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Shell Key, northwest side, Lignumvitae Basin, Florida Sea Temperature in May

Florida, United States

April Shell Key, northwest side, Lignumvitae Basin, Florida year-round → June

Average sea temperature for Shell Key, northwest side, Lignumvitae Basin, Florida, United States across May, based on 10 years of daily readings.

Average

28.12° C

High

30.76° C

Low

26.08° C

This water temperature is comparable to that of a swimming pool, but it might be higher than most open water swimmers prefer for serious swimming. Make sure to drink plenty of water before and after swimming and don't wear a wetsuit to avoid overheating.

May is the 6th warmest of 12 months at Shell Key, northwest side, Lignumvitae Basin, Florida. On average the water sits 0.8° than the year-round mean of 27.35° C.

Compared to April, May is 1.8° warmer than (26.3° C in April). By June the water is usually 29.11° C.

Shell Key, northwest side, Lignumvitae Basin, Florida Day-by-Day Water Temperature in May

10-year low, average and high

25.0° C
26.6° C
28.3° C
29.9° C
31.5° C
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5
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20
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Day-by-day low and high band with the 10-year daily average through May. Range Average

Each vertical bar above is one day of May. 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 Shell Key, northwest side, Lignumvitae Basin, Florida.

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.

May Water Temperature Table for Shell Key, northwest side, Lignumvitae Basin, Florida

10-year daily averages

Day Average Low High
May 1 26.98° C 26.08° C 27.93° C
May 2 27.07° C 26.2° C 28.19° C
May 3 27.11° C 26.22° C 28.19° C
May 4 27.23° C 26.32° C 28.1° C
May 5 27.35° C 26.7° C 27.97° C
May 6 27.66° C 27.04° C 28.9° C
May 7 27.79° C 27.1° C 28.9° C
May 8 27.83° C 26.91° C 29.09° C
May 9 27.82° C 26.92° C 29.08° C
May 10 27.85° C 27.03° C 29.24° C
May 11 27.81° C 26.66° C 29.32° C
May 12 27.85° C 26.62° C 29.33° C
May 13 27.89° C 26.1° C 29.47° C
May 14 27.98° C 26.19° C 29.45° C
May 15 28.11° C 26.51° C 29.29° C
May 16 28.17° C 26.64° C 29.32° C
May 17 28.29° C 27.04° C 29.42° C
May 18 28.52° C 27.41° C 29.59° C
May 19 28.65° C 27.87° C 29.81° C
May 20 28.61° C 27.67° C 29.97° C
May 21 28.56° C 27.21° C 29.82° C
May 22 28.66° C 27.12° C 29.72° C
May 23 28.79° C 27.04° C 29.73° C
May 24 28.73° C 27.13° C 29.9° C
May 25 28.64° C 26.99° C 29.95° C
May 26 28.74° C 26.77° C 30.02° C
May 27 28.7° C 26.83° C 30.2° C
May 28 28.82° C 26.96° C 30.39° C
May 29 28.87° C 27° C 30.66° C
May 30 28.98° C 27.61° C 30.76° C
May 31 28.99° C 27.96° C 30.63° C

Where May Sits in the Year

May highlighted

18.0° C
22.0° C
26.0° C
30.0° C
34.0° C
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
23.78° C
24.11° C
25.24° C
26.3° C
28.12° C
29.11° C
30.23° C
30.66° C
30.06° C
28.65° C
26.76° C
25.17° C
10-year monthly history for Shell Key, northwest side, Lignumvitae Basin, Florida. 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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Shell Key, northwest side, Lignumvitae Basin, Florida Location

24.9233, -80.6717

24.92330, -80.67170 View on OpenStreetMap →

Shell Key, northwest side, Lignumvitae Basin, Florida sits at 24.9233°N, 80.6717°W, on the coast of Florida, 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 Shell Key, northwest side, Lignumvitae Basin, Florida