Traverse City Sea Temperature in May

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

Average water temperature in Traverse City for May

The average, high, and low temperatures below should help you if you can swim in the water in Traverse City in May.

4.43° C

(39.98° F)

  • highest: 12.15° C (53.87° F)
  • lowest: 0.61° C (33.1° F)

Water at this temperature is freezing cold, can cause pain and takes your breath away. Unless you are very experienced and are under strict supervision, swimming in this water for more than a few minutes can be very dangerous. Be careful, stay safe, and enjoy the rush of endorphins and exhileration from a brief cold water swim.

Water temperature range by day in May in Traverse City

The chart below shows the range of low and high temperatures by day for the month of May in Traverse City.

Water temperatures for May in Traverse City in recent years

Day 2024 2023 2022 2021
1 6.34° C 2.89° C 2.25° C 4.29° C
2 4.61° C 3.5° C 2.96° C 4.35° C
3 7.25° C 3.7° C 2.75° C 4.34° C
4 5.02° C 3.83° C 2.75° C 4.13° C
5 4.6° C 3.8° C 2.76° C 4.02° C
6 0° C 3.64° C 3.03° C 4.29° C
7 0° C 3.63° C 3.38° C 4.34° C
8 0° C 3.43° C 3.22° C 4.33° C
9 0° C 3.94° C 2.68° C 4.23° C
10 0° C 4.14° C 2.29° C 4.51° C
11 0° C 4.05° C 1.55° C 4.73° C
12 0° C 3.6° C 1.61° C 4.82° C
13 0° C 2.93° C 2.32° C 5.03° C
14 0° C 2.34° C 3.1° C 5.04° C
15 0° C 4.63° C 3.5° C 5.25° C
16 0° C 5.82° C 3.49° C 5.73° C
17 0° C 5.91° C 3.75° C 7.14° C
18 0° C 5.64° C 3.8° C 7.69° C
19 0° C 5.21° C 3.79° C 7.79° C
20 0° C 5.73° C 3.81° C 7.46° C
21 0° C 6.39° C 4.28° C 6.98° C
22 0° C 6.14° C 5.02° C 7.02° C
23 0° C 7.19° C 5.17° C 6.47° C
24 0° C 7.66° C 4.84° C 6.58° C
25 0° C 7.55° C 5.59° C 8.18° C
26 0° C 6.9° C 4.78° C 8.73° C
27 0° C 8.48° C 5.46° C 8.54° C
28 0° C 9.27° C 5.76° C 7.89° C
29 0° C 10.7° C 6.25° C 9.43° C
30 0° C 11.84° C 7.19° C 9.91° C
31 0° C 12.53° C 7.47° C 9.69° C

Water temperature in May for locations near Traverse City

Greilickville

United States, North America

1.64 miles away

East Arm Grand Traverse Bay

United States, North America

7.05 miles away

West Arm Grand Traverse Bay

United States, North America

8.69 miles away

Elk Rapids

United States, North America

13.56 miles away

Suttons Bay

United States, North America

14.83 miles away

Leland

United States, North America

19.21 miles away

Data source and citation

Raw data for the calculations made to find the sea surface temperature in Traverse City 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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