Water temperature in Bournemouth in January

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Is it warm enough to swim in Bournemouth in January? Average water temperature in Bournemouth in January is 8.9°C and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming. The warmest sea in Bournemouth in January is 11.1°C, and the coldest is 6°C. To find out the sea temperature today and in the coming days, go to Current sea temperature in Bournemouth

Changes water temperature in Bournemouth in January 2025, 2024

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

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Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
1 January	9.6°C	10.5°C	7.6°C	11.1°C
2 January	9.8°C	11.1°C	7.6°C	11.1°C
3 January	9.6°C	10.8°C	7.9°C	10.9°C
4 January	9.6°C	10.7°C	8°C	10.9°C
5 January	9.5°C	10.5°C	7.4°C	10.7°C
6 January	9.5°C	10.3°C	6.9°C	10.9°C
7 January	9.3°C	10.1°C	6.9°C	10.9°C
8 January	9.3°C	9.9°C	6.6°C	10.7°C
9 January	8.7°C	9.5°C	6.8°C	10.6°C
10 January	8.8°C	9.3°C	6.7°C	10.5°C
11 January	8.7°C	8.8°C	6.9°C	10.4°C
12 January	8.6°C	8.9°C	6.8°C	10.4°C
13 January	8.2°C	8.9°C	6.8°C	10.6°C
14 January	8.1°C	9°C	6.8°C	10.1°C
15 January	8.5°C	8.6°C	6.8°C	10.1°C

Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
16 January	8.6°C	8.6°C	7.1°C	10.1°C
17 January	8.6°C	8.4°C	7.2°C	10.2°C
18 January	8.7°C	8°C	7.4°C	10.3°C
19 January	8.6°C	8°C	7.4°C	10.2°C
20 January	8.2°C	8°C	7.2°C	10.2°C
21 January	8.3°C	8.3°C	7.2°C	10.1°C
22 January	8.4°C	8.1°C	7.2°C	10°C
23 January	8.3°C	7.7°C	7.2°C	9.9°C
24 January	8.3°C	7.5°C	7.1°C	9.6°C
25 January	8.4°C	8.1°C	7°C	9.4°C
26 January	8.2°C	8.6°C	7°C	9.4°C
27 January	8.3°C	8.3°C	6.9°C	9.3°C
28 January	8.5°C	8.2°C	7°C	9.2°C
29 January	8.4°C	8.1°C	6.9°C	9.2°C
30 January	8.6°C	8.4°C	6.3°C	9.4°C
31 January	8.7°C	8.4°C	6°C	9.1°C

Average water temperature in Bournemouth in January over a decade

2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
9.9°C	9.2°C	9.1°C	8.9°C	9.2°C

2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
8.4°C	9.2°C	9.2°C	9°C	8.7°C

Bournemouth sea state in January

Chart comparing the height of waves in Bournemouth in January 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.

Bournemouth water temperature during other months:

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Temperature in neighboring cities

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

	Avr	Min	Max
Branksome	8.9°C	6°C	11.1°C
Alum Chine Beach	8.9°C	6°C	11.1°C
Sandbanks	8.9°C	6.1°C	11.2°C
Shell Bay	8.9°C	6.1°C	11.2°C
Knoll Beach	8.9°C	6.1°C	11.2°C
Canford Cliffs	8.9°C	6.1°C	11.2°C
Christchurch	8.8°C	6°C	11.1°C
Boscombe	8.8°C	6°C	11.1°C
Studland	9.1°C	6.2°C	11.2°C
Southbourne	8.7°C	5.9°C	11°C

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Our report for Bournemouth 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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