What is the average water temperature in New York?

The current average water temperature across New York's monitored water bodies is 59°F.

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New York Water Temperatures

Q: What is the warmest lake in New York today?

Mohawk River At Cohoes Ny at 75.2°F.

Current lake & river temperatures in New York — updated daily from USGS sensors.

With Data

59°F

State Avg

75.2°F

Warmest

75.2°F

Warmest

Mohawk River At Cohoes Ny

59°F

State Average

100 water bodies

32°F

Coldest

Mohawk River At Lock 8 Near Schenectady Ny

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Swimming Conditions

🚫 Too cold for most swimmers

Based on avg 59°F

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Fishing Conditions

🎣 Good — trout, walleye, bass

Based on avg 59°F

New York — Ranked by Temperature

92 with data

#	Water Body	°F	°C	Condition	🏊	Date
1	Mohawk River At Cohoes Ny River	75.2°	24°	☀️ Warm	✅ Good	Jun 29
2	Hempstead Lake Buoy At Lakeview, Ny Lake	73.9°	23.3°	🌤️ Comfortable	✅ Good	Jun 5
3	Schoharie Creek At Mill Point Near Fort Hunter Ny River	71.8°	22.1°	🌤️ Comfortable	⚠️ Brisk	Jun 5
4	Oak Orchard Creek At The Bridges Ny River	71.2°	21.8°	🌤️ Comfortable	⚠️ Brisk	Jun 5
5	Schoharie Creek At Fort Hunter Ny River	70.5°	21.4°	🌤️ Comfortable	⚠️ Brisk	Jun 5
6	Basher Kill Blw Bashakill Marsh At Westbrookville River	70.5°	21.4°	🌤️ Comfortable	⚠️ Brisk	Jun 5
7	Sandy Creek At North Hamlin Ny River	70.3°	21.3°	🌤️ Comfortable	⚠️ Brisk	Jun 5
8	Johnson Creek At Kuckville Ny River	70.2°	21.2°	🌤️ Comfortable	⚠️ Brisk	Jun 5
9	Eighteenmile Creek At Burt Ny River	70.2°	21.2°	🌤️ Comfortable	⚠️ Brisk	Jun 5
10	Delaware R Above Lackawaxen R Near Barryville Ny Lake	69.6°	20.9°	🌤️ Comfortable	⚠️ Brisk	Jun 5
11	Oak Orchard Creek Near Kenyonville Ny River	69.4°	20.8°	🌤️ Comfortable	⚠️ Brisk	Jun 5
12	Esopus Creek Near Lomontville Ny River	69.3°	20.7°	🌤️ Comfortable	⚠️ Brisk	Jun 5
13	Erie(Barge)Canal(W Of Genesee R)At Rochester Ny River	68.7°	20.4°	🌤️ Comfortable	⚠️ Brisk	Jun 5
14	Massapequa Creek At Massapequa Ny River	68.2°	20.1°	🌤️ Comfortable	⚠️ Brisk	Sep 30
15	Cattaraugus Creek At Gowanda Ny River	67.8°	19.9°	🌤️ Comfortable	⚠️ Brisk	Jun 5
16	Oak Orchard Creek Near Shelby Ny River	67.6°	19.8°	🌤️ Comfortable	⚠️ Brisk	Jun 5
17	Mohawk River At Lock 9 At Rotterdam Junction Ny River	67.6°	19.8°	🌤️ Comfortable	⚠️ Brisk	Jun 5
18	Erie (Barge) C Abv Halls Waste Weir At Lockport Ny Lake	67.6°	19.8°	🌤️ Comfortable	⚠️ Brisk	Jun 5
19	Mohawk River At Amsterdam Ny River	67.5°	19.7°	🌤️ Comfortable	⚠️ Brisk	Jun 5
20	East Branch Delaware River At Hancock Ny River	67.1°	19.5°	🌤️ Comfortable	⚠️ Brisk	Jun 5
21	Genesee River At Ford Street Bridge, Rochester Ny River	66.9°	19.4°	🌤️ Comfortable	⚠️ Brisk	Jun 5
22	Oswego River At Lock 7, Oswego Ny River	66.7°	19.3°	🌤️ Comfortable	⚠️ Brisk	Oct 7
23	Mohawk R Blw Pepper Island At Fort Johnson Ny Lake	66.6°	19.2°	🌤️ Comfortable	⚠️ Brisk	Jun 5
24	Bronx River At Ny Botanical Garden At Bronx Ny River	66.6°	19.2°	🌤️ Comfortable	⚠️ Brisk	Jun 5
25	Hudson River At Albany Ny River	66.6°	19.2°	🌤️ Comfortable	⚠️ Brisk	Jun 5
26	Susquehanna River At Conklin Ny River	66.4°	19.1°	🌤️ Comfortable	⚠️ Brisk	Jun 12
27	Northrup Creek At North Greece Ny River	66.2°	19°	🌤️ Comfortable	⚠️ Brisk	Jun 5
28	West Branch Delaware River At Walton Ny River	65.8°	18.8°	🌤️ Comfortable	⚠️ Brisk	Jun 5
29	Mohawk R Above State Highway 30A At Fonda Ny Lake	65.8°	18.8°	🌤️ Comfortable	⚠️ Brisk	Jun 5
30	Neversink River At Godeffroy Ny River	65.7°	18.7°	🌤️ Comfortable	⚠️ Brisk	Jun 5
31	Sheldrake Stream At Thompsonville Ny River	65.5°	18.6°	🌤️ Comfortable	⚠️ Brisk	Jun 5
32	Callicoon Creek At Callicoon Ny River	64.8°	18.2°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Jun 5
33	Tenmile River At Tusten Ny River	64°	17.8°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Jun 5
34	Beaver Kill At Cooks Falls Ny Lake	63.9°	17.7°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Jun 5
35	Connetquot River Distributory Near Oakdale Ny River	63.9°	17.7°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Jun 5
36	Neversink Reservoir Near Neversink Ny Reservoir	63.7°	17.6°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Jun 5
37	Irondequoit Cr Above Blossom Rd Near Rochester Ny Lake	63.3°	17.4°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Jun 5
38	Glowegee Creek At West Milton Ny River	63°	17.2°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Jun 30
39	Allen Creek Near Rochester Ny River	62.4°	16.9°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Jun 5
40	Oquaga Creek At Mcclure Ny River	62.2°	16.8°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Jun 5
41	Esopus Creek At Coldbrook Ny River	62.2°	16.8°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Jun 5
42	Allegheny River At Salamanca Ny River	62.2°	16.8°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Jun 5
43	Neversink River At Bridgeville Ny River	61.7°	16.5°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Jun 5
44	St. Lawrence R At Cornwall Ont Nr Massena Ny Lake	61.7°	16.5°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Sep 29
45	Allegheny River At Red House Ny River	61.7°	16.5°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Sep 29
