Water temperature in Shieldaig in May

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Is it warm enough to swim in Shieldaig in May? Average water temperature in Shieldaig in May is 9.5°C and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming. The warmest sea in Shieldaig in May is 11.7°C, and the coldest is 7.5°C. To find out the sea temperature today and in the coming days, go to Current sea temperature in Shieldaig

Changes water temperature in Shieldaig in May 2025, 2024

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

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Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
1 May	9.5°C	9.2°C	7.5°C	9.6°C
2 May	9.5°C	9.6°C	8.2°C	9.7°C
3 May	9.5°C	9.9°C	7.5°C	9.9°C
4 May	9.5°C	9.9°C	7.7°C	9.9°C
5 May	9.4°C	9.9°C	7.9°C	9.9°C
6 May	9.5°C	9.8°C	8°C	9.8°C
7 May	9.5°C	9.6°C	8.2°C	9.9°C
8 May	9.9°C	9.6°C	8.2°C	10.1°C
9 May	10.3°C	9.6°C	8.3°C	10.3°C
10 May	10.3°C	10°C	8.3°C	10.3°C
11 May	10.3°C	10.3°C	8.4°C	10.3°C
12 May	10.6°C	10°C	8.2°C	10.6°C
13 May	10.5°C	9.9°C	8.1°C	10.5°C
14 May	10.4°C	10°C	8.1°C	10.5°C
15 May	10.5°C	10.7°C	8.1°C	10.7°C

Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
16 May	10.7°C	11°C	8.2°C	11°C
17 May	11.1°C	11.2°C	8.4°C	11.2°C
18 May	11.2°C	11°C	8.5°C	11.2°C
19 May	11.3°C	11.1°C	8.7°C	11.3°C
20 May	11.2°C	11.5°C	8.7°C	11.5°C
21 May	11.4°C	11.4°C	8.6°C	11.4°C
22 May	11.4°C	11.3°C	8.5°C	11.4°C
23 May	11.3°C	11.1°C	8.5°C	11.3°C
24 May	11.2°C	11.1°C	8.4°C	11.2°C
25 May	11.4°C	11.1°C	8.5°C	11.4°C
26 May	11.5°C	11.1°C	8.8°C	11.5°C
27 May	11.6°C	11.2°C	8.8°C	11.6°C
28 May	11.6°C	11.2°C	9°C	11.6°C
29 May	11.6°C	11.3°C	9.3°C	11.6°C
30 May	11.6°C	11.3°C	9.5°C	11.6°C
31 May	11.7°C	11.3°C	9.5°C	11.7°C

Average water temperature in Shieldaig in May over a decade

2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
9.6°C	9.8°C	9.2°C	9.9°C	9.5°C

2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
8.7°C	9.7°C	10.1°C	10.6°C	10.7°C

Shieldaig water temperature during other months:

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Temperature in neighboring cities

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

	Avr	Min	Max
Mallaig	9.9°C	7.6°C	12.1°C
Morar Beach	9.9°C	7.7°C	12.1°C
Conon Bridge	10.1°C	7°C	13.5°C
Arisaig	9.9°C	7.7°C	12.2°C
Stornoway	9.3°C	7.4°C	11.2°C
Leverburgh	9.6°C	7.5°C	11.8°C
Fort William	9.4°C	7.3°C	11.1°C
Ardtoe	9.8°C	7.7°C	11.8°C
Luskentyre	9.7°C	7.5°C	11.8°C
Fortrose	10.1°C	7°C	14°C

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Our report for Shieldaig 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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