Water temperature in Great Bear Lake (NT) in July

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Is it warm enough to swim in Great Bear Lake in July? Average water temperature in Great Bear Lake in July is 4°C and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming. The warmest water in Great Bear Lake in July is 8.3°C, and the coldest is 0.7°C. To find out the sea temperature today and in the coming days, go to Current sea temperature in Great Bear Lake

Changes water temperature in Great Bear Lake in July 2025, 2024

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

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Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
1 July	2°C	3.2°C	0.7°C	4.4°C
2 July	2.2°C	3.1°C	0.7°C	5.4°C
3 July	2.3°C	3.1°C	0.7°C	5.3°C
4 July	2.3°C	3.6°C	0.7°C	5.9°C
5 July	2.3°C	3.2°C	0.7°C	6°C
6 July	2.4°C	3.2°C	0.8°C	6.4°C
7 July	2.6°C	4.2°C	0.8°C	5.1°C
8 July	2.7°C	4.1°C	0.8°C	4.7°C
9 July	2.8°C	4.3°C	0.9°C	5.8°C
10 July	2.9°C	4.4°C	0.9°C	5.7°C
11 July	3°C	3.6°C	1°C	5.6°C
12 July	4.1°C	2.8°C	1.1°C	6°C
13 July	3.1°C	3.7°C	1.4°C	5.8°C
14 July	2.1°C	4.1°C	1.6°C	6°C
15 July	2.9°C	5.1°C	1.8°C	6.1°C

Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
16 July	3.3°C	5°C	1.9°C	6.2°C
17 July	3.3°C	4.9°C	2°C	6.2°C
18 July	3.6°C	5.8°C	2.8°C	6°C
19 July	3.7°C	4.7°C	3°C	6.6°C
20 July	3.2°C	5.2°C	3.1°C	6.2°C
21 July	3.7°C	6.3°C	3.3°C	6.7°C
22 July	3.7°C	6.1°C	3.4°C	6.1°C
23 July	3.7°C	5°C	3.2°C	6.3°C
24 July	3.8°C	5.9°C	3.3°C	6.4°C
25 July	4.6°C	5.8°C	2.9°C	7.5°C
26 July	3.9°C	7°C	3.6°C	7.3°C
27 July	3.8°C	7.3°C	3.7°C	7.7°C
28 July	3.8°C	5.6°C	3.5°C	8.3°C
29 July	4.6°C	6.4°C	3.5°C	7.6°C
30 July	4.7°C	6°C	3.9°C	8.2°C
31 July	4.7°C	5.3°C	3.2°C	8.1°C

Great Bear Lake water temp chart in July

Average water temperature in Great Bear Lake in July over a decade

2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
5.2°C	4.1°C	3.7°C	2.6°C	2.2°C

2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
3°C	3.4°C	5.7°C	4.8°C	3.3°C

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Temperature in neighboring cities

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

	Avr	Min	Max
Haines	12.4°C	8.9°C	16.3°C
Skagway	13.4°C	9.6°C	17.2°C
Glacier Bay	11.4°C	8.7°C	13.9°C
Juneau	13°C	9.3°C	16.5°C
Gustavus	11.9°C	8.8°C	14.4°C
Yakutat	13.5°C	10.5°C	16.6°C
Wrangell	12.8°C	10.3°C	15.9°C
Prudhoe Bay	1°C	-1.8°C	4.8°C
Sitka	12.8°C	10.1°C	16°C
Ketchikan	14.4°C	10.7°C	17.5°C

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