46	Woodland Creek At Mouth At Phoenicia Ny River	61.5°	16.4°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Sep 25
47	Tremper Kill Near Andes Ny Lake	61.5°	16.4°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Sep 30
48	Mohawk River Below Delta Dam Near Rome Ny River	61°	16.1°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Mar 31
49	Mill Brook Near Dunraven Ny River	60.3°	15.7°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Sep 30
50	Broadstreet Hol Br Nr Broadst Hol Rd At Allaben Ny Lake	59.9°	15.5°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Sep 25
51	Willowemoc Creek Nr Livingston Manor Ny River	59.7°	15.4°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Jun 5
52	Gumaer Brook Near Wurtsboro Ny River	59.5°	15.3°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Sep 30
53	Esopus Creek At Allaben Ny River	59.5°	15.3°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Jun 5
54	East Branch Delaware River At Harvard Ny River	59.2°	15.1°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Jun 5
55	Hudson River At Green Island Ny River	59°	15°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Jul 1
56	Mohawk River At Vischer Ferry Dam Ny River	59°	15°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Sep 29
57	Irondequoit Cr At Railroad Mills Near Fishers Ny Lake	59°	15°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Sep 29
58	West Branch Neversink River At Claryville Ny River	58.8°	14.9°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Jun 5
59	Mongaup River Near Mongaup Ny River	58.6°	14.8°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Jun 5
60	Richelieu R (Lake Champlain) At Rouses Point Ny Lake	58.6°	14.8°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Jun 5
61	Diversion From Schoharie Reservoir Ny Reservoir	58.5°	14.7°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Jun 5
62	Neversink River Near Claryville Ny River	57.7°	14.3°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Jun 5
63	Chenango River At Greene Ny River	57.7°	14.3°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Sep 29
64	West Branch Delaware River At Hancock Ny River	57.6°	14.2°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Jun 5
65	East Branch Neversink River Near Claryville Ny River	57.6°	14.2°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Sep 30
66	Lake Champlain At Port Henry Ny Lake	56.8°	13.8°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Jun 5
67	Esopus Creek Below Lost Clove Rd At Big Indian Ny River	56.8°	13.8°	🌊 Cool	🚫 Cold	Jun 5
68	Cannonsville Res Div Channel Nr Grahamsville Ny Lake	54.3°	12.4°	❄️ Cold	⛔ Very cold	Jun 5
69	Mongaup R Below Swinging Bridge Reservoir Ny Reservoir	52.5°	11.4°	❄️ Cold	⛔ Very cold	Jun 5
70	Chestnut Creek At Mouth At Grahamsville Ny River	52.2°	11.2°	❄️ Cold	⛔ Very cold	Jun 5
71	Biscuit Bk Above Pigeon Bk At Frost Valley Ny Lake	52°	11.1°	❄️ Cold	⛔ Very cold	Jun 5
72	E Br Neversink R Northeast Of Denning Ny Lake	51.6°	10.9°	❄️ Cold	⛔ Very cold	Jun 5
73	West Branch Delaware River At Hale Eddy Ny River	51.3°	10.7°	❄️ Cold	⛔ Very cold	Jun 5
74	Woodland Creek Above Mouth At Phoenicia Ny River	51.1°	10.6°	❄️ Cold	⛔ Very cold	Oct 22
75	Buck Creek Near Inlet Ny River	49.8°	9.9°	❄️ Cold	⛔ Very cold	Jun 5
76	White Brook Near Wilmington Ny River	49.1°	9.5°	❄️ Cold	⛔ Very cold	Jun 5
77	W Br Neversink R At Winnisook L Nr Frost Valley Ny Lake	48.9°	9.4°	❄️ Cold	⛔ Very cold	Jun 5
78	Neversink River At Neversink Ny River	46.6°	8.1°	❄️ Cold	⛔ Very cold	Jun 5
79	Hudson River At Water Grant Street At Yonkers Ny River	46°	7.8°	❄️ Cold	⛔ Very cold	Dec 1
80	West Branch Delaware River At Stilesville Ny River	45.1°	7.3°	❄️ Cold	⛔ Very cold	Jun 5
81	East Branch Delaware River At Fishs Eddy Ny River	44.4°	6.9°	🧊 Very Cold	⛔ Very cold	Apr 18
82	East Branch Delaware River At Downsville Ny River	43.7°	6.5°	🧊 Very Cold	⛔ Very cold	Oct 29
83	Pepacton Reservoir Near Lewbeach Ny Reservoir	43°	6.1°	🧊 Very Cold	⛔ Very cold	Jun 5
84	Broadstreet Hollow Brook At Hwy28 At Allaben Ny River	42.6°	5.9°	🧊 Very Cold	⛔ Very cold	Nov 7
85	Mohawk River Diversion To Power Plant At Cohoes Ny River	42.6°	5.9°	🧊 Very Cold	⛔ Very cold	Mar 31
86	Hudson River Near Schodack Landing Ny River	42.4°	5.8°	🧊 Very Cold	⛔ Very cold	Mar 30
87	Cannonsville Reservoir Near Kelsey Ny Reservoir	42.1°	5.6°	🧊 Very Cold	⛔ Very cold	Jun 5
88	Hudson River At Pier 25 At New York Ny River	41.7°	5.4°	🧊 Very Cold	⛔ Very cold	Mar 30
89	Hudson River At Port Of Albany Ny River	41.5°	5.3°	🧊 Very Cold	⛔ Very cold	Mar 30
90	Mohawk River At Rexford Ny River	32.4°	0.2°	🧊 Very Cold	⛔ Very cold	Mar 11
91	Mohawk River At Ilion Ny River	32°	0°	🧊 Very Cold	⛔ Very cold	Jan 18
92	Mohawk River At Lock 8 Near Schenectady Ny River	32°	0°	🧊 Very Cold	⛔ Very cold	Dec 9
93	Arbutus Pond Outlet Near Newcomb Ny Lake	—	—	—	—	—
94	Birch Creek At Big Indian Ny River	—	—	—	—	—
95	East Brook East Of Walton Ny River	—	—	—	—	—
96	Ellicott Creek Below Williamsville Ny River	—	—	—	—	—
97	Beaver River At Croghan Ny River	—	—	—	—	—
98	Sacandaga River At Stewarts Bridge Nr Hadley Ny River	—	—	—	—	—
99	Hollow Tree Brook At Lanesville Ny River	—	—	—	—	—
100	Elm Creek Near Hermon Ny River	—	—	—	—	—

