Oak Street Beach
Chicago, United States · sea 22.5 °C at its warmest, in August
Photo: TonyTheTiger · CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Warmest sea22.5 °C in August
- Coolest sea2 °C in February
- At or above 20 °CJuly to September
- ShoreBeach
- Country🇺🇸 United States
- Coordinates41.9030, -87.6230
- Readership rank#133 worldwide
Sea temperature month by month
Monthly means in °C, NOAA OISST v2.1 climatology 1991–2020.
About
Oak Street Beach is a recreation area on the shore of Lake Michigan located at the intersection of Oak Street and Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois.
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Questions
How warm is the sea at Oak Street Beach?
The sea off Oak Street Beach averages 22.5 °C at its warmest, in August, and 2 °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 Oak Street Beach?
The sea reaches 20 °C or more from July to September. Twenty degrees is where most swimmers stop calling water cold; below it, a wetsuit helps.
Where is Oak Street Beach?
Oak Street Beach is on the coast of Chicago, United States, at 41.9030, -87.6230. The globe on this site flies straight to it.