Tinicum National Wildlife Refuge, Darby Creek, Pennsylvania Sea Temperature in December
Pennsylvania, United States
Average sea temperature for Tinicum National Wildlife Refuge, Darby Creek, Pennsylvania, United States across December, based on 10 years of daily readings.
Average
6.13° C
High
11.52° C
Low
2.11° 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 10th warmest of 12 months at Tinicum National Wildlife Refuge, Darby Creek, Pennsylvania. On average the water sits 8.4° than the year-round mean of 14.55° C.
Compared to November, December is 5.9° cooler than (12.03° C in November). By January the water is usually 3.44° C.
Tinicum National Wildlife Refuge, Darby Creek, Pennsylvania 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 Tinicum National Wildlife Refuge, Darby Creek, Pennsylvania.
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 Tinicum National Wildlife Refuge, Darby Creek, Pennsylvania
10-year daily averages
| Day | Average | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 8.32° C | 6.85° C | 11.52° C |
| December 2 | 8.02° C | 6.78° C | 11.47° C |
| December 3 | 7.83° C | 6.49° C | 11.34° C |
| December 4 | 7.67° C | 6.28° C | 11.26° C |
| December 5 | 7.49° C | 6.19° C | 10.86° C |
| December 6 | 7.3° C | 5.65° C | 10.63° C |
| December 7 | 7.17° C | 5.56° C | 10.35° C |
| December 8 | 7.02° C | 5.48° C | 10.2° C |
| December 9 | 6.84° C | 5.09° C | 9.82° C |
| December 10 | 6.68° C | 4.76° C | 9.1° C |
| December 11 | 6.55° C | 4.14° C | 8.48° C |
| December 12 | 6.5° C | 4.05° C | 8.52° C |
| December 13 | 6.42° C | 3.91° C | 8.47° C |
| December 14 | 6.38° C | 4.08° C | 8.48° C |
| December 15 | 6.28° C | 4.06° C | 8.47° C |
| December 16 | 6.11° C | 3.54° C | 8.11° C |
| December 17 | 5.89° C | 3.12° C | 7.93° C |
| December 18 | 5.91° C | 2.88° C | 7.88° C |
| December 19 | 5.82° C | 2.97° C | 7.68° C |
| December 20 | 5.56° C | 3.1° C | 7.6° C |
| December 21 | 5.36° C | 3.11° C | 7.38° C |
| December 22 | 5.15° C | 2.89° C | 7.46° C |
| December 23 | 5.12° C | 3.01° C | 7.77° C |
| December 24 | 5.13° C | 3.14° C | 7.93° C |
| December 25 | 4.93° C | 3.02° C | 7.83° C |
| December 26 | 4.77° C | 2.95° C | 7.27° C |
| December 27 | 4.66° C | 2.67° C | 6.67° C |
| December 28 | 4.68° C | 2.29° C | 6.82° C |
| December 29 | 4.8° C | 2.11° C | 6.88° C |
| December 30 | 4.93° C | 2.26° C | 6.74° C |
| December 31 | 4.86° C | 2.44° C | 6.66° C |
Where December Sits in the Year
December highlighted
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Tinicum National Wildlife Refuge, Darby Creek, Pennsylvania Location
39.8783, -75.2767
Tinicum National Wildlife Refuge, Darby Creek, Pennsylvania sits at 39.8783°N, 75.2767°W, on the coast of Pennsylvania, 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 Tinicum National Wildlife Refuge, Darby Creek, Pennsylvania
- Norwood City, Darby Creek, Pennsylvania, 1.2 km W
- Tinicum National Wildlife Refuge, Darby Creek, Pennsylvania (2), 1.4 km NE
- Wanamaker Bridge, Darby Creek, Pennsylvania, 2.4 km W
- Billingsport, New Jersey, 3.9 km SE
- Paulsboro, Mantua Creek, 5.8 km SE
- Penrose Avenue Bridge, Schuylkill River, Pennsylvania, 6.0 km E