Sea TemperaturesChicago Sea Temperature in December
Looking to find out what the average sea water temperature in Chicago is for December? Find out what the lowest, highest, and average water temperatures are for Chicago over the past 10 years.
Average water temperature in Chicago for December
The average, high, and low temperatures below should help you if you can swim in the water in Chicago in December.
Average
5.68° C
42.22° F
High
9° C
48.2° F
Low
1.99° C
35.58° F
Water temperature range by day in December in Chicago
The chart below shows the range of low and high temperatures by day for the month of December in Chicago.
Average daily water temperatures in Chicago for December
| Day | Average | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7.33° C | 4.39° C | 9° C |
| 2 | 7.11° C | 4.96° C | 8.35° C |
| 3 | 7° C | 5.22° C | 8.31° C |
| 4 | 6.86° C | 5.14° C | 8.36° C |
| 5 | 6.74° C | 5.13° C | 8.23° C |
| 6 | 6.63° C | 4.99° C | 8.21° C |
| 7 | 6.5° C | 4.96° C | 8.33° C |
| 8 | 6.31° C | 4.89° C | 7.95° C |
| 9 | 6.13° C | 4.72° C | 7.75° C |
| 10 | 6.12° C | 4.89° C | 7.72° C |
| 11 | 6.1° C | 5° C | 7.6° C |
| 12 | 5.98° C | 4.9° C | 7.55° C |
| 13 | 5.85° C | 4.84° C | 7.47° C |
| 14 | 5.68° C | 4.54° C | 7.43° C |
| 15 | 5.49° C | 4.52° C | 7.16° C |
| 16 | 5.44° C | 4.16° C | 7.33° C |
| 17 | 5.33° C | 4.17° C | 7.08° C |
| 18 | 5.26° C | 4.29° C | 6.41° C |
| 19 | 5.33° C | 4.38° C | 6.83° C |
| 20 | 5.44° C | 4.42° C | 6.87° C |
| 21 | 5.32° C | 4.12° C | 6.67° C |
| 22 | 5.29° C | 4.15° C | 6.68° C |
| 23 | 5.46° C | 3.7° C | 8.86° C |
| 24 | 5.02° C | 2.98° C | 6.83° C |
| 25 | 4.78° C | 3.05° C | 6.28° C |
| 26 | 4.67° C | 3.05° C | 6.02° C |
| 27 | 4.63° C | 3° C | 6.03° C |
| 28 | 4.63° C | 3.12° C | 6.09° C |
| 29 | 4.7° C | 3.18° C | 6.34° C |
| 30 | 4.54° C | 2.66° C | 6.39° C |
| 31 | 4.38° C | 1.99° C | 6.02° C |
Water temperature in December for locations near Chicago
Data source and citation
Raw data for the calculations made to find the sea surface temperature in Chicago comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and their 1/4° daily Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature.
The water temperature data is constructed by combining observations from different platforms (satellites, ships, buoys, and Argo floats) on a regular global grid. A spatially complete sea surface temperature map is then built by interpolating to fill in gaps in the data.
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