Coldest sea in Europe in January

5,440 coastal locations in Europe ranked by typical January sea temperature, coldest first. Region-wide average in January: 12.0°C.

Coldest in January

Cape Tobin

-1.6°C January mean in Greenland

Regional January average

12.0°C

across all 5,440 coastal locations in Europe

Vs annual mean

-4.0°C

below the year-round regional average

What the Europe sea feels like in January

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

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 January fits in the year

January 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 January mean.

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Top 50 coldest Europe locations in January

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

#	Location	Country	January mean
1	Cape Tobin Sermersooq Kommune	Greenland	-1.6°C
2	Itseqqortoormiit	Greenland	-1.6°C
3	Danmarks Havn Northeast Greenland National Park	Greenland	-1.5°C
4	Clavering Island	Greenland	-1.5°C
5	Ammassalik Sermersooq Kommune	Greenland	-1.5°C
6	Nyhavn Sermersooq Kommune	Greenland	-1.5°C
7	Finsch Island Sermersooq Kommune	Greenland	-1.5°C
8	Upernavik	Greenland	-1.5°C
9	Hopen Svalbard	Svalbard	-1.5°C
10	North Star Bay Qaasuitsup Kommune	Greenland	-1.4°C
11	Kvalvagen Svalbard	Svalbard	-1.4°C
12	Uummannaq	Greenland	-1.4°C
13	Danmark Island Sermersooq Kommune	Greenland	-1.2°C
14	Ilulissat	Greenland	-1.2°C
15	Qasigiannguit	Greenland	-1.1°C
16	Gronfjorden Svalbard	Svalbard	-1.1°C
17	Jakobshavn Qaasuitsup Kommune	Greenland	-1.0°C
18	Longyearbyen	Svalbard	-0.9°C
19	Rifkol Island Qeqqata	Greenland	-0.8°C
20	Godhavn Qaasuitsup Kommune	Greenland	-0.5°C
21	Holsteinsborg Qeqqata	Greenland	-0.5°C
22	Tasiilaq	Greenland	-0.5°C
23	Kronprinsens Ejland Qaasuitsup Municipality	Greenland	-0.5°C
24	Sisimiut	Greenland	-0.5°C
25	Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer	France	-0.4°C

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26	Aasiaat Qeqqata Kommune	Greenland	-0.4°C
27	Egedesminde Qeqertalik	Greenland	-0.4°C
28	Kuivaniemi	Finland	-0.1°C
29	Haukipudas	Finland	-0.1°C
30	Oulu	Finland	-0.1°C
31	Keminmaa	Finland	-0.1°C
32	Nuuk	Greenland	-0.1°C
33	Sorgfjorden Svalbard	Svalbard	-0.1°C
34	Kemi	Finland	-0.0°C
35	Austervag Svalbard	Svalbard	0.0°C
36	Frederikshaab Sermersooq Kommune Kommune	Greenland	0.1°C
37	Godthaab (Nuuk) Sermersooq Kommune	Greenland	0.1°C
38	Faeringehavn Sermersooq Kommune	Greenland	0.1°C
39	Haparanda	Sweden	0.1°C
40	Raahe	Finland	0.1°C
41	Pyhajoki	Finland	0.2°C
42	Nanortalik	Greenland	0.2°C
43	Jan Mayen	Norway	0.2°C
44	Töre Norrbottens län	Sweden	0.2°C
45	Manitsoq Qeqqata	Greenland	0.2°C
46	Qaqortoq	Greenland	0.3°C
47	Maniitsoq	Greenland	0.3°C
48	Narsaq	Greenland	0.4°C
49	Ny-ålesund Svalbard	Svalbard	0.4°C
50	Kalix	Sweden	0.4°C

Warmest 10 in Europe in January

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

#	Location	Country	January mean
1	lies Wallis (Mata-Utu) Hahake	France	29.6°C
2	Clipperton-D Overseas France	France	27.7°C
3	El Hierro Canary Islands	Spain	20.7°C
4	La Restinga Canary Islands	Spain	20.6°C
5	Gomera Canarias	Spain	20.6°C
6	Las Puntas Canary Islands	Spain	20.6°C
7	Puerto de la Estaca Canary Islands	Spain	20.6°C
8	Timijiraque Canary Islands	Spain	20.6°C
9	El Fuerte Canary Islands	Spain	20.5°C
10	El Remo Canary Islands	Spain	20.5°C