Swimming in Ketchikan in may 2025: Average sea temperature in may and tide times in may 2025
Average sea temperature in Ketchikan in may 2025.
In may, according to seasonal norms, the sea temperature in Ketchikan is:
Minimum: 44°F
Average: 49°F
Maximum: 53°F
Other useful seasonal weather averages in may:
- Outside temperature: 46°F to 54°F
- Most common weather: "Moderate rain at times"
- The wind blows at 4.4mph
- It rains a total of 8.3in, over 9 day(s).
Should we swim in Ketchikan in may?
No... The water temperature in Ketchikan in may is freezing
You won't be able to swim in Ketchikan in may! The water temperature is freezing, reaching as low as 44°F (and only 53°F at best)! Our advice: if you are going to Ketchikan this month, plan to sightsee and forget the beach!
Note also that in may, the climate is tolerable with an average outside temperature of 50°F, 8.3in of precipitation (over 9 days) and 87.32 % humidity.
Water and normal seasonal temperatures in Ketchikan in may
| May | |||
| Average sea temperature | 49°F | ||
| Minimum sea temperature | 44°F | ||
| Maximum sea temperature | 53°F | ||
| Average outside temperature | 50°F | ||
| Maximum outside temperature | 56°F | ||
| Minimum outside temperature | 47°F | ||
| Wind speed | 7.5mph | ||
| Wind temperature | 45°F | ||
| Precipitation | 8.3in | ||
| Number of days of rain | 9 jour(s) (31%) | ||
| Humidity | 88% | ||
| Visibility in kilometers | 8.76km | ||
| Cloud cover | 56% | ||
| Our opinion | freezing swimming |
Chart of the tides in may 2025
Tide times in may 2025 in Ketchikan
Swim elsewhere in Alaska in may
| City | Average T° | Min. T° | Max. T° | Our opinion | Anchorage in may | 43°F | 47°F | freezing swimming | Anchor Point in may | 42°F | 47°F | freezing swimming | Dillingham in may | 40°F | 45°F | freezing swimming | Dutch Harbor in may | 42°F | 44°F | freezing swimming |