Monthly Minamata water temperature chart
The bar chart below shows the average monthly sea temperatures at Minamata over the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| °C | 17.2 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 17.4 | 20.2 | 23.1 | 26.1 | 27.8 | 26.8 | 24.6 | 22.2 | 19.3 |
| °F | 63 | 61 | 61 | 63.3 | 68.4 | 73.6 | 79 | 82 | 80.2 | 76.3 | 72 | 66.7 |
Monthly average max / min water temperatures
The graph below shows the range of monthly water temperatures over several years.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min °C | 15.6 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 16 | 17.4 | 20.8 | 24.2 | 26.7 | 25.5 | 23.3 | 20.3 | 16.9 |
| Max °C | 18.8 | 17 | 16.7 | 18.9 | 23 | 25.4 | 28 | 29 | 28.2 | 25.9 | 24.1 | 21.7 |
| Min °F | 61.4 | 60.2 | 60.4 | 61.9 | 65.6 | 71.3 | 77.1 | 80.9 | 78.9 | 75 | 70.1 | 64.3 |
| Max °F | 64.6 | 61.9 | 61.6 | 64.8 | 71.2 | 75.9 | 80.9 | 83.2 | 81.6 | 77.6 | 73.9 | 69.1 |