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Warmest beach in Maryland in May

138 coastal locations in Maryland ranked by their typical May sea temperature. State-wide average in May: 17.7°C.

Warmest in May

Ewell, Smith Island, Chesapeake Bay

18.7°C

State May average

17.7°C

across 138 coastal locations in Maryland

Vs annual mean

+2.1°C

above the year-round state average

What the Maryland water feels like in May

At this temperature, water will feel cold compared to a swimming pool, but with a bit of experience and practice most people will find the water relatively comfortable to swim in.

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 May fits in the year

May 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 May mean from a decade of daily history.

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Top 50 warmest Maryland beaches in May

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

# Location May mean
1 Ewell, Smith Island, Chesapeake Bay Maryland 18.7°C
2 Bishops Head, Hooper Strait Maryland 18.7°C
3 Holland Island Bar Light, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 18.7°C
4 Holland Island Bar Light Maryland 18.7°C
5 Hooper Island Light, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 18.7°C
6 Hooper Strait Light, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 18.7°C
7 McCready's Creek, Fishing Bay, Chesapeake Bay Maryland 18.7°C
8 Middle Hooper Island, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 18.7°C
9 Roaring Point, Nanticoke River, Maryland Maryland 18.7°C
10 Smithville Road Bridge, Beaverdam Creek, Little Choptank River Maryland 18.7°C
11 Vienna, Nanticoke River Maryland 18.7°C
12 Whitehaven, Wicomico River, Maryland Maryland 18.7°C
13 Ape Hole Creek, Pocomoke Sound, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 18.6°C
14 Chance, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 18.6°C
15 Colburn Creek, Big Annemessex River, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 18.6°C
16 Crisfield, Little Annemessex River, Chesapeake Bay Maryland 18.6°C
17 Great Shoals Light, Monie Bay, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 18.6°C
18 Long Point, Big Annemessex River, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 18.6°C
19 Sharkfin Shoal Light, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 18.6°C
20 Teague Creek, Manokin River, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 18.6°C
21 Crisfield Maryland 18.5°C
22 Bladensburg, Anacostia River Maryland 18.1°C
23 Claiborne, Eastern Bay, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 18.1°C
24 Dover Bridge, Choptank River, Maryland Maryland 18.1°C
25 Easton Point, Tred Avon River, Maryland Maryland 18.1°C
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26 Edgewater, South River, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 18.1°C
27 Ferry Cove, Tilghman Island, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 18.1°C
28 Galesville, West River, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 18.1°C
29 Gingerville Creek, South River, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 18.1°C
30 Hillsboro, Tuckahoe Creek Maryland 18.1°C
31 Kent Island Narrows, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 18.1°C
32 Kent Point Marina, Chesapeake Bay Maryland 18.1°C
33 Matapeake, Kent Island, Chesapeake Bay Maryland 18.1°C
34 Poplar Island, Chesapeake Bay Maryland 18.1°C
35 Queenstown, Chester River, Maryland Maryland 18.1°C
36 Rhode River (County Wharf), Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 18.1°C
37 Robinwood Maryland 18.1°C
38 St. Michaels, Miles River, Chesapeake Bay Maryland 18.1°C
39 St. Michaels, San Domingo Creek, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 18.1°C
40 Thomas Point Shoal Light Maryland 18.1°C
41 Avalon, Dogwood Harbor, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 18.1°C
42 Benedict, Patuxent River, Maryland Maryland 18.1°C
43 Cambridge, Choptank River Maryland 18.1°C
44 Cherry Island, Beckwiths Creek, Little Choptank River, Maryland Maryland 18.1°C
45 Deep Neck Point, Broad Creek, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 18.1°C
46 Indian Head, Potomac River, Maryland Maryland 18.1°C
47 Lower Marlboro, Patuxent River Maryland 18.1°C
48 Marshall Hall, Potomac River, Maryland Maryland 18.1°C
49 Oxford, Tred Avon River, Maryland Maryland 18.1°C
50 Rose Haven, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 18.1°C

Coldest 10 in Maryland in May

Same data the other way.

# Location May mean
1 Buntings Bridge, Chincoteague Bay Maryland 15.1°C
2 Keydash, Isle of Wight Bay, Maryland Maryland 15.1°C
3 Ocean City (fishing pier) Maryland 15.1°C
4 Ocean City Inlet Maryland 15.1°C
5 South Point, Sinepuxent Neck, Chincoteague Bay Maryland 15.1°C
6 West Ocean City Maryland 15.1°C
7 Ocean City Maryland 15.1°C
8 Assateague Island Maryland 15.2°C
9 Public Landing, Chincoteague Bay Maryland 15.4°C
10 Salisbury, Wicomico River Maryland 15.4°C

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