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Carolyn Island, Golovnin Bay, Norton Sound, Alaska Sea Temperature in August

Alaska, United States

July Carolyn Island, Golovnin Bay, Norton Sound, Alaska year-round → September

Average sea temperature for Carolyn Island, Golovnin Bay, Norton Sound, Alaska, United States across August, based on 10 years of daily readings.

Average

13.1° C

High

16.82° C

Low

9.91° C

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.

August is the 2nd warmest of 12 months at Carolyn Island, Golovnin Bay, Norton Sound, Alaska. On average the water sits 9.3° than the year-round mean of 3.78° C.

Compared to July, August is 0.4° cooler than (13.47° C in July). By September the water is usually 10.06° C.

Carolyn Island, Golovnin Bay, Norton Sound, Alaska Day-by-Day Water Temperature in August

10-year low, average and high

8.5° C
10.9° C
13.3° C
15.6° C
18.0° C
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5
10
15
20
25
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Day-by-day low and high band with the 10-year daily average through August. Range Average

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 Carolyn Island, Golovnin Bay, Norton Sound, 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 Carolyn Island, Golovnin Bay, Norton Sound, Alaska

10-year daily averages

Day Average Low High
August 1 13.59° C 12.85° C 15.46° C
August 2 13.7° C 12.61° C 15.33° C
August 3 13.77° C 12.46° C 15.22° C
August 4 13.8° C 11.58° C 15.32° C
August 5 13.82° C 11.75° C 16.21° C
August 6 13.87° C 11.96° C 16.76° C
August 7 13.8° C 11.8° C 16.82° C
August 8 13.54° C 12.04° C 16.58° C
August 9 13.36° C 12.1° C 15.94° C
August 10 13.33° C 12.17° C 15.39° C
August 11 13.28° C 12.07° C 15.28° C
August 12 13.24° C 11.26° C 15.18° C
August 13 13.36° C 11.92° C 14.78° C
August 14 13.39° C 11.71° C 14.94° C
August 15 13.37° C 11.54° C 14.69° C
August 16 13.24° C 11.21° C 14.99° C
August 17 13.21° C 11.01° C 15° C
August 18 13.17° C 11.02° C 14.62° C
August 19 13.08° C 11.16° C 14.55° C
August 20 13.06° C 11.31° C 14.47° C
August 21 12.94° C 11.19° C 14.43° C
August 22 12.77° C 10.62° C 14.25° C
August 23 12.74° C 10.63° C 14.36° C
August 24 12.63° C 10.41° C 14.22° C
August 25 12.46° C 10.21° C 13.92° C
August 26 12.46° C 9.91° C 14.06° C
August 27 12.46° C 10.19° C 14° C
August 28 12.24° C 10.16° C 13.36° C
August 29 12.22° C 10.09° C 13.44° C
August 30 12.17° C 10° C 13.38° C
August 31 12° C 10.03° C 13.3° C

Where August Sits in the Year

August highlighted

-4.0° C
2.0° C
8.0° C
14.0° C
20.0° C
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
-1.34° C
-1.35° C
-1.34° C
-1.3° C
0.81° C
8.71° C
13.47° C
13.1° C
10.06° C
5.42° C
0.45° C
-1.31° C
10-year monthly history for Carolyn Island, Golovnin Bay, Norton Sound, Alaska. 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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Carolyn Island, Golovnin Bay, Norton Sound, Alaska Location

64.4500, -162.8670

64.45000, -162.86700 View on OpenStreetMap →

Carolyn Island, Golovnin Bay, Norton Sound, Alaska sits at 64.4500°N, 162.8670°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.

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