Cape May Water Temperature

Cape May is a village close to Atlantic Ocean. mild temperate climate with hot summer would be the climate here. August is the month with the highest water temperature at 75.4°F / 24.1°C. The month with the lowest is February with an average water temperature of 37.8°F / 3.2°C. The avg. air temperature is around 76.5°F / 24.7°C, July is the month with the highest temperature. January is the coolest with 35.2°F / 1.8°C average air temperature. February is the month with the min. precipitation of 0in / 0mm and July with the max. precipitation in a year with 1.4in / 34.9mm. July, August, June, September would be the best time to visit this place.

Cape May Summary

Description Value
Current water temperature /
Warmest Month Water Temperature: August with 75.4°F / 24.1°C
Coldest Month Water Temperature: February with 37.8°F / 3.2°C
Warmest Month Air Temperature: July with 76.5°F / 24.7°C
Coldest Month Air Temperature: January with 35.2°F / 1.8°C
Wettest Month: July with 1.4in / 34.9mm
Driest Month: February with 0in / 0mm
Highest Humidity August with 77.1%
Lowest Humidity January with 67%
Best Time to Visit: July, August, June, September
Climate Classification mild temperate climate with hot summer

Cape May water temperature by month

Atlantic Ocean water temperature by month

Max. Water

Temperature (°F)

ø. Water

Temperature (°F)

Min. Water

Temperature (°F)

January

43.3 40.3 37.4

February

38.7 37.9 37.2

March

43.9 40.8 38.1

April

53.1 48.4 44.2

May

64.2 57.9 52.7

June

72 67.6 64.2

July

75.6 73.8 71.8

August

75.9 75.2 74.1

September

74.5 72.5 69.6

October

69.6 64.9 59.4

November

59.5 55 50.7

December

50.5 46.4 43.3

Atlantic Ocean water temperature by month

Max. Water

Temperature (°C)

ø. Water

Temperature (°C)

Min. Water

Temperature (°C)

January

6.3 4.6 3

February

3.7 3.3 2.9

March

6.6 4.9 3.4

April

11.7 9.1 6.8

May

17.9 14.4 11.5

June

22.2 19.8 17.9

July

24.2 23.2 22.1

August

24.4 24 23.4

September

23.6 22.5 20.9

October

20.9 18.3 15.2

November

15.3 12.8 10.4

December

10.3 8 6.3
The hottest water temperature typically reached in August with around 75.4°F / 24.1°C. The coldest in February with an average water temperature of 37.8°F / 3.2°C.

