Water temperature in Paihia in December

Is it warm enough to swim in Paihia in December? Average water temperature in Paihia in December is 18.8°C and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming. The warmest sea in Paihia in December is 21.2°C, and the coldest is 16.1°C. To find out the sea temperature today and in the coming days, go to Current sea temperature in Paihia

Changes water temperature in Paihia in December 2024, 2023

To get an accurate forecast for the water temperature in Paihia for any chosen month, compare two years within a 10 year range using the chart below. In addition to the sea water temperature in Paihia, the selected years in the table also show the values of the maximum and minimum temperatures on each of the days of December.

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Day	2024	2023	Min	Max
1 December	18.4°C	17.8°C	16.1°C	19°C
2 December	18.2°C	18°C	16.3°C	19°C
3 December	18.5°C	18°C	16.5°C	19.3°C
4 December	19.1°C	18°C	16.6°C	19.6°C
5 December	19.7°C	18.1°C	16.9°C	19.7°C
6 December	20.1°C	18.3°C	16.6°C	20.1°C
7 December	19.9°C	18.6°C	16.8°C	19.9°C
8 December	19.8°C	18.3°C	17.1°C	19.8°C
9 December	19.7°C	18.9°C	17.2°C	19.8°C
10 December	19.9°C	18.8°C	17.2°C	19.9°C
11 December	19.9°C	19°C	17.5°C	20°C
12 December	20.2°C	18.7°C	17.6°C	20.2°C
13 December	20.3°C	18.6°C	17.6°C	20.3°C
14 December	20.1°C	18.4°C	17.4°C	20.3°C
15 December	19.9°C	18.4°C	17.6°C	20.3°C

Day	2024	2023	Min	Max
16 December	20.2°C	18.6°C	17.2°C	20.6°C
17 December	20.8°C	18.8°C	17.5°C	20.8°C
18 December	20.5°C	18.9°C	17.8°C	20.7°C
19 December	20.4°C	19.5°C	17.7°C	20.8°C
20 December	20.3°C	19.5°C	17.8°C	20.4°C
21 December	20.2°C	19.4°C	17.8°C	20.7°C
22 December	20.4°C	19.4°C	18°C	21.1°C
23 December	20.7°C	19.4°C	18.2°C	21.2°C
24 December	20.8°C	19.5°C	18.2°C	21.1°C
25 December	20.5°C	19.4°C	18.2°C	21.2°C
26 December	20.6°C	19.5°C	18.2°C	21°C
27 December	20.5°C	19.5°C	18.3°C	21°C
28 December	20.4°C	19.5°C	18.4°C	21.2°C
29 December	20.6°C	19.7°C	18.3°C	21°C
30 December	20°C	19.5°C	18.5°C	21.2°C
31 December	19.6°C	19.4°C	18.8°C	21.1°C

Average water temperature in Paihia in December over a decade

2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
18.4°C	17.9°C	20.1°C	18.6°C	19.1°C

2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
18.9°C	19.7°C	19.5°C	18.9°C	20°C

Paihia sea state in December

Chart comparing the height of waves in Paihia in December over the past years. The red line indicates the height of the waves when swimming in the sea is prohibited. To view the current sea conditions, click on the graph.

Paihia water temperature during other months:

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Temperature in neighboring cities

The nearest locations with the average water temperature in December. In addition, the maximum and minimum water temperatures for that month, recorded over the last decade, are shown

	Avr	Min	Max
Waitangi (Northland)	18.8°C	16.1°C	21.5°C
Bay of Islands	18.8°C	16.1°C	21.8°C
Russell	18.8°C	16.1°C	21.8°C
Kerikeri	18.8°C	16.1°C	21.6°C
Matauri Bay	18.7°C	16.5°C	20.9°C
Matapouri	18.6°C	16.2°C	21.2°C
Tutukaka	18.6°C	16.2°C	21.2°C
Ngunguru	18.6°C	16.3°C	21.2°C
Whangarei	19.1°C	16.4°C	23.5°C
Poor Knights Islands	18.8°C	16.6°C	20.9°C

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Our report for Paihia is compiled using satellite data together with in-situ observations to get the most reliable daily data of sea surface temperatures, surf forecasts, current temperatures and weather forecasts.

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