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Warmest beach in Washington in January

187 coastal locations in Washington ranked by their typical January sea temperature. State-wide average in January: 8.4°C.

Warmest in January

Point Grenville, Washington

9.4°C

State January average

8.4°C

across 187 coastal locations in Washington

Vs annual mean

-1.9°C

below the year-round state average

What the Washington 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.

Washington monthly average 8.1°C to 13.0°C
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  • Warmest month August 13.0°C
  • Coldest month February 8.1°C
  • Annual mean 10.3°C
  • Months above 20°C 0 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.

Washington sea temperature map (live)

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

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Top 50 warmest Washington beaches in January

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

# Location January mean
1 Point Grenville, Washington Washington 9.4°C
2 Taholah Washington 9.4°C
3 Columbia River entrance (N. Jetty), Washington Washington 9.4°C
4 Fort Canby, Jetty 'A', Washington Washington 9.4°C
5 Ilwaco, Baker Bay, Washington Washington 9.4°C
6 James Island, Washington Washington 9.3°C
7 Destruction Island, Washington Washington 9.3°C
8 Long Beach Washington 9.3°C
9 Ocean Park Washington 9.3°C
10 Bay Center, Palix River, Willapa Bay, Washington Washington 9.2°C
11 Cape Disappointment Washington 9.2°C
12 Mailboat Slough, Willapa River, Willapa Bay, Washington Washington 9.2°C
13 Palix River, south fork, Willapa Bay, Washington Washington 9.2°C
14 Raymond, Willapa River, Willapa Bay, Washington Washington 9.2°C
15 South Bend, Willapa River, Willapa Bay Washington 9.2°C
16 Toke Point, Willapa Bay Washington 9.2°C
17 La Push Washington 9.2°C
18 Tskawahyah Island, Cape Alava Washington 9.2°C
19 Aberdeen Washington 9.2°C
20 Hoquiam Washington 9.2°C
21 Moclips Washington 9.2°C
22 Ocean City Washington 9.2°C
23 Ocean Shores Washington 9.2°C
24 Aberdeen, Grays Harbor Washington 9.2°C
25 Bay City, South Bay, Grays Harbor, Washington Washington 9.2°C
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26 Cosmopolis, Chehalis River, Grays Harbor, Washington Washington 9.2°C
27 Markham, Grays Harbor, Washington Washington 9.2°C
28 Montesano, Chehalis River, Grays Harbor, Washington Washington 9.2°C
29 Point Brown, Grays Harbor, Washington Washington 9.2°C
30 Westport, Point Chehalis, Grays Harbor Washington 9.2°C
31 Westport Washington 9.2°C
32 Makah Bay, Washington Washington 9.0°C
33 Neah Bay, Strait Of Juan De Fuca Washington 9.0°C
34 Tatoosh Island, Cape Flattery, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington Washington 9.0°C
35 Neah Bay Washington 8.9°C
36 Sekiu, Clallam Bay, Strait of Juan de Fuca Washington 8.7°C
37 Jim Creek Washington 8.5°C
38 Twin Rivers, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington Washington 8.5°C
39 Crescent Bay, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington Washington 8.5°C
40 Ala Spit, Whidbey Island, Washington Washington 8.4°C
41 Aleck Bay, Lopez Island, Washington Washington 8.4°C
42 Burrows Bay (Allan Island), Washington Washington 8.4°C
43 Cornet Bay, Deception Pass, Washington Washington 8.4°C
44 Crescent Harbor, N. Whidbey Island, Washington Washington 8.4°C
45 Deception Pass St. Park, Bowman Bay, Fidalgo I. Washington 8.4°C
46 Ediz Hook, Port Angeles, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington Washington 8.4°C
47 La Conner, Swinomish Channel, Washington Washington 8.4°C
48 Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Washington 8.4°C
49 Port Angeles, Strait Of Juan De Fuca Washington 8.4°C
50 Richardson, Lopez Island, San Juan Channel Washington 8.4°C

Coldest 10 in Washington in January

Same data the other way.

# Location January mean
1 Point Roberts Washington 7.3°C
2 Friday Harbor Washington 7.6°C
3 San Juan Islands Washington 7.6°C
4 Anacortes Washington 7.6°C
5 Bellingham Washington 7.6°C
6 Birch Bay Washington 7.6°C
7 Blaine Washington 7.6°C
8 Eastsound Washington 7.6°C
9 Lopez Island Washington 7.6°C
10 Marietta Washington 7.6°C

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