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Westpoint Island Sea Temperature in January

North West Islands, Falkland Islands

December Westpoint Island year-round → February

Average sea temperature for Westpoint Island, Falkland Islands across January, based on 10 years of daily readings.

Average

10.73° C

High

12.36° C

Low

9.09° 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.

January is the 2nd warmest of 12 months at Westpoint Island. On average the water sits 2.7° than the year-round mean of 8.01° C.

Compared to December, January is 1.3° warmer than (9.41° C in December). By February the water is usually 10.98° C.

Westpoint Island Day-by-Day Water Temperature in January

10-year low, average and high

8.5° C
9.6° C
10.8° C
11.9° C
13.0° C
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5
10
15
20
25
31
Day-by-day low and high band with the 10-year daily average through January. Range Average

Each vertical bar above is one day of January. 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 Westpoint Island.

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.

January Water Temperature Table for Westpoint Island

10-year daily averages

Day Average Low High
January 1 10.16° C 9.09° C 10.92° C
January 2 10.33° C 9.36° C 10.95° C
January 3 10.34° C 9.44° C 10.98° C
January 4 10.3° C 9.67° C 11.03° C
January 5 10.39° C 9.86° C 11.03° C
January 6 10.42° C 9.76° C 10.95° C
January 7 10.47° C 9.69° C 11.22° C
January 8 10.54° C 9.71° C 11.2° C
January 9 10.61° C 10.06° C 11.24° C
January 10 10.59° C 10.17° C 11.3° C
January 11 10.51° C 10.06° C 11.4° C
January 12 10.53° C 10° C 11.17° C
January 13 10.57° C 9.93° C 11.31° C
January 14 10.72° C 9.81° C 11.72° C
January 15 10.77° C 9.7° C 11.86° C
January 16 10.47° C 9.6° C 11.72° C
January 17 10.59° C 9.62° C 11.84° C
January 18 10.75° C 9.99° C 12.1° C
January 19 10.75° C 9.81° C 12.21° C
January 20 10.85° C 9.96° C 12.15° C
January 21 10.95° C 9.97° C 12.36° C
January 22 10.95° C 10.25° C 12.18° C
January 23 11.1° C 10.33° C 12.21° C
January 24 11.15° C 10.39° C 12.15° C
January 25 11.13° C 10.17° C 11.95° C
January 26 11.11° C 10.28° C 11.92° C
January 27 11.04° C 10.33° C 11.89° C
January 28 11.12° C 10.31° C 11.97° C
January 29 11.22° C 10.34° C 12.2° C
January 30 11.16° C 10.17° C 12.31° C
January 31 11.07° C 10.24° C 12.2° C

Where January Sits in the Year

January highlighted

3.0° C
5.8° C
8.5° C
11.3° C
14.0° C
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
10.73° C
10.98° C
10.34° C
9.33° C
7.97° C
6.75° C
5.72° C
5.23° C
5.48° C
6.29° C
7.9° C
9.41° C
10-year monthly history for Westpoint Island. 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 January

Compare other Falkland Islands water for the same month

Westpoint Island Location

-51.3500, -60.6833

-51.35000, -60.68330 View on OpenStreetMap →

Westpoint Island sits at -51.3500°N, 60.6833°W, on the coast of North West Islands, Falkland Islands. 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 Westpoint Island