#1 in December
6.2°C
NOAA Season Curve (May–Oct):
M
9.4°
J
14.1°
J
17.5°
A
18.8°
S
16.5°
O
12.9°
N
9.2°
NOAA SATELLITE DATA (1991–2020 30-YEAR CLIMATOLOGY)
PLPoland Sea Temperature in December
Historical 30-year sea surface temperatures across 9 coastlines in Poland for December. Derived from NOAA 0.25° blended satellite and in-situ marine observations.
Climatology Notice: Temperatures represent the 30-year long-term historical average (1991–2020 normal), not a live single-day sensor forecast.
5.3°C
Bracing / Crispaverage across 9 surveyed coastlines in Poland, December
- Ranges 4.2°C at Świnoujście Beach to 6.2°C at Hel Peninsula Beach.
- No coastline in Poland reaches 21°C in any month — this is wetsuit or cold-water swimming.
- 13.7°C cooler than Poland’s August peak of 19.0°C (see August).
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View 12-Month Annual Overview →Baltic Sea Extreme Seasonal Range
The Baltic Sea is a shallow, brackish semi-enclosed basin with low salinity (fed by large river basins) and restricted ocean exchange through the Danish Straits. This causes the widest annual water temperature swing in Europe: warming rapidly from 9.4°C in May to 18.6°C in August, then cooling quickly down to 2–4°C in winter.
Oceanographic Phenomenon:Brackish Semi-Enclosed Basin Dynamics
Thermal Lag Characteristic:Minimal deep thermal lag: the shallow brackish Baltic lacks deep-sea thermal inertia, causing water temperatures to drop precipitously by mid-September (14.5°C).
Peak Bathing Average:August (18.6°C)
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Individual coordinate lookups from NOAA 0.25° marine grid.
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Spain(23.6°C)Italy(25.9°C)Turkey(27.3°C)France(22.4°C)Greece(25.4°C)Cyprus(27.7°C)Croatia(25.2°C)Albania(25.5°C)Montenegro(25.7°C)Malta(26.7°C)Bulgaria(25.1°C)Romania(24.7°C)Slovenia(25.4°C)Portugal(20.7°C)Poland(19°C)Sweden(18.3°C)Netherlands(18.5°C)Bosnia & Herzegovina(25.2°C)Monaco(24.6°C)Latvia(18.5°C)Estonia(18°C)Lithuania(18.8°C)Germany(18.6°C)Denmark(18°C)Norway(15.3°C)Belgium(18.7°C)Faroe Islands(10.9°C)United Kingdom(16.1°C)Ireland(15.9°C)Iceland(10.9°C)Finland(16.6°C)
