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Coldest sea in Europe

5,440 coastal locations in Europe ranked by year-round average sea temperature, coldest first. The regional average is 15.9°C. The top of the list is where the water stays cold all year. The contrast list at the bottom shows the warmest coasts for context.

Coldest location

Danmarks Havn

Year-round average -1.4°C in Greenland

Regional average

15.9°C

across all 5,440 Europe coastal locations

Coldest month

February

11.3°C region-wide average

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

Month by month across Europe

Sea temperatures in Europe swing from 11.3°C in February to 21.6°C in August on average across every coast we track. That spread of 10°C hides much bigger swings at individual locations.

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Europe sea temperature map

Today's pin colours show the latest daily reading at every Europe location we track. Cool blues cluster around the high-latitude coasts.

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

Coastal locations across Europe sorted by year-round average, coldest first. Honest cold-water swimming country. Click any place for its 30-day chart, monthly profile, and 10-year history.

# Location Annual mean
1 Danmarks Havn Northeast Greenland National Park -1.4°C
2 Cape Tobin Sermersooq Kommune -0.7°C
3 Clavering Island -0.7°C
4 Nyhavn Sermersooq Kommune -0.6°C
5 Finsch Island Sermersooq Kommune -0.6°C
6 Itseqqortoormiit -0.6°C
7 North Star Bay Qaasuitsup Kommune -0.5°C
8 Danmark Island Sermersooq Kommune -0.3°C
9 Ammassalik Sermersooq Kommune 0.1°C
10 Hopen Svalbard 0.1°C
11 Upernavik 0.5°C
12 Kvalvagen Svalbard 0.6°C
13 Longyearbyen 0.7°C
14 Uummannaq 0.8°C
15 Gronfjorden Svalbard 0.9°C
16 Sorgfjorden Svalbard 1.0°C
17 Rifkol Island Qeqqata 1.1°C
18 Tasiilaq 1.3°C
19 Ilulissat 1.4°C
20 Sisimiut 1.5°C
21 Holsteinsborg Qeqqata 1.5°C
22 Jakobshavn Qaasuitsup Kommune 1.6°C
23 Qaqortoq 1.6°C
24 Qasigiannguit 1.6°C
25 Nanortalik 1.7°C
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26 Austervag Svalbard 1.7°C
27 Julianehaab Kujalleq Kommune 1.8°C
28 Narsaq 1.8°C
29 Godhavn Qaasuitsup Kommune 1.9°C
30 Kronprinsens Ejland Qaasuitsup Municipality 1.9°C
31 Danskegat Svalbard 1.9°C
32 Aasiaat Qeqqata Kommune 1.9°C
33 Egedesminde Qeqertalik 1.9°C
34 Frederikshaab Sermersooq Kommune Kommune 2.1°C
35 Nuuk 2.2°C
36 Jan Mayen 2.2°C
37 Godthaab (Nuuk) Sermersooq Kommune 2.2°C
38 Faeringehavn Sermersooq Kommune 2.3°C
39 Maria Muschbukhta Jan Mayen 2.3°C
40 Maniitsoq 2.4°C
41 Manitsoq Qeqqata 2.5°C
42 Ny-ålesund Svalbard 2.5°C
43 Kongsfjorden Svalbard 2.6°C
44 Ny-Alesund 2.7°C
45 Kvalrossbukta Jan Mayen 2.8°C
46 Dale 5.0°C
47 Djupivogur Djúpivogur 5.5°C
48 Hrisey Akureyri 5.7°C
49 Skjalfandi Bay 5.8°C
50 Husavik 5.8°C

Coldest countries in Europe

Country-level averages across every coastal location in each country (minimum 5 locations to be listed), coldest first.

# Country Annual mean
1 Greenland 1.1°C
2 Svalbard 1.6°C
3 Iceland 7.0°C
4 Finland 8.0°C
5 Faroe Islands 8.7°C
6 Estonia 8.8°C
7 Sweden 9.3°C
8 Latvia 9.5°C
9 Norway 9.5°C
10 Belarus 9.7°C
11 Lithuania 10.7°C
12 Denmark 10.7°C
13 Poland 10.8°C
14 Isle of Man 11.8°C
15 Germany 11.8°C
16 United Kingdom 12.0°C
17 Ireland 12.3°C
18 Netherlands 12.4°C
19 Belgium 12.8°C
20 Channel Islands 13.6°C

Warmest 10 in Europe for contrast

Same data flipped. Useful if you want to know which Europe coasts stay warmest year-round before you commit to a cold-water swim trip.

# Location Annual mean
1 lies Wallis (Mata-Utu) Hahake 29.2°C
2 Clipperton-D Overseas France 28.4°C
3 Karpaz 22.9°C
4 Rizokarpaso 22.9°C
5 Neta 22.8°C
6 Vokolida 22.8°C
7 Dhavlos Northern Cyprus 22.8°C
8 Famagusta Northern Cyprus 22.8°C
9 Fig Tree Bay 22.8°C
10 Kapparis 22.8°C

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