Water temperature in Stonehaven in May

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Is it warm enough to swim in Stonehaven in May? Average water temperature in Stonehaven in May is 8.6°C and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming. The warmest sea in Stonehaven in May is 11.2°C, and the coldest is 6.2°C. To find out the sea temperature today and in the coming days, go to Current sea temperature in Stonehaven

Changes water temperature in Stonehaven in May 2025, 2024

To get an accurate forecast for the water temperature in Stonehaven for any chosen month, compare two years within a 10 year range using the chart below. In addition to the sea water temperature in Stonehaven, 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	8.5°C	7.9°C	6.2°C	8.8°C
2 May	8.5°C	8.2°C	6.2°C	8.9°C
3 May	8.6°C	8.4°C	6.3°C	9°C
4 May	8.6°C	8.3°C	6.5°C	8.8°C
5 May	8.5°C	8.3°C	6.9°C	9°C
6 May	8.6°C	8.3°C	7°C	8.6°C
7 May	8.7°C	8.3°C	7°C	8.7°C
8 May	9.1°C	8.3°C	7°C	9.1°C
9 May	9.5°C	8.4°C	7.2°C	9.5°C
10 May	9.4°C	8.7°C	7.1°C	9.4°C
11 May	9.2°C	9.1°C	7.2°C	9.2°C
12 May	9.6°C	9°C	7.2°C	9.6°C
13 May	9.5°C	8.8°C	7.2°C	9.5°C
14 May	10°C	8.8°C	7.1°C	10°C
15 May	10.3°C	9°C	7.1°C	10.3°C

Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
16 May	10.5°C	9.7°C	7.3°C	10.5°C
17 May	10.6°C	10.1°C	7.5°C	10.6°C
18 May	10.5°C	10.2°C	7.7°C	10.5°C
19 May	10.2°C	10.4°C	7.7°C	10.4°C
20 May	10.1°C	10.9°C	8°C	10.9°C
21 May	10.3°C	10.7°C	8°C	10.7°C
22 May	10.4°C	10.6°C	7.8°C	10.6°C
23 May	10.2°C	10.4°C	7.8°C	10.4°C
24 May	10.6°C	10.2°C	7.7°C	10.6°C
25 May	10.6°C	10.2°C	8.1°C	10.6°C
26 May	10.4°C	10.2°C	8.3°C	10.4°C
27 May	10.3°C	10.3°C	8.3°C	11.2°C
28 May	10.3°C	10.2°C	8.3°C	11.1°C
29 May	10.3°C	10.6°C	8.4°C	10.9°C
30 May	10.3°C	10.4°C	8.6°C	11.2°C
31 May	10.5°C	10.4°C	8.6°C	11°C

Average water temperature in Stonehaven in May over a decade

2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
8.5°C	8.8°C	8.2°C	8.9°C	8.5°C

2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
7.8°C	8.5°C	8.5°C	9.5°C	9.8°C

Stonehaven sea state in May

Chart comparing the height of waves in Stonehaven in May 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.

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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
Inverbervie	8.6°C	6.2°C	11.2°C
Montrose	8.8°C	6.3°C	11.6°C
Newburgh	8.7°C	6.3°C	11.3°C
Port Erroll	8.7°C	6.3°C	11.2°C
Arbroath	9.3°C	6.5°C	12.6°C
Carnoustie	9.5°C	6.7°C	13.2°C
Boddam	8.7°C	6.3°C	11.1°C
Peterhead	8.7°C	6.3°C	11.3°C
Tayport	9.9°C	6.8°C	14°C
Broughty Ferry	9.7°C	6.8°C	13.6°C

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Our report for Stonehaven 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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