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Whittier, Passage Canal, Prince William Sound, Alaska Sea Temperature in September

Alaska, United States

August Whittier, Passage Canal, Prince William Sound, Alaska year-round → October

Average sea temperature for Whittier, Passage Canal, Prince William Sound, Alaska, United States across September, based on 10 years of daily readings.

Average

12.15° C

High

14.83° C

Low

9.74° C

Water at this temperature is cold and will feel very cold initially, but the body will get used to it and longer swims are possible. Experienced swimmers can manage several hours of swimming, however hypothermia is still a real risk.

September is the 3rd warmest of 12 months at Whittier, Passage Canal, Prince William Sound, Alaska. On average the water sits 3.7° than the year-round mean of 8.49° C.

Compared to August, September is 2.5° cooler than (14.69° C in August). By October the water is usually 9.28° C.

Whittier, Passage Canal, Prince William Sound, Alaska Day-by-Day Water Temperature in September

10-year low, average and high

8.5° C
10.4° C
12.3° C
14.1° C
16.0° C
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20
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Day-by-day low and high band with the 10-year daily average through September. Range Average

Each vertical bar above is one day of September. 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 Whittier, Passage Canal, Prince William Sound, Alaska.

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.

September Water Temperature Table for Whittier, Passage Canal, Prince William Sound, Alaska

10-year daily averages

Day Average Low High
September 1 13.58° C 12.97° C 14.83° C
September 2 13.26° C 12.7° C 14.28° C
September 3 13.07° C 12.53° C 13.87° C
September 4 13.03° C 12.52° C 14.18° C
September 5 12.95° C 11.99° C 14.21° C
September 6 13.02° C 12.24° C 14.29° C
September 7 13.03° C 12.23° C 14.32° C
September 8 12.97° C 12.07° C 14.37° C
September 9 12.87° C 12.03° C 14.7° C
September 10 12.7° C 11.88° C 14.36° C
September 11 12.65° C 11.82° C 14.24° C
September 12 12.56° C 11.59° C 14.11° C
September 13 12.49° C 11.69° C 13.96° C
September 14 12.4° C 11.73° C 13.75° C
September 15 12.25° C 11.66° C 13.46° C
September 16 12.19° C 11.65° C 13.33° C
September 17 12.14° C 11.24° C 13.28° C
September 18 12.02° C 10.93° C 13.24° C
September 19 11.87° C 10.9° C 13.03° C
September 20 11.74° C 10.79° C 12.94° C
September 21 11.64° C 10.56° C 13.01° C
September 22 11.55° C 10.57° C 12.92° C
September 23 11.52° C 10.62° C 12.78° C
September 24 11.36° C 10.53° C 12.48° C
September 25 11.24° C 10.31° C 12.59° C
September 26 11.11° C 10.31° C 12.56° C
September 27 11° C 10.16° C 12.53° C
September 28 10.91° C 10.2° C 12.4° C
September 29 10.78° C 9.97° C 12.24° C
September 30 10.65° C 9.74° C 12.16° C

Where September Sits in the Year

September highlighted

1.0° C
5.8° C
10.5° C
15.3° C
20.0° C
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
5.05° C
4.21° C
3.96° C
5.13° C
7.84° C
11.76° C
14.5° C
14.69° C
12.15° C
9.28° C
7.28° C
5.99° C
10-year monthly history for Whittier, Passage Canal, Prince William Sound, Alaska. 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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Whittier, Passage Canal, Prince William Sound, Alaska Location

60.7833, -148.6670

60.78330, -148.66701 View on OpenStreetMap →

Whittier, Passage Canal, Prince William Sound, Alaska sits at 60.7833°N, 148.6670°W, on the coast of Alaska, 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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