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Warmest beach in Texas in December

84 coastal locations in Texas ranked by their typical December sea temperature. State-wide average in December: 18.6°C.

Warmest in December

Brownsville

20.9°C

State December average

18.6°C

across 84 coastal locations in Texas

Vs annual mean

-5.2°C

below the year-round state average

What the Texas water feels like in December

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.

Texas monthly average 16.0°C to 30.1°C
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  • Warmest month August 30.1°C
  • Coldest month February 16.0°C
  • Annual mean 23.8°C
  • Months above 20°C 8 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.

Texas sea temperature map (live)

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

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Top 50 warmest Texas beaches in December

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

# Location December mean
1 Brownsville Texas 20.9°C
2 Realitos Peninsula Texas 20.9°C
3 Padre Island, Brazos Santiago Pass Texas 20.9°C
4 Arroyo City Texas 20.7°C
5 Port Isabel Texas 20.7°C
6 South Padre Island Texas 20.7°C
7 Laguna Vista Texas 20.6°C
8 Mustang Island Texas 20.3°C
9 Aransas Wildlife Refuge (TCOON) Texas 19.9°C
10 Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Texas 19.9°C
11 Rockport Texas 19.9°C
12 Aransas Pass Texas 19.8°C
13 Corpus Christi Texas 19.8°C
14 Port Aransas Texas 19.8°C
15 Aransas, Aransas Pass Texas 19.7°C
16 Corpus Christi, Gulf Of Mexico Texas 19.7°C
17 Corpus Christi Naval Air Station Texas 19.7°C
18 Nueces Bay (TCOON) Texas 19.7°C
19 Packery Channel Texas 19.7°C
20 Port Aransas (H. Caldwell Pier) Texas 19.7°C
21 Port Ingleside, Corpus Christi Bay Texas 19.7°C
22 Texas State Aquarium, Corpus Christi Texas 19.7°C
23 White Point Bay Texas 19.7°C
24 Laguna Madre Texas 19.7°C
25 Port Mansfield Texas 19.7°C
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26 North Padre Island Texas 19.7°C
27 Padre Island Texas 19.7°C
28 Matagorda Texas 19.5°C
29 Freeport Texas 19.2°C
30 Surfside Beach Texas 19.2°C
31 Palacios Texas 19.1°C
32 Sargent (TCOON) Texas 18.9°C
33 Sabine Bank Lighthouse, Texas Texas 18.5°C
34 Sabine (offshore) Texas 18.5°C
35 Matagorda City (TCOON) Texas 18.5°C
36 Freeport, DOW Barge Canal Texas 18.3°C
37 Freeport SPIP, Freeport Harbor Texas 18.3°C
38 USCG Freeport Texas 18.3°C
39 Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel Texas 18.3°C
40 Port Lavaca, Lavaca Causeway, Matagorda Bay Texas 18.2°C
41 Seadrift, San Antonio Bay Texas 18.2°C
42 Crystal Beach Texas 18.1°C
43 Port Lavaca Texas 18.1°C
44 Galveston Pier 21, Galveston Channel Texas 18.0°C
45 Galveston Pleasure Pier, Gulf Of Mexico Texas 18.0°C
46 Galveston Railroad Bridge Texas 18.0°C
47 Jamaica Beach, West Bay, Galveston Bay, Texas Texas 18.0°C
48 Port Bolivar, Galveston Bay Texas 18.0°C
49 Texas City, Turning Basin, Galveston Bay, Texas Texas 18.0°C
50 Galveston Texas 17.9°C

Coldest 10 in Texas in December

Same data the other way.

# Location December mean
1 Port Arthur Texas 17.1°C
2 Port Oconnor Texas 17.1°C
3 Mesquite Point, Sabine Pass Texas 17.2°C
4 Rainbow Bridge, Neches River Texas 17.2°C
5 Sabine Pass (jetty), Texas Texas 17.2°C
6 Sabine Pass (north) Texas 17.2°C
7 Texas Point, Sabine Pass Texas 17.2°C
8 Anahuac Texas 17.4°C
9 Trinity Bay Texas 17.4°C
10 Orange (Old Navy Base) Texas 17.4°C

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