Santa Monica Sea Temperature in January

Looking to find out what the average sea water temperature in Santa Monica is for January? Find out what the lowest, highest, and average water temperatures are for Santa Monica over the past 10 years.

Average water temperature in Santa Monica for January

The average, high, and low temperatures below should help you if you can swim in the water in Santa Monica in January.

15.22° C

(59.4° F)

  • highest: 17.05° C (62.69° F)
  • lowest: 13.01° C (55.42° F)

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.

Water temperature range by day in January in Santa Monica

The chart below shows the range of low and high temperatures by day for the month of January in Santa Monica.

Water temperatures for January in Santa Monica in recent years

Day 2024 2023 2022 2021
1 16.59° C 15.32° C 14.5° C 15.19° C
2 16.55° C 15.29° C 14.58° C 15.1° C
3 16.38° C 14.87° C 14.63° C 15.06° C
4 16.2° C 15.07° C 14.68° C 15.17° C
5 16.09° C 15.11° C 14.68° C 15.11° C
6 15.87° C 15.25° C 14.62° C 14.94° C
7 15.68° C 15.14° C 14.53° C 14.87° C
8 15.58° C 15.14° C 14.5° C 14.71° C
9 15.4° C 15.09° C 14.55° C 14.7° C
10 15.18° C 14.93° C 14.74° C 14.75° C
11 14.9° C 14.91° C 14.87° C 14.85° C
12 14.65° C 14.86° C 14.86° C 14.95° C
13 14.51° C 14.59° C 14.72° C 15.08° C
14 14.46° C 14.77° C 14.42° C 15.24° C
15 14.41° C 14.69° C 14.67° C 15.36° C
16 14.42° C 14.6° C 14.86° C 15.56° C
17 14.52° C 14.63° C 14.92° C 15.61° C
18 14.66° C 14.51° C 14.96° C 15.3° C
19 14.8° C 14.41° C 15.02° C 15.07° C
20 15.12° C 14.48° C 15.14° C 14.95° C
21 15.3° C 14.51° C 15.08° C 15.23° C
22 15.36° C 14.41° C 14.94° C 15.33° C
23 15.33° C 14.33° C 15.03° C 15.21° C
24 15.4° C 14.28° C 15.06° C 15.09° C
25 15.44° C 14.28° C 15.07° C 14.71° C
26 15.63° C 14.27° C 15.1° C 13.96° C
27 15.71° C 14.32° C 15.15° C 13.97° C
28 15.66° C 14.2° C 15.2° C 14.06° C
29 15.91° C 14.09° C 15.22° C 13.97° C
30 15.99° C 14.08° C 15.17° C 13.95° C
31 15.92° C 14.09° C 15.2° C 14.03° C

Water temperature in January for locations near Santa Monica

Pacific Palisades

United States, North America

1.79 miles away

Venice Beach

United States, North America

2.68 miles away

Marina Del Rey

United States, North America

3.53 miles away

Sjolyststranda

Norway, Europe

3.86 miles away

Castellammare

United States, North America

4.31 miles away

Playa del Rey

United States, North America

5.18 miles away

Data source and citation

Raw data for the calculations made to find the sea surface temperature in Santa Monica comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and their 1/4° daily Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature.

The water temperature data is constructed by combining observations from different platforms (satellites, ships, buoys, and Argo floats) on a regular global grid. A spatially complete sea surface temperature map is then built by interpolating to fill in gaps in the data.

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