Coldest sea in North America in November
5,500 coastal locations in North America ranked by typical November sea temperature, coldest first. Region-wide average in November: 14.5°C.
Coldest in November
Iceberg Point
-1.7°C November mean in Canada
Regional November average
14.5°C
across all 5,500 coastal locations in North America
Vs annual mean
-0.7°C
below the year-round regional average
What the North America sea feels like in November
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.
- Warmest month August 21.6°C
- Coldest month February 9.3°C
- Annual mean 15.2°C
- Months above 20°C 3 of 12
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 November mean.
Top 50 coldest North America locations in November
Sorted by typical November mean from a decade of daily readings, coldest first. Click any place for the full location page.
| # | Location | Country | November mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceberg Point Nunavut | Canada | -1.7°C |
| 2 | Grise Fiord Nunavut | Canada | -1.7°C |
| 3 | Wrangel Bay Nunavut | Canada | -1.7°C |
| 4 | Cameron Island Nunavut | Canada | -1.6°C |
| 5 | Dundas Harbour Nunavut | Canada | -1.6°C |
| 6 | Airstrip Point Nunavut | Canada | -1.6°C |
| 7 | Cape Sheridan Nunavut | Canada | -1.6°C |
| 8 | Alert Nunavut | Canada | -1.6°C |
| 9 | Hamilton Island Nunavut | Canada | -1.6°C |
| 10 | Radstock Bay Nunavut | Canada | -1.6°C |
| 11 | Discovery Harbour Nunavut | Canada | -1.6°C |
| 12 | Pim Island Nunavut | Canada | -1.6°C |
| 13 | Beechey Island Nunavut | Canada | -1.6°C |
| 14 | Cape Capel Nunavut | Canada | -1.6°C |
| 15 | Erebus Bay Nunavut | Canada | -1.6°C |
| 16 | Rigby Bay Nunavut | Canada | -1.6°C |
| 17 | Cape Kater Nunavut | Canada | -1.5°C |
| 18 | Fury Point Nunavut | Canada | -1.5°C |
| 19 | Isachsen Nunavut | Canada | -1.5°C |
| 20 | Resolute Nunavut | Canada | -1.5°C |
| 21 | Cape Skogn Nunavut | Canada | -1.5°C |
| 22 | Little Cornwallis Island Nunavut | Canada | -1.5°C |
| 23 | Cambridge Bay Nunavut | Canada | -1.4°C |
| 24 | Martin Islands Nunavut | Canada | -1.4°C |
| 25 | Arctic Bay Nunavut | Canada | -1.4°C |
Show 25 more ▸
| 26 | Pisiktarfik Island Nunavut | Canada | -1.4°C |
| 27 | Cape Barclay Nunavut | Canada | -1.4°C |
| 28 | Crown Prince Frederick Island Nunavut | Canada | -1.4°C |
| 29 | Fort Ross Nunavut | Canada | -1.4°C |
| 30 | Bellot Strait East Nunavut | Canada | -1.4°C |
| 31 | Cape Dalhousie Northwest Territories | Canada | -1.4°C |
| 32 | Greely Fiord Nunavut | Canada | -1.4°C |
| 33 | Crown Prince Frederick Nunavut | Canada | -1.3°C |
| 34 | Krubluyak Point Northwest Territories | Canada | -1.3°C |
| 35 | Milne Inlet Nunavut | Canada | -1.3°C |
| 36 | Tuktoyaktuk | Canada | -1.3°C |
| 37 | Atkinson Point Northwest Territories | Canada | -1.3°C |
| 38 | Entrance Island Nunavut | Canada | -1.3°C |
| 39 | Sachs Harbour Northwest Territories | Canada | -1.3°C |
| 40 | Flaxman Island Alaska | United States | -1.3°C |
| 41 | Barter Island Alaska | United States | -1.3°C |
| 42 | Cape Sibbald Nunavut | Canada | -1.3°C |
| 43 | Lavoie Islands (Bernier Bay) Nunavut | Canada | -1.3°C |
| 44 | Peel Point Northwest Territories | Canada | -1.3°C |
| 45 | Franklin Bay Northwest Territories | Canada | -1.2°C |
| 46 | Herschel Island Yukon | Canada | -1.2°C |
| 47 | Dease Peninsula Nunavut | Canada | -1.2°C |
| 48 | Pelly Island Northwest Territories | Canada | -1.2°C |
| 49 | Bay of Woe Nunavut | Canada | -1.2°C |
| 50 | Kay point Yukon | Canada | -1.2°C |
Warmest 10 in North America in November
Same data the other way. The warmest spots for the same month.
| # | Location | Country | November mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maldonado Guerrero | Mexico | 29.9°C |
| 2 | Puerto Chiapas Chiapas | Mexico | 29.8°C |
| 3 | Acapulco Guerrero | Mexico | 29.8°C |
| 4 | Tecoanapa Guerrero | Mexico | 29.8°C |
| 5 | Brisas de Zicatela Oaxaca | Mexico | 29.8°C |
| 6 | Puerto Escondido Oaxaca | Mexico | 29.8°C |
| 7 | Acapulco-C,Gro. Guerrero | Mexico | 29.6°C |
| 8 | Ixtapa Guerrero | Mexico | 29.6°C |
| 9 | Zihuatanejo Guerrero | Mexico | 29.6°C |
| 10 | Lazaro Cardenas Michoacan | Mexico | 29.6°C |