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Warmest beach in Massachusetts in December

222 coastal locations in Massachusetts ranked by their typical December sea temperature. State-wide average in December: 8.0°C.

Warmest in December

Texas Tower, Georges Shoal

9.5°C

State December average

8.0°C

across 222 coastal locations in Massachusetts

Vs annual mean

-4.0°C

below the year-round state average

What the Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts monthly average 3.8°C to 20.8°C
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  • Warmest month August 20.8°C
  • Coldest month February 3.8°C
  • Annual mean 12.0°C
  • Months above 20°C 2 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.

Massachusetts sea temperature map (live)

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

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Top 50 warmest Massachusetts beaches in December

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

# Location December mean
1 Texas Tower, Georges Shoal Massachusetts 9.5°C
2 Fall River Massachusetts 9.2°C
3 Horseneck Beach Massachusetts 9.2°C
4 Westport Massachusetts 9.2°C
5 Chilmark Massachusetts 9.2°C
6 Edgartown Massachusetts 9.2°C
7 Martha's Vineyard Massachusetts 9.2°C
8 Oak Bluffs Massachusetts 9.2°C
9 Vineyard Haven Massachusetts 9.2°C
10 Fall River, Narragansett Bay Massachusetts 9.1°C
11 Ocean Grove Massachusetts 9.1°C
12 Steep Brook, Taunton River, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Massachusetts 9.1°C
13 Westport Harbor, Westport River, Massachusetts Massachusetts 9.1°C
14 Coast Guard Beach Massachusetts 8.7°C
15 Eastham Massachusetts 8.7°C
16 Marconi Beach Massachusetts 8.7°C
17 Nauset Beach Massachusetts 8.7°C
18 Orleans Massachusetts 8.7°C
19 Herring Cove Beach Massachusetts 8.7°C
20 North Truro Massachusetts 8.7°C
21 Provincetown Massachusetts 8.7°C
22 Race Point Beach Massachusetts 8.7°C
23 Truro Massachusetts 8.7°C
24 Bliss Corner Massachusetts 8.4°C
25 Dartmouth Massachusetts 8.4°C
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26 Fairhaven Massachusetts 8.4°C
27 Marion Massachusetts 8.4°C
28 Mattapoisett Massachusetts 8.4°C
29 New Bedford Massachusetts 8.4°C
30 Provincetown, Cape Cod Massachusetts 8.4°C
31 Brewster Massachusetts 8.4°C
32 Corporation Beach Massachusetts 8.4°C
33 Cuttyhunk, Massachusetts Massachusetts 8.4°C
34 First Encounter Beach Massachusetts 8.4°C
35 Gay Head, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts Massachusetts 8.4°C
36 Kettle Cove Massachusetts 8.4°C
37 Menemsha Bight Massachusetts 8.4°C
38 Menemsha Harbor Massachusetts 8.4°C
39 Nomans Land, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts Massachusetts 8.4°C
40 Penikese Island, Buzzards Bay Massachusetts 8.4°C
41 Quicks Hole, North side, Massachusetts Massachusetts 8.4°C
42 Skaket Beach Massachusetts 8.4°C
43 Squibnocket Point, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts Massachusetts 8.4°C
44 Tarpaulin Cove Massachusetts 8.4°C
45 Wellfleet Massachusetts 8.4°C
46 Chatham Massachusetts 8.2°C
47 Boston Harbor Massachusetts 8.2°C
48 Duxbury Beach Massachusetts 8.2°C
49 Duxbury Massachusetts 8.2°C
50 Hull Massachusetts 8.2°C

Coldest 10 in Massachusetts in December

Same data the other way.

# Location December mean
1 Barnstable Harbor, Beach Point, Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts Massachusetts 6.7°C
2 Cotuit Highlands, Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts Massachusetts 6.7°C
3 Hyannis Port, Nantucket Sound Massachusetts 6.7°C
4 Poponesset Island, Poponesset Bay, Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts Massachusetts 6.7°C
5 Succonnesset Point Massachusetts 6.7°C
6 Nantucket Massachusetts 7.0°C
7 Dennisport, Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts Massachusetts 7.1°C
8 Monomoy Point Massachusetts 7.1°C
9 Saquatucket Harbor, Nantucket Sound Massachusetts 7.1°C
10 Wychmere Harbor, Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts Massachusetts 7.1°C

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