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Warmest beach in New York in March

241 coastal locations in New York ranked by their typical March sea temperature. State-wide average in March: 5.1°C.

Warmest in March

Long Island

25.8°C

State March average

5.1°C

across 241 coastal locations in New York

Vs annual mean

-8.4°C

below the year-round state average

What the New York water feels like in March

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.

New York monthly average 4.0°C to 23.4°C
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  • Warmest month August 23.4°C
  • Coldest month February 4.0°C
  • Annual mean 13.5°C
  • Months above 20°C 3 of 12

Where March fits in the year

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

New York sea temperature map (live)

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

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Top 50 warmest New York beaches in March

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

# Location March mean
1 Long Island New York 25.8°C
2 Barren Island, Rockaway Inlet, Jamaica Bay, New York New York 5.9°C
3 The Battery Harbor New York 5.9°C
4 Beach Channel (bridge), Jamaica Bay New York 5.9°C
5 Bergen Point West Reach, Kill Van Kull New York 5.9°C
6 Brooklyn Bridge, East River New York 5.9°C
7 Canarsie, Jamaica Bay, New York New York 5.9°C
8 College Pt, Ft. of 110th Street, Long Island New York 5.9°C
9 Coney Island, New York New York 5.9°C
10 East 41st Street, New York City, East River, New York New York 5.9°C
11 Ferry Slip, Dyckman Street, Hudson River New York 5.9°C
12 Fort Hamilton, The Narrows, New York New York 5.9°C
13 Fort Wadsworth, The Narrows, Staten Island, New York New York 5.9°C
14 Gowanus Bay, New York New York 5.9°C
15 Great Kills Harbor New York 5.9°C
16 Harlem River, Randalls Island, East River New York 5.9°C
17 Haverstraw Bay, Hudson River New York 5.9°C
18 Hell Gate, Wards Island, East River, New York New York 5.9°C
19 Horns Hook, East 90th Street, East River New York 5.9°C
20 Hunters Point, Newtown Creek, East River, New York New York 5.9°C
21 Hunts Point, East River, New York New York 5.9°C
22 J.F.K. International Airport, Jamaica Bay, New York New York 5.9°C
23 Kings Point, Long Island Sound New York 5.9°C
24 Kingsborough Community College, Sheepshead Bay, Long Island New York 5.9°C
25 Manhattan New York 5.9°C
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26 Mill Basin, Jamaica Bay, New York New York 5.9°C
27 Motts Basin, Jamaica Bay, New York New York 5.9°C
28 New Rochelle, New York New York 5.9°C
29 North Brother Island, East River, New York New York 5.9°C
30 North Channel Bridge, Grassy Bay, Jamaica Bay New York 5.9°C
31 Norton Point, Gravesend Bay, New York New York 5.9°C
32 Plumb Beach Channel, Jamaica Bay, New York New York 5.9°C
33 Port Ivory, Howland Hook, Arthur Kill, New York New York 5.9°C
34 Port Morris (Stony Point), East River New York 5.9°C
35 Queensboro Bridge, East River New York 5.9°C
36 Riverdale, Hudson River New York 5.9°C
37 Spuyten Duyvil Creek Entrance, Hudson River New York 5.9°C
38 St. George, Staten Island, New York New York 5.9°C
39 Tarrytown, Hudson River, New York New York 5.9°C
40 Throgs Neck New York 5.9°C
41 USCG Station, The Narrows New York 5.9°C
42 Wallabout Bay, Brooklyn Navy Yard, East River, New York New York 5.9°C
43 Whitestone, East River, New York New York 5.9°C
44 Willets Point, Little Bay, East River New York 5.9°C
45 Williamsburg Bridge, East River New York 5.9°C
46 Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing Bay New York 5.9°C
47 Smith Point New York 5.8°C
48 Atlantic Beach, East Rockaway Inlet, Long Island New York 5.8°C
49 Bay Park, East Rockaway, Hewlett Bay New York 5.8°C
50 Bayville Bridge, Oyster Bay New York 5.8°C

Coldest 10 in New York in March

Same data the other way.

# Location March mean
1 Westfield New York 1.4°C
2 Alexandria Bay New York 1.6°C
3 Clayton New York 1.6°C
4 Dexter New York 1.6°C
5 Ogdensburg New York 1.6°C
6 Dunkirk New York 1.6°C
7 Buffalo New York 1.7°C
8 Silver Creek New York 1.7°C
9 West Seneca New York 1.7°C
10 Fair Haven New York 2.7°C

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