Pelican Harbor, Lisianski Inlet Sea Temperature in December
Alaska, United States
Average sea temperature for Pelican Harbor, Lisianski Inlet, United States across December, based on 10 years of daily readings.
Average
7.49° C
High
8.9° C
Low
5.78° 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.
December is the 8th warmest of 12 months at Pelican Harbor, Lisianski Inlet. On average the water sits 1.7° than the year-round mean of 9.17° C.
Compared to November, December is 1.2° cooler than (8.72° C in November). By January the water is usually 6.49° C.
Pelican Harbor, Lisianski 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 Pelican Harbor, Lisianski 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 Pelican Harbor, Lisianski Inlet
10-year daily averages
| Day | Average | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 8.08° C | 7.48° C | 8.82° C |
| December 2 | 7.92° C | 7.33° C | 8.88° C |
| December 3 | 7.89° C | 7.16° C | 8.79° C |
| December 4 | 7.92° C | 7.1° C | 8.9° C |
| December 5 | 7.93° C | 7.04° C | 8.84° C |
| December 6 | 7.99° C | 7.12° C | 8.83° C |
| December 7 | 7.92° C | 7.18° C | 8.74° C |
| December 8 | 7.88° C | 7.17° C | 8.57° C |
| December 9 | 7.84° C | 7.13° C | 8.42° C |
| December 10 | 7.78° C | 7.08° C | 8.57° C |
| December 11 | 7.71° C | 6.97° C | 8.44° C |
| December 12 | 7.66° C | 6.84° C | 8.44° C |
| December 13 | 7.64° C | 6.75° C | 8.39° C |
| December 14 | 7.53° C | 6.77° C | 8.26° C |
| December 15 | 7.47° C | 6.67° C | 8.34° C |
| December 16 | 7.48° C | 6.62° C | 8.36° C |
| December 17 | 7.45° C | 6.45° C | 8.22° C |
| December 18 | 7.41° C | 6.23° C | 8.26° C |
| December 19 | 7.32° C | 6.07° C | 8.2° C |
| December 20 | 7.22° C | 5.89° C | 8.19° C |
| December 21 | 7.22° C | 5.9° C | 8.22° C |
| December 22 | 7.23° C | 5.92° C | 8.23° C |
| December 23 | 7.16° C | 6.17° C | 8° C |
| December 24 | 7.09° C | 6.07° C | 7.96° C |
| December 25 | 7.02° C | 5.95° C | 7.97° C |
| December 26 | 7.03° C | 6.01° C | 8.03° C |
| December 27 | 7.01° C | 6.01° C | 7.85° C |
| December 28 | 7.08° C | 6.07° C | 7.99° C |
| December 29 | 7.09° C | 6.02° C | 8.22° C |
| December 30 | 7.08° C | 5.94° C | 8.23° C |
| December 31 | 7.01° C | 5.78° C | 8.12° C |
Where December Sits in the Year
December highlighted
Nearby Locations in December
Compare other United States water for the same month
- Stag Bay, Lisianski Strait and Inlet, Alaska December →
- Miner Island, Lisianski Strait and Inlet, Alaska December →
- Canoe Cove, North Pass, Lisianski Strait and Inlet, Alaska December →
- Takanis Bay, Yakobi Island, outer coast, Alaska December →
- Surge Bay, Yakobi Island, outer coast, Alaska December →
- Dry Pass, Hill Island, Chichagof Island, Alaska December →
Pelican Harbor, Lisianski Inlet Location
57.9578, -136.2268
Pelican Harbor, Lisianski Inlet sits at 57.9578°N, 136.2268°W, on the coast of Alaska, 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 Pelican Harbor, Lisianski Inlet
- Stag Bay, Lisianski Strait and Inlet, Alaska, 6.3 km SW
- Miner Island, Lisianski Strait and Inlet, Alaska, 8.9 km NW
- Canoe Cove, North Pass, Lisianski Strait and Inlet, Alaska, 17 km SW
- Takanis Bay, Yakobi Island, outer coast, Alaska, 18 km W
- Surge Bay, Yakobi Island, outer coast, Alaska, 19 km W
- Dry Pass, Hill Island, Chichagof Island, Alaska, 22 km S