Clambank Creek Dock, Goat Island, North Inlet Sea Temperature in December
South Carolina, United States
Average sea temperature for Clambank Creek Dock, Goat Island, North Inlet, United States across December, based on 10 years of daily readings.
Average
13.84° C
High
17.5° C
Low
9.14° 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.
December is the 10th warmest of 12 months at Clambank Creek Dock, Goat Island, North Inlet. On average the water sits 6.5° than the year-round mean of 20.3° C.
Compared to November, December is 4.6° cooler than (18.44° C in November). By January the water is usually 11.95° C.
Clambank Creek Dock, Goat Island, North Inlet Day-by-Day Water Temperature in December
10-year low, average and high
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 Clambank Creek Dock, Goat Island, North Inlet.
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 Clambank Creek Dock, Goat Island, North Inlet
10-year daily averages
| Day | Average | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 15.77° C | 13.85° C | 17.36° C |
| December 2 | 15.48° C | 13.89° C | 17.17° C |
| December 3 | 15.46° C | 14.16° C | 17.45° C |
| December 4 | 15.12° C | 13.84° C | 17.05° C |
| December 5 | 15.01° C | 13.42° C | 17.5° C |
| December 6 | 14.95° C | 13.11° C | 17.21° C |
| December 7 | 14.89° C | 13.23° C | 17.09° C |
| December 8 | 14.78° C | 12.88° C | 17.03° C |
| December 9 | 14.57° C | 12.78° C | 16.76° C |
| December 10 | 14.44° C | 12.7° C | 16.83° C |
| December 11 | 14.24° C | 12.46° C | 16.45° C |
| December 12 | 14.11° C | 12.2° C | 16.34° C |
| December 13 | 14.17° C | 11.85° C | 17.3° C |
| December 14 | 14.01° C | 11.81° C | 17.12° C |
| December 15 | 13.88° C | 11.6° C | 16.83° C |
| December 16 | 13.86° C | 11.25° C | 16.8° C |
| December 17 | 14.03° C | 10.91° C | 16.76° C |
| December 18 | 13.76° C | 10.09° C | 16.67° C |
| December 19 | 13.55° C | 10.42° C | 15.33° C |
| December 20 | 13.47° C | 11.09° C | 15.41° C |
| December 21 | 13.42° C | 11.25° C | 16.41° C |
| December 22 | 13.13° C | 11.38° C | 16.37° C |
| December 23 | 12.78° C | 11.5° C | 15.26° C |
| December 24 | 12.5° C | 11.25° C | 14.48° C |
| December 25 | 12.2° C | 10.55° C | 14° C |
| December 26 | 12.36° C | 9.99° C | 14.66° C |
| December 27 | 12.66° C | 9.35° C | 15° C |
| December 28 | 12.6° C | 9.14° C | 14.27° C |
| December 29 | 12.57° C | 9.3° C | 15.07° C |
| December 30 | 12.57° C | 9.56° C | 15.45° C |
| December 31 | 12.55° C | 9.54° C | 14.65° C |
Where December Sits in the Year
December highlighted
Nearby Locations in December
Compare other United States water for the same month
- Crab Haul Creek north inlet estuary, Oyster Landing December →
- Waccamaw River entrance, Winyah Bay December →
- Frazier Point, South Carolina December →
- Georgetown, Sampit River, South Carolina December →
- Ward's Dock, Pawleys Inlet December →
- Windsor Plantation, Black River, Great Pee Dee River December →
Clambank Creek Dock, Goat Island, North Inlet Location
33.3333, -79.1933
Clambank Creek Dock, Goat Island, North Inlet sits at 33.3333°N, 79.1933°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.
Nearest locations to Clambank Creek Dock, Goat Island, North Inlet
- Crab Haul Creek north inlet estuary, Oyster Landing, 2.1 km N
- Waccamaw River entrance, Winyah Bay, 6.8 km NW
- Frazier Point, South Carolina, 8.6 km W
- Georgetown, Sampit River, South Carolina, 8.7 km W
- Ward's Dock, Pawleys Inlet, 10 km NE
- Windsor Plantation, Black River, Great Pee Dee River, 11 km NW