Water temperature of the Arctic Ocean in october Where to swim in the Arctic Ocean in october 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 october.
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 october.
The seasonal average for the water temperature in the month of october is between 31°F and 54°F. The lowest sea temperature measured this month is 28°F and the highest is 57°F.
The sea temperature map of the Arctic Ocean in october
The map below presents a monthly average of the water temperature of the Arctic Ocean for the month of october 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 october.
ideal swimming 
pleasant swimming 
cool swimming 
cold swimming 
freezing swimmingWhere can you swim in the Arctic Ocean in october?
Below, see the average temperatures measured in october in the different countries on the shores of the Arctic Ocean.
Alaska
39°F
freezing swimmingCanada
31°F to 36°F
freezing swimmingGreenland
34°F to 37°F
freezing swimmingIceland
42°F to 45°F
freezing swimmingLapland
45°F to 47°F
freezing swimmingNorway
48°F to 54°F
freezing swimmingRussia
31°F to 45°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: