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Smith Island (Coast Guard Station), Virginia Sea Temperature in October

Virginia, United States

September Smith Island (Coast Guard Station), Virginia year-round → November

Average sea temperature for Smith Island (Coast Guard Station), Virginia, United States across October, based on 10 years of daily readings.

Average

20.15° C

High

24.72° C

Low

16.19° C

Water at this temperature is very pleasant to swim in. If you tend to wear a wetsuit when swimming, you might consider removing it now to avoid the body overheating.

October is the 5th warmest of 12 months at Smith Island (Coast Guard Station), Virginia. On average the water sits 3.9° than the year-round mean of 16.29° C.

Compared to September, October is 4.3° cooler than (24.44° C in September). By November the water is usually 14.96° C.

Smith Island (Coast Guard Station), Virginia Day-by-Day Water Temperature in October

10-year low, average and high

14.5° C
17.4° C
20.3° C
23.1° C
26.0° 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 October. Range Average

Each vertical bar above is one day of October. 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 Smith Island (Coast Guard Station), 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.

October Water Temperature Table for Smith Island (Coast Guard Station), Virginia

10-year daily averages

Day Average Low High
October 1 22.62° C 21.45° C 24.36° C
October 2 22.42° C 21.35° C 24.48° C
October 3 22.3° C 21.12° C 24.72° C
October 4 22.04° C 19.48° C 24.32° C
October 5 21.84° C 18.56° C 23.66° C
October 6 21.8° C 18.57° C 23.55° C
October 7 21.8° C 18.73° C 23.42° C
October 8 21.62° C 18.54° C 23.14° C
October 9 21.27° C 18.16° C 22.9° C
October 10 20.94° C 18.06° C 22.73° C
October 11 20.76° C 17.97° C 22.51° C
October 12 20.64° C 18.03° C 22.22° C
October 13 20.51° C 18.21° C 22.13° C
October 14 20.47° C 18.34° C 22.26° C
October 15 20.36° C 18.34° C 22.27° C
October 16 20.2° C 18.39° C 22.18° C
October 17 19.8° C 18.46° C 21.89° C
October 18 19.36° C 18.25° C 20.98° C
October 19 19.04° C 17.55° C 20.59° C
October 20 19° C 17.55° C 20.37° C
October 21 18.94° C 17.34° C 20.24° C
October 22 18.88° C 17.26° C 20.31° C
October 23 18.88° C 17.34° C 20.39° C
October 24 18.86° C 17.45° C 20.34° C
October 25 18.89° C 17.34° C 20.73° C
October 26 18.9° C 17.4° C 20.96° C
October 27 18.77° C 17.44° C 20.48° C
October 28 18.63° C 17.26° C 19.9° C
October 29 18.46° C 16.91° C 19.68° C
October 30 18.4° C 16.68° C 19.54° C
October 31 18.18° C 16.19° C 19.31° C

Where October Sits in the Year

October highlighted

-3.5° C
5.5° C
14.5° C
23.5° C
32.5° C
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
6.82° C
5.38° C
8.5° C
12.97° C
17.6° C
23° C
26.24° C
25.83° C
24.44° C
20.15° C
14.96° C
9.6° C
10-year monthly history for Smith Island (Coast Guard Station), Virginia. 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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Smith Island (Coast Guard Station), Virginia Location

37.1233, -75.9117

37.12330, -75.91170 View on OpenStreetMap →

Smith Island (Coast Guard Station), Virginia sits at 37.1233°N, 75.9117°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.

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