Metompkin Inlet, Virginia Sea Temperature in January
Virginia, United States
Average sea temperature for Metompkin Inlet, Virginia, United States across January, based on 10 years of daily readings.
Average
7.09° C
High
9.64° C
Low
3.41° C
This water is very cold and can cause pain. We don't recommend you swim in this temperature for anything other than very short swims of 5 to 10 minutes unless you are a very experienced cold water swimmer.
January is the 11th warmest of 12 months at Metompkin Inlet, Virginia. On average the water sits 8.9° than the year-round mean of 16.01° C.
Compared to December, January is 2.9° cooler than (10.02° C in December). By February the water is usually 5.4° C.
Metompkin Inlet, Virginia Day-by-Day Water Temperature in January
10-year low, average and high
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 Metompkin Inlet, Virginia.
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 Metompkin Inlet, Virginia
10-year daily averages
| Day | Average | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 8.46° C | 7.3° C | 9.49° C |
| January 2 | 8.36° C | 7.06° C | 9.39° C |
| January 3 | 8.32° C | 7.05° C | 9.5° C |
| January 4 | 8.22° C | 7.01° C | 9.31° C |
| January 5 | 8.11° C | 6.92° C | 9.13° C |
| January 6 | 8° C | 6.77° C | 8.96° C |
| January 7 | 7.8° C | 6.67° C | 8.81° C |
| January 8 | 7.7° C | 6.71° C | 8.61° C |
| January 9 | 7.69° C | 6.68° C | 8.69° C |
| January 10 | 7.7° C | 6.24° C | 8.79° C |
| January 11 | 7.65° C | 5.99° C | 8.84° C |
| January 12 | 7.53° C | 5.81° C | 9.09° C |
| January 13 | 7.53° C | 5.61° C | 9.06° C |
| January 14 | 7.48° C | 5.48° C | 9.41° C |
| January 15 | 7.35° C | 5.39° C | 9.64° C |
| January 16 | 7.2° C | 5.23° C | 9.17° C |
| January 17 | 7.07° C | 5.04° C | 9.2° C |
| January 18 | 6.91° C | 4.98° C | 8.85° C |
| January 19 | 6.85° C | 4.88° C | 8.53° C |
| January 20 | 6.77° C | 4.66° C | 8.14° C |
| January 21 | 6.57° C | 4.67° C | 7.75° C |
| January 22 | 6.35° C | 4.32° C | 7.59° C |
| January 23 | 6.28° C | 4° C | 7.28° C |
| January 24 | 6.22° C | 3.55° C | 7.26° C |
| January 25 | 6.22° C | 3.41° C | 7.58° C |
| January 26 | 6.14° C | 3.53° C | 7.42° C |
| January 27 | 6.18° C | 3.72° C | 7.34° C |
| January 28 | 6.09° C | 4.05° C | 7.27° C |
| January 29 | 5.89° C | 4.41° C | 7.27° C |
| January 30 | 5.65° C | 4.24° C | 7.29° C |
| January 31 | 5.46° C | 3.94° C | 6.92° C |
Where January Sits in the Year
January highlighted
Nearby Locations in January
Compare other United States water for the same month
- Folly Creek, Metompkin Inlet, Virginia January →
- Wachapreague, Wachapreague Channel January →
- Gargathy Neck, Virginia January →
- Onancock, Onancock Creek, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia January →
- Chesconessex Creek, Schooner Bay, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia January →
- Revel Island, Revel Creek, Virginia January →
Metompkin Inlet, Virginia Location
37.6717, -75.5950
Metompkin Inlet, Virginia sits at 37.6717°N, 75.5950°W, on the coast of Virginia, 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 Metompkin Inlet, Virginia
- Folly Creek, Metompkin Inlet, Virginia, 4.5 km NW
- Wachapreague, Wachapreague Channel, 11 km SW
- Gargathy Neck, Virginia, 12 km N
- Onancock, Onancock Creek, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, 15 km W
- Chesconessex Creek, Schooner Bay, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, 19 km NW
- Revel Island, Revel Creek, Virginia, 21 km S