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Warmest beach in Texas in January

84 coastal locations in Texas ranked by their typical January sea temperature. State-wide average in January: 16.3°C.

Warmest in January

Padre Island, Brazos Santiago Pass

19.0°C

State January average

16.3°C

across 84 coastal locations in Texas

Vs annual mean

-7.5°C

below the year-round state average

What the Texas water feels like in January

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 January fits in the year

January 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 January mean from a decade of daily history.

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Top 50 warmest Texas beaches in January

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

# Location January mean
1 Padre Island, Brazos Santiago Pass Texas 19.0°C
2 Realitos Peninsula Texas 19.0°C
3 Brownsville Texas 18.7°C
4 Arroyo City Texas 18.4°C
5 Port Isabel Texas 18.4°C
6 South Padre Island Texas 18.4°C
7 Laguna Vista Texas 18.3°C
8 Mustang Island Texas 18.2°C
9 Aransas Wildlife Refuge (TCOON) Texas 17.9°C
10 Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Texas 17.9°C
11 Aransas, Aransas Pass Texas 17.6°C
12 Corpus Christi, Gulf Of Mexico Texas 17.6°C
13 Corpus Christi Naval Air Station Texas 17.6°C
14 Nueces Bay (TCOON) Texas 17.6°C
15 Packery Channel Texas 17.6°C
16 Port Aransas (H. Caldwell Pier) Texas 17.6°C
17 Port Ingleside, Corpus Christi Bay Texas 17.6°C
18 Texas State Aquarium, Corpus Christi Texas 17.6°C
19 White Point Bay Texas 17.6°C
20 Rockport Texas 17.6°C
21 Aransas Pass Texas 17.4°C
22 Corpus Christi Texas 17.4°C
23 Port Aransas Texas 17.4°C
24 Matagorda Texas 17.4°C
25 Laguna Madre Texas 17.3°C
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26 Port Mansfield Texas 17.3°C
27 North Padre Island Texas 17.3°C
28 Padre Island Texas 17.3°C
29 Freeport Texas 17.0°C
30 Surfside Beach Texas 17.0°C
31 Palacios Texas 16.9°C
32 Sargent (TCOON) Texas 16.7°C
33 Matagorda City (TCOON) Texas 16.2°C
34 Freeport, DOW Barge Canal Texas 16.1°C
35 Freeport SPIP, Freeport Harbor Texas 16.1°C
36 USCG Freeport Texas 16.1°C
37 Sabine Bank Lighthouse, Texas Texas 16.0°C
38 Sabine (offshore) Texas 16.0°C
39 Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel Texas 15.9°C
40 Galveston Pier 21, Galveston Channel Texas 15.8°C
41 Galveston Pleasure Pier, Gulf Of Mexico Texas 15.8°C
42 Galveston Railroad Bridge Texas 15.8°C
43 Jamaica Beach, West Bay, Galveston Bay, Texas Texas 15.8°C
44 Port Bolivar, Galveston Bay Texas 15.8°C
45 Texas City, Turning Basin, Galveston Bay, Texas Texas 15.8°C
46 Crystal Beach Texas 15.8°C
47 Port Lavaca, Lavaca Causeway, Matagorda Bay Texas 15.7°C
48 Seadrift, San Antonio Bay Texas 15.7°C
49 Galveston Texas 15.6°C
50 San Leon Texas 15.6°C

Coldest 10 in Texas in January

Same data the other way.

# Location January mean
1 Port Oconnor Texas 14.5°C
2 Port Arthur Texas 14.8°C
3 Mesquite Point, Sabine Pass Texas 14.9°C
4 Rainbow Bridge, Neches River Texas 14.9°C
5 Sabine Pass (jetty), Texas Texas 14.9°C
6 Sabine Pass (north) Texas 14.9°C
7 Texas Point, Sabine Pass Texas 14.9°C
8 Anahuac Texas 15.0°C
9 Trinity Bay Texas 15.0°C
10 Orange (Old Navy Base) Texas 15.0°C

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