Canoe Cove, North Pass, Lisianski Strait and Inlet, Alaska Sea Temperature in May
Alaska, United States
Average sea temperature for Canoe Cove, North Pass, Lisianski Strait and Inlet, Alaska, United States across May, based on 10 years of daily readings.
Average
8° C
High
9.85° C
Low
6.25° C
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.
May is the 7th warmest of 12 months at Canoe Cove, North Pass, Lisianski Strait and Inlet, Alaska. On average the water sits 0.9° than the year-round mean of 8.94° C.
Compared to April, May is 1.8° warmer than (6.21° C in April). By June the water is usually 10.02° C.
Canoe Cove, North Pass, Lisianski Strait and Inlet, Alaska Day-by-Day Water Temperature in May
10-year low, average and high
Each vertical bar above is one day of May. 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 Canoe Cove, North Pass, Lisianski Strait and Inlet, Alaska.
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.
May Water Temperature Table for Canoe Cove, North Pass, Lisianski Strait and Inlet, Alaska
10-year daily averages
| Day | Average | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 7.26° C | 6.27° C | 8.05° C |
| May 2 | 7.17° C | 6.25° C | 7.81° C |
| May 3 | 7.16° C | 6.52° C | 7.93° C |
| May 4 | 7.28° C | 6.54° C | 8.43° C |
| May 5 | 7.41° C | 6.9° C | 8.42° C |
| May 6 | 7.46° C | 7° C | 8.27° C |
| May 7 | 7.53° C | 7.09° C | 8.36° C |
| May 8 | 7.53° C | 7.05° C | 8.4° C |
| May 9 | 7.71° C | 7.02° C | 8.37° C |
| May 10 | 7.7° C | 7.03° C | 8.28° C |
| May 11 | 7.63° C | 7.23° C | 8° C |
| May 12 | 7.9° C | 7.42° C | 8.24° C |
| May 13 | 7.97° C | 7.55° C | 8.9° C |
| May 14 | 7.9° C | 7.54° C | 8.31° C |
| May 15 | 8.08° C | 7.55° C | 9.13° C |
| May 16 | 8.16° C | 7.86° C | 9.23° C |
| May 17 | 8.17° C | 7.76° C | 9.12° C |
| May 18 | 8.18° C | 7.71° C | 9.12° C |
| May 19 | 8.22° C | 7.7° C | 8.89° C |
| May 20 | 8.2° C | 7.69° C | 8.95° C |
| May 21 | 8.3° C | 7.81° C | 8.85° C |
| May 22 | 8.35° C | 7.89° C | 8.91° C |
| May 23 | 8.4° C | 8.01° C | 9.04° C |
| May 24 | 8.39° C | 8° C | 8.68° C |
| May 25 | 8.42° C | 7.97° C | 9.1° C |
| May 26 | 8.56° C | 8.19° C | 9.26° C |
| May 27 | 8.61° C | 8.2° C | 9.54° C |
| May 28 | 8.64° C | 8.27° C | 9.49° C |
| May 29 | 8.79° C | 8.16° C | 9.77° C |
| May 30 | 8.85° C | 8.45° C | 9.85° C |
| May 31 | 8.93° C | 8.56° C | 9.85° C |
Where May Sits in the Year
May highlighted
Nearby Locations in May
Compare other United States water for the same month
- Stag Bay, Lisianski Strait and Inlet, Alaska May →
- Takanis Bay, Yakobi Island, outer coast, Alaska May →
- Dry Pass, Hill Island, Chichagof Island, Alaska May →
- Pelican Harbor, Lisianski Inlet May →
- Miner Island, Lisianski Strait and Inlet, Alaska May →
- Surge Bay, Yakobi Island, outer coast, Alaska May →
Canoe Cove, North Pass, Lisianski Strait and Inlet, Alaska Location
57.8467, -136.4220
Canoe Cove, North Pass, Lisianski Strait and Inlet, Alaska sits at 57.8467°N, 136.4220°W, on the coast of Alaska, 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.
Nearest locations to Canoe Cove, North Pass, Lisianski Strait and Inlet, Alaska
- Stag Bay, Lisianski Strait and Inlet, Alaska, 11 km NE
- Takanis Bay, Yakobi Island, outer coast, Alaska, 11 km NW
- Dry Pass, Hill Island, Chichagof Island, Alaska, 12 km SE
- Pelican Harbor, Lisianski Inlet, 17 km NE
- Miner Island, Lisianski Strait and Inlet, Alaska, 19 km N
- Surge Bay, Yakobi Island, outer coast, Alaska, 20 km N