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Hatteras (USCG Station) Sea Temperature in January

North Carolina, United States

December Hatteras (USCG Station) year-round → February

Average sea temperature for Hatteras (USCG Station), United States across January, based on 10 years of daily readings.

Average

16.21° C

High

21.27° C

Low

12.17° C

At this temperature, water will feel cold compared to a swimming pool, but with a bit of experience and practice most people will find the water relatively comfortable to swim in.

January is the 11th warmest of 12 months at Hatteras (USCG Station). On average the water sits 5.4° than the year-round mean of 21.58° C.

Compared to December, January is 1.7° cooler than (17.88° C in December). By February the water is usually 14.54° C.

Hatteras (USCG Station) Day-by-Day Water Temperature in January

10-year low, average and high

10.5° C
13.6° C
16.8° C
19.9° C
23.0° 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 January. Range Average

Each vertical bar above is one day of January. 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 Hatteras (USCG Station).

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.

January Water Temperature Table for Hatteras (USCG Station)

10-year daily averages

Day Average Low High
January 1 17.23° C 13.91° C 19.71° C
January 2 17.3° C 13.36° C 20.08° C
January 3 17.38° C 12.94° C 20.02° C
January 4 17.14° C 12.53° C 20.46° C
January 5 16.95° C 12.22° C 20.01° C
January 6 16.75° C 12.48° C 18.97° C
January 7 16.65° C 12.37° C 19.3° C
January 8 16.65° C 12.25° C 19.81° C
January 9 16.53° C 12.17° C 19.87° C
January 10 16.35° C 13.18° C 18.46° C
January 11 16.25° C 13.44° C 18.95° C
January 12 16.14° C 13.63° C 18.82° C
January 13 16.21° C 13.96° C 18.9° C
January 14 16.15° C 14.43° C 19.58° C
January 15 15.91° C 13.94° C 19.21° C
January 16 16.11° C 14.61° C 19.23° C
January 17 16.04° C 13.84° C 19.36° C
January 18 16.18° C 14.18° C 19.37° C
January 19 16.04° C 14.55° C 18.03° C
January 20 16.07° C 13.82° C 18.51° C
January 21 16.13° C 13.37° C 19.48° C
January 22 15.87° C 13.16° C 19.86° C
January 23 15.58° C 12.5° C 20.81° C
January 24 15.73° C 12.31° C 21.27° C
January 25 15.97° C 12.27° C 20.86° C
January 26 16.29° C 12.68° C 20.18° C
January 27 15.82° C 12.97° C 18.13° C
January 28 15.38° C 13.28° C 16.83° C
January 29 15.13° C 13.87° C 17.09° C
January 30 15.18° C 13.48° C 18.26° C
January 31 15.31° C 13.23° C 18.91° C

Where January Sits in the Year

January highlighted

4.5° C
11.6° C
18.8° C
25.9° C
33.0° C
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
16.21° C
14.54° C
17.24° C
19.09° C
22.12° C
25.41° C
28.1° C
28.02° C
26.5° C
23.42° C
20.45° C
17.88° C
10-year monthly history for Hatteras (USCG Station). 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 January

Compare other United States water for the same month

Hatteras (USCG Station) Location

35.2086, -75.7042

35.20860, -75.70420 View on OpenStreetMap →

Hatteras (USCG Station) sits at 35.2086°N, 75.7042°W, on the coast of North 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 Hatteras (USCG Station)