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Broad Creek, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Sea Temperature in December

South Carolina, United States

November Broad Creek, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina year-round → January

Average sea temperature for Broad Creek, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States across December, based on 10 years of daily readings.

Average

15.33° C

High

19.5° C

Low

11.07° C

At this temperature, water will feel cold compared to a swimming pool, but with a bit of experience and practice most people will find the water relatively comfortable to swim in.

December is the 10th warmest of 12 months at Broad Creek, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. On average the water sits 6.1° than the year-round mean of 21.48° C.

Compared to November, December is 4.3° cooler than (19.64° C in November). By January the water is usually 12.87° C.

Broad Creek, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Day-by-Day Water Temperature in December

10-year low, average and high

9.5° C
12.4° C
15.3° C
18.1° C
21.0° C
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5
10
15
20
25
31
Day-by-day low and high band with the 10-year daily average through December. Range Average

Each vertical bar above is one day of December. The shaded band covers the range the water has reached on that day across the last 10 years — the lowest reading at the bottom, the highest at the top. The line running through the bars is the daily average over those 10 years, so you can see the typical shape of the month at Broad Creek, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

A narrow band means the temperature on that day has stayed close to the average year on year. A taller band means it has swung more, often because of changeable weather around that time of year. Hovering a day pulls up its low, average, and high.

December Water Temperature Table for Broad Creek, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

10-year daily averages

Day Average Low High
December 1 17.3° C 15.43° C 19.5° C
December 2 17.06° C 15.48° C 19.06° C
December 3 16.81° C 15.63° C 18.43° C
December 4 16.59° C 15.58° C 18.2° C
December 5 16.62° C 15.5° C 18.65° C
December 6 16.65° C 15.29° C 18.67° C
December 7 16.46° C 15.38° C 17.73° C
December 8 16.25° C 15.45° C 17.77° C
December 9 16.18° C 15.19° C 17.81° C
December 10 16.17° C 14.96° C 17.81° C
December 11 16° C 14.69° C 17.24° C
December 12 15.86° C 14.31° C 17.14° C
December 13 15.61° C 14.1° C 16.82° C
December 14 15.54° C 14.15° C 16.74° C
December 15 15.34° C 13.85° C 16.42° C
December 16 15.19° C 13.36° C 16.49° C
December 17 15.21° C 13.09° C 16.8° C
December 18 15.17° C 13.34° C 16.74° C
December 19 15.16° C 13.6° C 17.15° C
December 20 15.03° C 13.79° C 17.28° C
December 21 14.8° C 13.16° C 16.85° C
December 22 14.51° C 13.18° C 16.29° C
December 23 14.29° C 13.38° C 15.85° C
December 24 14.07° C 12.98° C 15.77° C
December 25 13.95° C 12.56° C 15.53° C
December 26 13.92° C 11.59° C 15.51° C
December 27 13.83° C 11.27° C 15.58° C
December 28 13.82° C 11.09° C 15.81° C
December 29 13.95° C 11.12° C 16.1° C
December 30 13.91° C 11.07° C 16.41° C
December 31 13.89° C 11.4° C 16.95° C

Where December Sits in the Year

December highlighted

5.5° C
12.6° C
19.8° C
26.9° C
34.0° C
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
12.87° C
12.64° C
16.07° C
19.99° C
23.75° C
26.98° C
29.32° C
29.43° C
27.73° C
23.96° C
19.64° C
15.33° C
10-year monthly history for Broad Creek, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Bars span historical low to high; the line marks the monthly average. Range Average
January → February → March → April → May → June → July → August → September → October → November → December →

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Broad Creek, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Location

32.1850, -80.7533

32.18500, -80.75330 View on OpenStreetMap →

Broad Creek, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina sits at 32.1850°N, 80.7533°W, on the coast of South Carolina, United States. The marker on the map shows the spot the readings on this page come from. It usually sits a short distance from the town centre, out on the open water itself, so the numbers stay tied to the coast rather than a generic point inland.

Coastlines bend, headlands focus the water, and the temperature can run noticeably differently between two beaches that look close together on a map. Comparing nearby locations is a quick way to see how local geography is shaping the readings.

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