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French Frigate Shoals Sea Temperature in May

Hawaii, United States

April French Frigate Shoals year-round → June

Average sea temperature for French Frigate Shoals, United States across May, based on 10 years of daily readings.

Average

25.11° C

High

26.81° C

Low

23.82° C

This water temperature is comparable to that of a swimming pool, but it might be higher than most open water swimmers prefer for serious swimming. Make sure to drink plenty of water before and after swimming and don't wear a wetsuit to avoid overheating.

May is the 8th warmest of 12 months at French Frigate Shoals. On average the water sits 0.6° than the year-round mean of 25.74° C.

Compared to April, May is 1.0° warmer than (24.12° C in April). By June the water is usually 26.43° C.

French Frigate Shoals Day-by-Day Water Temperature in May

10-year low, average and high

23.0° C
24.1° C
25.3° C
26.4° C
27.5° 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 May. Range Average

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 French Frigate Shoals.

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 French Frigate Shoals

10-year daily averages

Day Average Low High
May 1 24.61° C 23.94° C 25.01° C
May 2 24.63° C 24.07° C 25.05° C
May 3 24.66° C 24.15° C 25.04° C
May 4 24.66° C 24.05° C 25.26° C
May 5 24.64° C 23.85° C 25.45° C
May 6 24.59° C 23.82° C 25.53° C
May 7 24.6° C 23.88° C 25.55° C
May 8 24.63° C 23.94° C 25.5° C
May 9 24.69° C 24.15° C 25.49° C
May 10 24.8° C 24.1° C 25.71° C
May 11 24.83° C 24.09° C 25.91° C
May 12 24.8° C 24.05° C 25.88° C
May 13 24.86° C 24.09° C 25.88° C
May 14 24.97° C 24.17° C 25.95° C
May 15 24.97° C 24.22° C 26.1° C
May 16 24.98° C 24.17° C 26.17° C
May 17 25.03° C 24.12° C 26.28° C
May 18 25.02° C 24.09° C 26.38° C
May 19 25.06° C 24.14° C 26.45° C
May 20 25.18° C 24.22° C 26.49° C
May 21 25.25° C 24.35° C 26.45° C
May 22 25.36° C 24.55° C 26.4° C
May 23 25.5° C 24.77° C 26.3° C
May 24 25.71° C 24.96° C 26.2° C
May 25 25.76° C 24.93° C 26.16° C
May 26 25.91° C 25° C 26.79° C
May 27 25.9° C 25.05° C 26.74° C
May 28 25.98° C 25.09° C 26.59° C
May 29 26.05° C 25.15° C 26.57° C
May 30 25.96° C 25.26° C 26.63° C
May 31 25.95° C 25.32° C 26.81° C

Where May Sits in the Year

May highlighted

21.5° C
23.6° C
25.8° C
27.9° C
30.0° C
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
24.67° C
24.04° C
23.86° C
24.12° C
25.11° C
26.43° C
26.83° C
27.36° C
27.67° C
27.25° C
26.22° C
25.28° C
10-year monthly history for French Frigate Shoals. 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 →

Nearby Locations in May

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French Frigate Shoals Location

23.8667, -166.2830

23.86670, -166.28301 View on OpenStreetMap →

French Frigate Shoals sits at 23.8667°N, 166.2830°W, on the coast of Hawaii, 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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