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New River Inlet, North Carolina Sea Temperature in December

North Carolina, United States

November New River Inlet, North Carolina year-round → January

Average sea temperature for New River Inlet, North Carolina, United States across December, based on 10 years of daily readings.

Average

16.06° C

High

19.28° C

Low

12.85° 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.

December is the 9th warmest of 12 months at New River Inlet, North Carolina. On average the water sits 4.5° than the year-round mean of 20.58° C.

Compared to November, December is 3.7° cooler than (19.75° C in November). By January the water is usually 13.3° C.

New River Inlet, North Carolina Day-by-Day Water Temperature in December

10-year low, average and high

11.5° C
13.8° C
16.0° C
18.3° C
20.5° C
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5
10
15
20
25
31
Day-by-day low and high band with the 10-year daily average through December. Range Average

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 New River Inlet, North Carolina.

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 New River Inlet, North Carolina

10-year daily averages

Day Average Low High
December 1 17.62° C 16.68° C 19.22° C
December 2 17.31° C 15.87° C 18.91° C
December 3 17.28° C 15.63° C 18.7° C
December 4 17.26° C 15.82° C 19.16° C
December 5 17.08° C 15.72° C 19.28° C
December 6 16.9° C 15.28° C 19.28° C
December 7 16.74° C 14.98° C 18.56° C
December 8 16.68° C 14.76° C 18.4° C
December 9 16.57° C 14.84° C 18.21° C
December 10 16.57° C 14.91° C 17.82° C
December 11 16.5° C 14.73° C 17.64° C
December 12 16.43° C 14.64° C 18.07° C
December 13 16.29° C 14.4° C 17.82° C
December 14 16.13° C 14.2° C 17.37° C
December 15 16.04° C 13.94° C 17.54° C
December 16 15.98° C 13.7° C 17.99° C
December 17 16.01° C 13.39° C 18.38° C
December 18 15.86° C 13.46° C 17.48° C
December 19 15.79° C 13.64° C 17.27° C
December 20 15.59° C 13.96° C 16.9° C
December 21 15.59° C 14.11° C 17.11° C
December 22 15.46° C 14.18° C 16.82° C
December 23 15.23° C 13.89° C 16.71° C
December 24 15° C 13.15° C 16.84° C
December 25 14.71° C 12.92° C 16.58° C
December 26 14.9° C 13.51° C 16.52° C
December 27 15.27° C 13.27° C 17.14° C
December 28 15.28° C 13.07° C 17.87° C
December 29 15.28° C 12.97° C 17.8° C
December 30 15.21° C 12.94° C 17.47° C
December 31 15.16° C 12.85° C 17.13° C

Where December Sits in the Year

December highlighted

5.5° C
12.3° C
19.0° C
25.8° C
32.5° C
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
13.3° C
11.87° C
14.35° C
18.16° C
21.73° C
25.31° C
27.89° C
28.13° C
26.76° C
23.61° C
19.75° C
16.06° C
10-year monthly history for New River Inlet, North Carolina. 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 →

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New River Inlet, North Carolina Location

34.5333, -77.3417

34.53330, -77.34170 View on OpenStreetMap →

New River Inlet, North Carolina sits at 34.5333°N, 77.3417°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.

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