Cape Chunu, Kanaga Island, Alaska Sea Temperature in August
Alaska, United States
Average sea temperature for Cape Chunu, Kanaga Island, Alaska, United States across August, based on 10 years of daily readings.
Average
8.66° C
High
11.68° C
Low
6.44° 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.
August is the 1st warmest of 12 months at Cape Chunu, Kanaga Island, Alaska. On average the water sits 2.7° than the year-round mean of 5.92° C.
Compared to July, August is 1.3° warmer than (7.35° C in July). By September the water is usually 8.36° C.
Cape Chunu, Kanaga Island, Alaska Day-by-Day Water Temperature in August
10-year low, average and high
Each vertical bar above is one day of August. 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 Cape Chunu, Kanaga Island, 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.
August Water Temperature Table for Cape Chunu, Kanaga Island, Alaska
10-year daily averages
| Day | Average | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 8.25° C | 6.44° C | 10.02° C |
| August 2 | 8.28° C | 6.75° C | 10.02° C |
| August 3 | 8.27° C | 6.63° C | 10.06° C |
| August 4 | 8.27° C | 6.85° C | 9.92° C |
| August 5 | 8.12° C | 6.74° C | 9.87° C |
| August 6 | 8.13° C | 7.22° C | 9.51° C |
| August 7 | 7.91° C | 7.35° C | 8.8° C |
| August 8 | 7.91° C | 7.46° C | 8.86° C |
| August 9 | 8.04° C | 7.47° C | 9.25° C |
| August 10 | 8.21° C | 7.28° C | 9.64° C |
| August 11 | 8.26° C | 7.22° C | 9.75° C |
| August 12 | 8.38° C | 7.42° C | 9.64° C |
| August 13 | 8.47° C | 7.47° C | 9.92° C |
| August 14 | 8.69° C | 7.39° C | 10.14° C |
| August 15 | 8.73° C | 7.7° C | 10.35° C |
| August 16 | 8.77° C | 7.4° C | 10.53° C |
| August 17 | 8.75° C | 7.33° C | 10.54° C |
| August 18 | 8.8° C | 7.43° C | 10.55° C |
| August 19 | 8.77° C | 7.39° C | 10.56° C |
| August 20 | 8.71° C | 6.92° C | 10.76° C |
| August 21 | 8.78° C | 7.28° C | 10.32° C |
| August 22 | 8.97° C | 7.64° C | 10.15° C |
| August 23 | 9.03° C | 7.54° C | 10.31° C |
| August 24 | 9.25° C | 7.56° C | 10.74° C |
| August 25 | 9.43° C | 7.9° C | 11.06° C |
| August 26 | 9.4° C | 7.49° C | 11.45° C |
| August 27 | 9.43° C | 7.24° C | 11.66° C |
| August 28 | 9.19° C | 7.11° C | 11.68° C |
| August 29 | 9.08° C | 6.61° C | 11.53° C |
| August 30 | 9.12° C | 6.53° C | 11.33° C |
| August 31 | 9.07° C | 6.73° C | 10.98° C |
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Cape Chunu, Kanaga Island, Alaska Location
51.6650, -177.6370
Cape Chunu, Kanaga Island, Alaska sits at 51.6650°N, 177.6370°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 Cape Chunu, Kanaga Island, Alaska
- Hot Springs Bay, Tanaga Island, Alaska, 17 km NW
- Tanaga Bay, Tanaga Island, Alaska, 26 km W
- Lash Bay, Tanaga Island, Alaska, 28 km W
- Kanaga Bay, Kanaga Island, Alaska, 31 km E
- Cape Chlanak, Kanaga Island, Alaska, 34 km E
- Shoal Point, Kanaga Island, Alaska, 45 km NE