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Warmest beach in Maryland in December

138 coastal locations in Maryland ranked by their typical December sea temperature. State-wide average in December: 7.2°C.

Warmest in December

Assateague Island

10.1°C

State December average

7.2°C

across 138 coastal locations in Maryland

Vs annual mean

-8.4°C

below the year-round state average

What the Maryland water feels like in December

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.

Maryland monthly average 3.8°C to 27.4°C
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  • Warmest month July 27.4°C
  • Coldest month February 3.8°C
  • Annual mean 15.6°C
  • Months above 20°C 4 of 12

Where December fits in the year

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

Maryland sea temperature map (live)

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

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Top 50 warmest Maryland beaches in December

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

# Location December mean
1 Assateague Island Maryland 10.1°C
2 Sandy Point Maryland 9.7°C
3 Public Landing, Chincoteague Bay Maryland 9.6°C
4 Salisbury, Wicomico River Maryland 9.6°C
5 Shelltown, Pocomoke River, Maryland Maryland 9.6°C
6 Snow Hill, city park, Pocomoke River Maryland 9.6°C
7 Snow Hill, Pocomoke River, Maryland (sub) Maryland 9.6°C
8 Ocean City Maryland 9.5°C
9 Buntings Bridge, Chincoteague Bay Maryland 9.4°C
10 Keydash, Isle of Wight Bay, Maryland Maryland 9.4°C
11 Ocean City (fishing pier) Maryland 9.4°C
12 Ocean City Inlet Maryland 9.4°C
13 South Point, Sinepuxent Neck, Chincoteague Bay Maryland 9.4°C
14 West Ocean City Maryland 9.4°C
15 Crisfield Maryland 8.1°C
16 Ewell, Smith Island, Chesapeake Bay Maryland 7.7°C
17 Bishops Head, Hooper Strait Maryland 7.6°C
18 Holland Island Bar Light, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 7.6°C
19 Holland Island Bar Light Maryland 7.6°C
20 Hooper Island Light, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 7.6°C
21 Hooper Strait Light, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 7.6°C
22 McCready's Creek, Fishing Bay, Chesapeake Bay Maryland 7.6°C
23 Middle Hooper Island, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 7.6°C
24 Roaring Point, Nanticoke River, Maryland Maryland 7.6°C
25 Smithville Road Bridge, Beaverdam Creek, Little Choptank River Maryland 7.6°C
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26 Vienna, Nanticoke River Maryland 7.6°C
27 Whitehaven, Wicomico River, Maryland Maryland 7.6°C
28 Cobb Island Maryland 7.6°C
29 Barren Island, Chesapeake Bay Maryland 7.5°C
30 Broomes Island, Patuxent River, Maryland Maryland 7.5°C
31 Clifton Beach, Smith Point, Potomac River, Maryland Maryland 7.5°C
32 Colton Point, Potomac River, Maryland Maryland 7.5°C
33 Cornfield Harbor, Potomac River, Maryland Maryland 7.5°C
34 Cove Point, Chesapeake Bay Maryland 7.5°C
35 Goose Creek, Port Tobacco River, Potomac River, Maryland Maryland 7.5°C
36 Liverpool Point, Potomac River, Maryland Maryland 7.5°C
37 Long Beach, Chesapeake Bay Maryland 7.5°C
38 Lower Cedar Point, Potomac River, Maryland Maryland 7.5°C
39 Mills Point (south of), Wicomico River, Maryland Maryland 7.5°C
40 Piney Point Maryland 7.5°C
41 Point Lookout, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 7.5°C
42 Riverside, Potomac River, Maryland Maryland 7.5°C
43 Solomons Island, Patuxent River Maryland 7.5°C
44 Taylors Island, Slaughter Creek, Little Choptank River, Maryland Maryland 7.5°C
45 Ape Hole Creek, Pocomoke Sound, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 7.5°C
46 Chance, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 7.5°C
47 Colburn Creek, Big Annemessex River, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 7.5°C
48 Crisfield, Little Annemessex River, Chesapeake Bay Maryland 7.5°C
49 Great Shoals Light, Monie Bay, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 7.5°C
50 Long Point, Big Annemessex River, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 7.5°C

Coldest 10 in Maryland in December

Same data the other way.

# Location December mean
1 Charlestown, Northeast River, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 6.1°C
2 Chesapeake City, Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Maryland 6.1°C
3 Crumpton, Chester River Maryland 6.1°C
4 Old Frenchtown Wharf, Elk River, Maryland Maryland 6.1°C
5 Sharptown, Nanticoke River, Maryland Maryland 6.1°C
6 Town Point Wharf, Elk River Maryland 6.1°C
7 Charlestown Maryland 6.2°C
8 North East Maryland 6.2°C
9 White Crystal Beach Maryland 6.2°C
10 Baltimore (Fort McHenry) Maryland 6.4°C

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