Wake Island, Pacific Ocean Sea Temperature in May
Minor Outlying Islands, United States
Average sea temperature for Wake Island, Pacific Ocean, United States across May, based on 10 years of daily readings.
Average
27.35° C
High
28.73° C
Low
25.45° 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 8th warmest of 12 months at Wake Island, Pacific Ocean. On average the water sits 0.6° than the year-round mean of 27.93° C.
Compared to April, May is 0.7° warmer than (26.66° C in April). By June the water is usually 28.39° C.
Wake Island, Pacific Ocean Day-by-Day Water Temperature in May
10-year low, average and high
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 Wake Island, Pacific Ocean.
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 Wake Island, Pacific Ocean
10-year daily averages
| Day | Average | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 26.92° C | 25.51° C | 27.72° C |
| May 2 | 26.92° C | 25.45° C | 27.82° C |
| May 3 | 26.96° C | 25.52° C | 27.85° C |
| May 4 | 27° C | 25.66° C | 27.93° C |
| May 5 | 27.04° C | 25.74° C | 28.2° C |
| May 6 | 27.16° C | 25.86° C | 28.3° C |
| May 7 | 27.15° C | 25.94° C | 28.26° C |
| May 8 | 27.07° C | 25.95° C | 27.79° C |
| May 9 | 27.06° C | 25.95° C | 27.65° C |
| May 10 | 27.12° C | 26.02° C | 27.69° C |
| May 11 | 27.17° C | 26.1° C | 27.64° C |
| May 12 | 27.16° C | 26.21° C | 27.59° C |
| May 13 | 27.16° C | 26.35° C | 27.59° C |
| May 14 | 27.15° C | 26.47° C | 27.59° C |
| May 15 | 27.25° C | 26.65° C | 27.62° C |
| May 16 | 27.39° C | 26.82° C | 28.09° C |
| May 17 | 27.46° C | 26.76° C | 28.39° C |
| May 18 | 27.51° C | 26.77° C | 28.36° C |
| May 19 | 27.64° C | 26.78° C | 28.42° C |
| May 20 | 27.59° C | 26.75° C | 27.87° C |
| May 21 | 27.61° C | 26.78° C | 27.91° C |
| May 22 | 27.64° C | 26.82° C | 28.02° C |
| May 23 | 27.63° C | 26.84° C | 28.22° C |
| May 24 | 27.66° C | 26.88° C | 28.22° C |
| May 25 | 27.63° C | 26.91° C | 28.17° C |
| May 26 | 27.69° C | 27° C | 28.07° C |
| May 27 | 27.74° C | 27.09° C | 28.28° C |
| May 28 | 27.71° C | 27.14° C | 28.53° C |
| May 29 | 27.75° C | 27.09° C | 28.72° C |
| May 30 | 27.82° C | 27.2° C | 28.73° C |
| May 31 | 27.86° C | 27.27° C | 28.71° C |
Where May Sits in the Year
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Wake Island, Pacific Ocean Location
19.2907, 166.6176
Wake Island, Pacific Ocean sits at 19.2907°N, 166.6176°E, on the coast of Minor Outlying Islands, 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 Wake Island, Pacific Ocean
- Sand Island, 1905 km NE
- Sand Island, Midway Islands, 1906 km NE
- Laysan Island, Hawaii, 2332 km E
- Johnston Atoll, 2536 km E
- Johnston Atoll, Pacific Ocean, 2536 km E
- Howland Island, 2749 km SE