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Warmest beach in Massachusetts in January

222 coastal locations in Massachusetts ranked by their typical January sea temperature. State-wide average in January: 5.3°C.

Warmest in January

Texas Tower, Georges Shoal

7.2°C

State January average

5.3°C

across 222 coastal locations in Massachusetts

Vs annual mean

-6.7°C

below the year-round state average

What the Massachusetts 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.

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 January fits in the year

January 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 January mean from a decade of daily history.

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Top 50 warmest Massachusetts beaches in January

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

# Location January mean
1 Texas Tower, Georges Shoal Massachusetts 7.2°C
2 Coast Guard Beach Massachusetts 6.8°C
3 Eastham Massachusetts 6.8°C
4 Marconi Beach Massachusetts 6.8°C
5 Nauset Beach Massachusetts 6.8°C
6 Orleans Massachusetts 6.8°C
7 Herring Cove Beach Massachusetts 6.7°C
8 North Truro Massachusetts 6.7°C
9 Provincetown Massachusetts 6.7°C
10 Race Point Beach Massachusetts 6.7°C
11 Truro Massachusetts 6.7°C
12 Provincetown, Cape Cod Massachusetts 6.2°C
13 Brewster Massachusetts 6.1°C
14 Corporation Beach Massachusetts 6.1°C
15 Fall River, Narragansett Bay Massachusetts 6.1°C
16 First Encounter Beach Massachusetts 6.1°C
17 Ocean Grove Massachusetts 6.1°C
18 Skaket Beach Massachusetts 6.1°C
19 Steep Brook, Taunton River, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Massachusetts 6.1°C
20 Wellfleet Massachusetts 6.1°C
21 Westport Harbor, Westport River, Massachusetts Massachusetts 6.1°C
22 Chatham Massachusetts 6.1°C
23 Annisquam, Lobster Cove, Massachusetts Massachusetts 6.0°C
24 Fall River Massachusetts 6.0°C
25 Horseneck Beach Massachusetts 6.0°C
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26 Westport Massachusetts 6.0°C
27 Gloucester Massachusetts 5.9°C
28 Good Harbor Beach Massachusetts 5.9°C
29 Newburyport Massachusetts 5.9°C
30 Rockport Massachusetts 5.9°C
31 Salisbury Massachusetts 5.9°C
32 Wingaersheek Beach Massachusetts 5.9°C
33 Chilmark Massachusetts 5.8°C
34 Edgartown Massachusetts 5.8°C
35 Martha's Vineyard Massachusetts 5.8°C
36 Merrimacport, Merrimack River Massachusetts 5.8°C
37 Oak Bluffs Massachusetts 5.8°C
38 Plum Island, Merrimack River Entrance, Merrimack River Massachusetts 5.8°C
39 Riverside, Merrimack River Massachusetts 5.8°C
40 Salisbury Point, Merrimack River Massachusetts 5.8°C
41 Vineyard Haven Massachusetts 5.8°C
42 Boston Harbor Massachusetts 5.8°C
43 Duxbury Beach Massachusetts 5.8°C
44 Duxbury Massachusetts 5.8°C
45 Hull Massachusetts 5.8°C
46 Humarock Massachusetts 5.8°C
47 Lynn Massachusetts 5.8°C
48 Marblehead Massachusetts 5.8°C
49 Marshfield Massachusetts 5.8°C
50 Nahant Beach Massachusetts 5.8°C

Coldest 10 in Massachusetts in January

Same data the other way.

# Location January mean
1 Barnstable Harbor, Beach Point, Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts Massachusetts 3.9°C
2 Cotuit Highlands, Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts Massachusetts 3.9°C
3 Hyannis Port, Nantucket Sound Massachusetts 3.9°C
4 Poponesset Island, Poponesset Bay, Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts Massachusetts 3.9°C
5 Succonnesset Point Massachusetts 3.9°C
6 Aquinnah Massachusetts 4.0°C
7 Clarks Point, New Bedford, Buzzards Bay Massachusetts 4.2°C
8 Marion Center Massachusetts 4.2°C
9 Marion, Sippican Harbor, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts Massachusetts 4.2°C
10 Mattapoisett, Mattapoisett Harbor, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts Massachusetts 4.2°C

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