Cape May weather today & 14-day weather forecast

Date
Weather
Max. F
Min. F
Max. C
Min. C
Windspeed
Windir.
Precip.
Rainrisk
Rel. Humidity
Sep. 22
Thunderstorm with rain
69 °F
64°F
20 °C
18°C
6mph (9km/h)
east-northeast
0in (2mm)
35 %
74%
Sep. 23
Thunderstorm with heavy rain
74 °F
63°F
23 °C
17°C
7mph (12km/h)
east-northeast
3in (74mm)
95 %
95%
Sep. 24
Thunderstorm with rain
74 °F
65°F
24 °C
19°C
3mph (5km/h)
south-southeast
0in (9mm)
75 %
92%
Sep. 25
Moderate rain
72 °F
63°F
22 °C
17°C
3mph (5km/h)
east
0in (6mm)
65 %
91%
Sep. 26
Thunderstorm with rain
71 °F
62°F
22 °C
17°C
6mph (10km/h)
northeast
0in (6mm)
65 %
83%
Sep. 27
Thunderstorm with rain
71 °F
62°F
22 °C
16°C
5mph (9km/h)
east-northeast
0in (6mm)
65 %
80%
Sep. 28
Overcast clouds
66 °F
61°F
19 °C
16°C
6mph (10km/h)
northeast
0in (1mm)
40 %
76%
Date
Weather
Max. F
Min. F
Max. C
Min. C
Windspeed
Windir.
Precip.
Rainrisk
Rel. Humidity
Sep. 29
Thunderstorm with heavy rain
70 °F
59°F
21 °C
15°C
8mph (13km/h)
east
4in (93mm)
95 %
90%
Sep. 30
Light shower rain
65 °F
62°F
19 °C
17°C
3mph (5km/h)
south-southeast
0in (3mm)
55 %
87%
Oct. 01
Broken clouds
70 °F
64°F
21 °C
18°C
2mph (3km/h)
east-northeast
0in (0mm)
20 %
75%
Oct. 02
Moderate rain
70 °F
63°F
21 °C
17°C
4mph (6km/h)
northeast
0in (6mm)
65 %
90%
Oct. 03
Thunderstorm with rain
71 °F
63°F
22 °C
17°C
4mph (7km/h)
northeast
0in (8mm)
70 %
93%
Oct. 04
Thunderstorm with rain
72 °F
63°F
22 °C
17°C
6mph (10km/h)
northeast
1in (13mm)
80 %
92%
Oct. 05
Thunderstorm with heavy rain
73 °F
64°F
23 °C
18°C
4mph (7km/h)
east-southeast
1in (22mm)
90 %
93%
Oct. 06
Broken clouds
74 °F
62°F
23 °C
17°C
2mph (4km/h)
west-southwest
0in (1mm)
30 %
83%
Oct. 07
Light rain
74 °F
64°F
24 °C
18°C
2mph (4km/h)
southwest
0in (3mm)
50 %
84%

Cape May weather by month / climate table

Max.

Temperature

°F

ø.

Temperature

°F

Min.

Temperature

(°F)

Precip.

(in)

Rainy Days

(d)

Rel. Humidity

(%)

January

46 35.2 25.5 0.4 0 67%

February

46.2 36.5 29.1 0 0 67.6%

March

56.8 42.8 31.5 0.2 1 68.1%

April

65.1 52.7 41.7 0.2 0 70.1%

May

75.7 62.1 50.9 0.6 0 75.1%

June

82 71.2 61.9 0.1 0 76.6%

July

84.6 76.5 69.4 1.4 0 75.8%

August

83.7 75.7 67.3 0.1 1 77.1%

September

79.9 70.3 62.4 0.2 0 76.4%

October

72 59.7 47.8 0 0 72.7%

November

63 49.5 40.5 0 0 70.6%

December

52.2 41 33.8 0 0 71.3%

Max.

Temperature

°C

ø.

Temperature

°C

Min.

Temperature

(°C)

Precip.

(mm)

Rainy Days

(d)

Rel. Humidity

(%)

January

7.8 1.8 -3.6 10.6 0 67%

February

7.9 2.5 -1.6 0 0 67.6%

March

13.8 6 -0.3 5.1 1 68.1%

April

18.4 11.5 5.4 4.3 0 70.1%

May

24.3 16.7 10.5 14.9 0 75.1%

June

27.8 21.8 16.6 2 0 76.6%

July

29.2 24.7 20.8 34.9 0 75.8%

August

28.7 24.3 19.6 3.2 1 77.1%

September

26.6 21.3 16.9 5.3 0 76.4%

October

22.2 15.4 8.8 0 0 72.7%

November

17.2 9.7 4.7 0 0 70.6%

December

11.2 5 1 0 0 71.3%
The warmest avg. temperature is around 76.5°F / 24.7°C, July is the month with the highest temperature. January is the coolest with 35.2°F / 1.8°C average air temperature. February is the month with the min. precipitation of 0in / 0mm and July with the max. precipitation in a year with 1.4in / 34.9mm.

Activities & POI in Cape May

Type of Activity List
Marina for Sailing, Boat adventures, fishing Cape May Marina
Attraction Elaine's Famous Dinner Theater
Golf Course Cape May Golf Club
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