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Warmest beach in Maine in January

158 coastal locations in Maine ranked by their typical January sea temperature. State-wide average in January: 5.5°C.

Warmest in January

Cutler

6.5°C

State January average

5.5°C

across 158 coastal locations in Maine

Vs annual mean

-4.4°C

below the year-round state average

What the Maine water feels like in January

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.

Maine monthly average 4.0°C to 16.7°C
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  • Warmest month August 16.7°C
  • Coldest month March 4.0°C
  • Annual mean 9.9°C
  • Months above 20°C 0 of 12

Where January fits in the year

January sits inside the state pattern shown on the left. Browse a different month for a fresh ranking.

Maine sea temperature map (live)

Today's reading at every Maine beach we track. The list below uses the typical January mean from a decade of daily history.

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Top 50 warmest Maine beaches in January

Sorted by typical January mean. Click any beach for the full location page.

# Location January mean
1 Cutler Maine 6.5°C
2 Casco Bay Maine 6.4°C
3 Eastport Maine 6.4°C
4 Machiasport Maine 6.4°C
5 Birch Islands, Cobscook Bay, Maine Maine 6.3°C
6 Coffin Point, Coffin Neck Maine 6.3°C
7 Cutler, Little River, Maine Maine 6.3°C
8 Garnet Point, Hersey Neck, Pennamquan River, Cobscook Bay Maine 6.3°C
9 Gravelly Point, Whiting Bay Maine 6.3°C
10 Bremen Maine 6.3°C
11 Bristol Maine 6.3°C
12 Friendship Maine 6.3°C
13 Pemaquid Maine 6.3°C
14 Addison Maine 6.2°C
15 Beals Island Maine 6.2°C
16 Frenchboro Maine 6.2°C
17 Jonesport Maine 6.2°C
18 Swans Island Maine 6.2°C
19 Gulf of Maine Maine 6.1°C
20 Eastport, Passamaquoddy Bay Maine 6.1°C
21 Pettegrove Point, Dochet Island Maine 6.1°C
22 West Quoddy Head Maine 6.1°C
23 Steele Harbor Island, Maine Maine 6.1°C
24 Cutler Naval Base, Machias Bay Maine 6.1°C
25 Shoppee Point, Englishman Bay, Maine Maine 6.1°C
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26 Stone Island, Machias Bay, Maine Maine 6.1°C
27 Boothbay Harbor Maine 6.0°C
28 Reid State Park Maine 6.0°C
29 Biddeford Pool Maine 6.0°C
30 Biddeford Maine 6.0°C
31 Cape Elizabeth Maine 6.0°C
32 Goose Rocks Beach Maine 6.0°C
33 Kennebunkport Maine 6.0°C
34 Peaks Island Maine 6.0°C
35 South Portland Maine 6.0°C
36 Bar Harbor Maine 5.9°C
37 Brunswick, Androscoggin River, Kennebec River, Maine Maine 5.9°C
38 Cundy Harbor, New Meadows River, Casco Bay, Maine Maine 5.9°C
39 Fort Popham, Hunniwell Point, Kennebec River Maine 5.9°C
40 Howard Point, New Meadows River, Casco Bay, Maine Maine 5.9°C
41 Wilson Cove, Middle Bay, Casco Bay, Maine Maine 5.9°C
42 Harpswell Center Maine 5.9°C
43 North Bath Maine 5.9°C
44 Phippsburg Maine 5.9°C
45 Popham Beach Maine 5.9°C
46 Woolwich Maine 5.9°C
47 Kittery Maine 5.9°C
48 Ogunquit Maine 5.9°C
49 York Beach Maine 5.9°C
50 York Harbor Maine 5.9°C

Coldest 10 in Maine in January

Same data the other way.

# Location January mean
1 Acadia Maine 0.3°C
2 Belfast Maine 3.5°C
3 Bucksport Maine 3.5°C
4 Lincolnville Maine 3.5°C
5 Orland Maine 3.5°C
6 Vinalhaven Maine 3.5°C
7 Winterport Maine 3.5°C
8 Bucksport, Penobscot River, Maine Maine 3.9°C
9 Fort Point, Penobscot River Maine 3.9°C
10 Gross Point, Eastern Channel, Penobscot River, Maine Maine 3.9°C

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