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Coldest sea in North America in February

5,500 coastal locations in North America ranked by typical February sea temperature, coldest first. Region-wide average in February: 9.3°C.

Coldest in February

Iqaluit

-1.8°C February mean in Canada

Regional February average

9.3°C

across all 5,500 coastal locations in North America

Vs annual mean

-5.9°C

below the year-round regional average

What the North America sea feels like in February

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.

North America monthly average 9.3°C to 21.6°C
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  • Warmest month August 21.6°C
  • Coldest month February 9.3°C
  • Annual mean 15.2°C
  • Months above 20°C 3 of 12

Where February fits in the year

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

All twelve North America month rankings:

North America sea temperature map (live)

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

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

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

# Location February mean
1 Iqaluit Nunavut -1.8°C
2 Frobisher's Farthest Nunavut -1.8°C
3 Iqaluit (Frobisher Bay) Nunavut -1.8°C
4 Lewis Bay Nunavut -1.8°C
5 Resor Island Nunavut -1.8°C
6 Dundas Harbour Nunavut -1.8°C
7 Grise Fiord Nunavut -1.7°C
8 Milne Inlet Nunavut -1.7°C
9 Port Burwell Nunavut -1.7°C
10 Savoonga, St. Lawrence Island Alaska -1.7°C
11 Pisiktarfik Island Nunavut -1.7°C
12 Iceberg Point Nunavut -1.7°C
13 Point Hope Alaska -1.7°C
14 Ashe Inlet Nunavut -1.7°C
15 Lake Harbour Nunavut -1.7°C
16 Wrangel Bay Nunavut -1.7°C
17 Northeast Cape, St. Lawrence Island Alaska -1.7°C
18 Airstrip Point Nunavut -1.7°C
19 Cameron Island Nunavut -1.7°C
20 Cape Espenberg, Kotzebue Sound Alaska -1.7°C
21 Fossil River entrance, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska Alaska -1.7°C
22 Kivalina Alaska -1.7°C
23 Brevoort Harbour Nunavut -1.7°C
24 Pangnirtung Nunavut -1.7°C
25 Radstock Bay Nunavut -1.7°C
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26 Sugluk Québec -1.7°C
27 Cape Krusenstern, Kotzebue Sound Alaska -1.7°C
28 Maknik Lagoon entrance, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska Alaska -1.7°C
29 Red Dog Dock Alaska -1.7°C
30 Doctor Island Nunavut -1.7°C
31 Moghoweyik River entrance, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska Alaska -1.7°C
32 Beechey Island Nunavut -1.6°C
33 Brownell Point Newfoundland and Labrador -1.6°C
34 Deception Bay Quebec -1.6°C
35 Erebus Bay Nunavut -1.6°C
36 Hamilton Island Nunavut -1.6°C
37 Whale Cove Nunavut -1.6°C
38 Akeftapak, St. Lawrence Island Alaska -1.6°C
39 Powooiliak Point, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska Alaska -1.6°C
40 Marble Island Nunavut -1.6°C
41 Norton Island Nunavut -1.6°C
42 Outside Lopp Lagoon Alaska -1.6°C
43 Alert Nunavut -1.6°C
44 Cape Kater Nunavut -1.6°C
45 Cape Sheridan Nunavut -1.6°C
46 Coral Harbour Nunavut -1.6°C
47 King Charles Cape Nunavut -1.6°C
48 Rigby Bay Nunavut -1.6°C
49 Williams Harbour Newfoundland and Labrador -1.6°C
50 Cape Capel Nunavut -1.6°C

Warmest 10 in North America in February

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

# Location February mean
1 Puerto Chiapas Chiapas 28.6°C
2 Maldonado Guerrero 28.5°C
3 Brisas de Zicatela Oaxaca 28.5°C
4 Puerto Escondido Oaxaca 28.5°C
5 Mazunte Oaxaca 28.4°C
6 San Agustinillo Oaxaca 28.4°C
7 Zipolite beach Oaxaca 28.4°C
8 Acapulco Guerrero 28.3°C
9 Pochutla Oaxaca 28.3°C
10 Puerto Angel Oaxaca 28.3°C

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