Water temperature of the Arctic Ocean in may Where to swim in the Arctic Ocean in may 2025?
Several countries border the seaside of the Arctic Ocean, including: Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Lapland, Norway and Russia. We measure the water temperature daily in these countries and archive it in order to calculate monthly averages, like those of the month of may.
Several countries border the seaside of the Arctic Ocean, including: Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Lapland, Norway and Russia.
We measure the water temperature daily in these countries and archive it in order to calculate monthly averages, like those of the month of may.
The seasonal average for the water temperature in the month of may is between 29°F and 48°F. The lowest sea temperature measured this month is 28°F and the highest is 52°F.
The sea temperature map of the Arctic Ocean in may
The map below presents a monthly average of the water temperature of the Arctic Ocean for the month of may for several coastal cities. You can zoom and move around on the map. By clicking on the markers, you can see sea temperature details by city in may.
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cold swimming 
freezing swimmingWhere can you swim in the Arctic Ocean in may?
Below, see the average temperatures measured in may in the different countries on the shores of the Arctic Ocean.
Alaska
32°F
freezing swimmingCanada
30°F to 30°F
freezing swimmingGreenland
29°F to 34°F
freezing swimmingIceland
39°F to 42°F
freezing swimmingLapland
41°F to 44°F
freezing swimmingNorway
43°F to 48°F
freezing swimmingRussia
30°F to 39°F
freezing swimmingWater temperature of the Arctic Ocean: choose another month
See monthly seasonal averages of the water temperature of the Arctic Ocean by clicking on the links below: