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Warmest beach in New York in May

241 coastal locations in New York ranked by their typical May sea temperature. State-wide average in May: 12.8°C.

Warmest in May

Long Island

27.2°C

State May average

12.8°C

across 241 coastal locations in New York

Vs annual mean

-0.8°C

below the year-round state average

What the New York water feels like in May

Water at this temperature is cold and will feel very cold initially, but the body will get used to it and longer swims are possible. Experienced swimmers can manage several hours of swimming, however hypothermia is still a real risk.

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 May fits in the year

May 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 May mean from a decade of daily history.

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Top 50 warmest New York beaches in May

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

# Location May mean
1 Long Island New York 27.2°C
2 Centerport New York 14.4°C
3 Cold Spring Harbor New York 14.4°C
4 Eatons Neck New York 14.4°C
5 Halesite New York 14.4°C
6 Hudson river (Albany) New York 14.4°C
7 Huntington Bay New York 14.4°C
8 Northport New York 14.4°C
9 East Setauket New York 14.2°C
10 Long Island New York 14.2°C
11 Mount Sinai New York 14.2°C
12 Nissequogue New York 14.2°C
13 Port Jefferson New York 14.2°C
14 Smithtown New York 14.2°C
15 Stony Brook New York 14.2°C
16 Bellport New York 13.6°C
17 East Moriches New York 13.6°C
18 Mastic New York 13.6°C
19 Miller Place New York 13.6°C
20 Moriches New York 13.6°C
21 Shoreham New York 13.6°C
22 Bronx New York 13.5°C
23 City Island New York 13.5°C
24 East River New York 13.5°C
25 Larchmont New York 13.5°C
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26 Midland Beach New York 13.5°C
27 New Rochelle New York 13.5°C
28 New York City New York 13.5°C
29 New York New York 13.5°C
30 Staten Island New York 13.5°C
31 Sunken Meadow New York 13.5°C
32 Yonkers New York 13.5°C
33 Barren Island, Rockaway Inlet, Jamaica Bay, New York New York 13.4°C
34 The Battery Harbor New York 13.4°C
35 Beach Channel (bridge), Jamaica Bay New York 13.4°C
36 Bergen Point West Reach, Kill Van Kull New York 13.4°C
37 Brooklyn Bridge, East River New York 13.4°C
38 Canarsie, Jamaica Bay, New York New York 13.4°C
39 College Pt, Ft. of 110th Street, Long Island New York 13.4°C
40 Coney Island, New York New York 13.4°C
41 East 41st Street, New York City, East River, New York New York 13.4°C
42 Ferry Slip, Dyckman Street, Hudson River New York 13.4°C
43 Fort Hamilton, The Narrows, New York New York 13.4°C
44 Fort Wadsworth, The Narrows, Staten Island, New York New York 13.4°C
45 Gowanus Bay, New York New York 13.4°C
46 Great Kills Harbor New York 13.4°C
47 Harlem River, Randalls Island, East River New York 13.4°C
48 Haverstraw Bay, Hudson River New York 13.4°C
49 Hell Gate, Wards Island, East River, New York New York 13.4°C
50 Horns Hook, East 90th Street, East River New York 13.4°C

Coldest 10 in New York in May

Same data the other way.

# Location May mean
1 Rochester New York 6.8°C
2 Olcott New York 7.6°C
3 Fair Haven New York 7.8°C
4 Oswego New York 7.8°C
5 Tonawanda New York 8.1°C
6 Syracuse New York 8.1°C
7 Goat Island New York 8.3°C
8 Youngstown New York 8.3°C
9 Alexandria Bay New York 8.6°C
10 Clayton New York 8.6°C

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