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Smith Mountain Lake Sea Temperature in October

Virginia, United States

September Smith Mountain Lake year-round → November

Average sea temperature for Smith Mountain Lake, United States across October, based on 10 years of daily readings.

Average

23.36° C

High

27.73° C

Low

19.33° 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 Mountain Lake. On average the water sits 3.3° than the year-round mean of 20.07° C.

Compared to September, October is 3.5° cooler than (26.87° C in September). By November the water is usually 18.71° C.

Smith Mountain Lake Day-by-Day Water Temperature in October

10-year low, average and high

18.0° C
20.8° C
23.5° C
26.3° C
29.0° C
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5
10
15
20
25
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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 Mountain Lake.

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 Mountain Lake

10-year daily averages

Day Average Low High
October 1 25.56° C 23.91° C 27.3° C
October 2 25.36° C 23.85° C 27.21° C
October 3 25.18° C 23.36° C 27.45° C
October 4 25.04° C 23.12° C 27.47° C
October 5 24.96° C 22.73° C 27.65° C
October 6 24.95° C 22.32° C 27.73° C
October 7 24.8° C 22.18° C 27.59° C
October 8 24.72° C 22.03° C 27.54° C
October 9 24.54° C 21.72° C 27.49° C
October 10 24.25° C 21.46° C 27.22° C
October 11 23.98° C 21.32° C 26.74° C
October 12 23.8° C 21.36° C 26.65° C
October 13 23.75° C 21.74° C 26.72° C
October 14 23.7° C 21.97° C 26.41° C
October 15 23.59° C 21.95° C 26.03° C
October 16 23.52° C 21.86° C 26.07° C
October 17 23.34° C 21.81° C 26.01° C
October 18 23.02° C 21.69° C 25.84° C
October 19 22.67° C 20.98° C 25.48° C
October 20 22.54° C 20.98° C 24.81° C
October 21 22.41° C 20.67° C 24.14° C
October 22 22.31° C 20.46° C 23.89° C
October 23 22.22° C 20.33° C 23.88° C
October 24 22.16° C 20.01° C 23.6° C
October 25 22.11° C 20.04° C 23.64° C
October 26 21.97° C 20.37° C 23.25° C
October 27 21.82° C 20.3° C 23.24° C
October 28 21.75° C 20.14° C 23.07° C
October 29 21.57° C 19.72° C 22.78° C
October 30 21.37° C 19.55° C 23.12° C
October 31 21.19° C 19.33° C 22.96° C

Where October Sits in the Year

October highlighted

2.5° C
10.1° C
17.8° C
25.4° C
33.0° C
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
12.05° C
11.39° C
13.35° C
17.21° C
21.7° C
25.59° C
27.94° C
28.18° C
26.87° C
23.36° C
18.71° C
14.51° C
10-year monthly history for Smith Mountain Lake. 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 →

Nearby Locations in October

Compare other United States water for the same month

Smith Mountain Lake Location

37.0497, -79.6394

37.04971, -79.63940 View on OpenStreetMap →

Smith Mountain Lake sits at 37.0497°N, 79.6394°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.

Nearest locations to Smith Mountain Lake