Canada water temperature in May

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Can you swim in Canada in spring? In May sea water temperature throughout Canada is not yet warm enough for swimming and does not exceed 20°C. Based on average water temperature observations over the past ten years, the warmest sea in Canada in May was 13.3°C (in Gibsons), and the coldest water -1.8°C (in Grise Fiord). To find out the sea temperature today and in the coming days, go to Current sea temperature in Canada

Canada sea surface temp in May

Several popular Canada resorts with average ocean temperatures in May over the past years. For sea temperatures in other locations, select a state below or search

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Grand Beach

7.1°C

6.5°C

5.7°C

5.1°C

6.1°C

Havre Aubert

4.7°C

6°C

4.9°C

5.3°C

Kitsilano

13.7°C

12.9°C

14.1°C

11.8°C

13.5°C

Parlee beach

7.9°C

8.9°C

7.7°C

8.4°C

7.9°C

Wasaga Beach

6.2°C

9°C

6.6°C

6.4°C

8.4°C

For the searchability, all Canada cities and resorts are separated by state. To find the temperature of the water, select the state and then the city. If you do not know in which state the place is of interest to you, go to the section Canada all cities and resorts

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Canada water temperature by month

To find out what the water temperature was in Canada any day over a period of the last ten years, select the month

Where can you swim in Canada in May?

Places with the warmest average sea water temperature in Canada in May. Also indicated are the maximum and minimum temperatures in May for these locations based on observations over the past 10 years

	Avr	Min	Max
Gibsons	13.3°C	10°C	18.5°C
Colchester	13.3°C	7.8°C	20.5°C
Roberts Creek	13.3°C	10°C	18.7°C
Porteau cove	13.2°C	10.1°C	17.4°C
Secret Cove	13.2°C	10°C	18.8°C

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Our report for Canada 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.