Danmarks Havn Northeast Greenland National Park -1.6°C
4 Clavering Island -1.5°C
5 Finsch Island Sermersooq Kommune -1.5°C
6 Nyhavn Sermersooq Kommune -1.5°C
7 North Star Bay Qaasuitsup Kommune -1.4°C
8 Gronfjorden Svalbard -1.3°C
9 Danmark Island Sermersooq Kommune -1.2°C
10 Uummannaq -1.1°C
11 Hopen Svalbard -1.0°C
12 Upernavik -1.0°C
13 Kvalvagen Svalbard -0.7°C
14 Ammassalik Sermersooq Kommune -0.7°C
15 Ilulissat -0.6°C
16 Qasigiannguit -0.4°C
17 Jakobshavn Qaasuitsup Kommune -0.2°C
18 Rifkol Island Qeqqata 0.1°C
19 Holsteinsborg Qeqqata 0.2°C
20 Longyearbyen 0.3°C
21 Sisimiut 0.3°C
22 Haukipudas 0.4°C
23 Oulu 0.4°C
24 Kuivaniemi 0.4°C
25 Godhavn Qaasuitsup Kommune 0.5°C
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26 Sorgfjorden Svalbard 0.5°C
27 Kronprinsens Ejland Qaasuitsup Municipality 0.6°C
28 Austervag Svalbard 0.6°C
29 Keminmaa 0.6°C
30 Aasiaat Qeqqata Kommune 0.6°C
31 Egedesminde Qeqertalik 0.6°C
32 Frederikshaab Sermersooq Kommune Kommune 0.8°C
33 Nuuk 0.8°C
34 Kemi 0.8°C
35 Ny-ålesund Svalbard 0.9°C
36 Jan Mayen 0.9°C
37 Godthaab (Nuuk) Sermersooq Kommune 1.0°C
38 Julianehaab Kujalleq Kommune 1.0°C
39 Manitsoq Qeqqata 1.0°C
40 Ny-Alesund 1.0°C
41 Kongsfjorden Svalbard 1.1°C
42 Nanortalik 1.1°C
43 Qaqortoq 1.1°C
44 Narsaq 1.1°C
45 Faeringehavn Sermersooq Kommune 1.2°C
46 Maniitsoq 1.2°C
47 Haparanda 1.2°C
48 Töre Norrbottens län 1.3°C
49 Maria Muschbukhta Jan Mayen 1.4°C
50 Danskegat Svalbard 1.4°C

Warmest 10 in Europe in December

Same data the other way. The warmest spots for the same month.

# Location December mean
1 lies Wallis (Mata-Utu) Hahake 29.6°C
2 Clipperton-D Overseas France 27.7°C
3 El Hierro Canary Islands 21.9°C
4 La Restinga Canary Islands 21.8°C
5 Las Puntas Canary Islands 21.8°C
6 Puerto de la Estaca Canary Islands 21.8°C
7 Timijiraque Canary Islands 21.8°C
8 Gomera Canarias 21.7°C
9 Alojera Canary Islands 21.6°C
10 Playa de la Calera Canary Islands 21.6°C

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