Black sand
Hvalnesfjara
Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, Iceland · sea 9.9 °C at its warmest, in August
Sea temperature month by month
6.1Jan
6Feb
6Mar
6.5Apr
7May
8.2Jun
9.2Jul
9.9Aug
8.7Sep
7.4Oct
6.8Nov
6.4Dec
Monthly means in °C, NOAA OISST v2.1 climatology 1991–2020.
Wikipedia has no article about this beach yet. It is on the atlas from its Wikidata record and its photograph.
Questions
How warm is the sea at Hvalnesfjara?
The sea off Hvalnesfjara averages 9.9 °C at its warmest, in August, and 6 °C at its coolest. These are monthly means from NOAA's OISST v2.1 satellite and buoy record for 1991 to 2020, sampled at the beach's own coordinates.
When can you swim at Hvalnesfjara?
The sea here never averages 20 °C in any month, so swimming means cold water all year. Some people do it anyway.
Where is Hvalnesfjara?
Hvalnesfjara is on the coast of Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, Iceland, at 64.3969, -14.6568. The map on this site flies straight to it.