Mohawk River At Cohoes Ny River

75.2°F

☀️ Warm

Hempstead Lake Buoy At Lakeview, Ny Lake

73.9°F

🌤️ Comfortable

Schoharie Creek At Mill Point Near Fort Hunter Ny River

71.8°F

🌤️ Comfortable

Oak Orchard Creek At The Bridges Ny River

71.2°F

🌤️ Comfortable

Schoharie Creek At Fort Hunter Ny River

70.5°F

🌤️ Comfortable

Basher Kill Blw Bashakill Marsh At Westbrookville River

70.5°F

🌤️ Comfortable

Sandy Creek At North Hamlin Ny River

70.3°F

🌤️ Comfortable

Johnson Creek At Kuckville Ny River

70.2°F

🌤️ Comfortable

Eighteenmile Creek At Burt Ny River

70.2°F

🌤️ Comfortable

Delaware R Above Lackawaxen R Near Barryville Ny Lake

69.6°F

🌤️ Comfortable

Oak Orchard Creek Near Kenyonville Ny River

69.4°F

🌤️ Comfortable

Esopus Creek Near Lomontville Ny River

69.3°F

🌤️ Comfortable

Erie(Barge)Canal(W Of Genesee R)At Rochester Ny River

68.7°F

🌤️ Comfortable

Massapequa Creek At Massapequa Ny River

68.2°F

🌤️ Comfortable

Cattaraugus Creek At Gowanda Ny River

67.8°F

🌤️ Comfortable

Oak Orchard Creek Near Shelby Ny River

67.6°F

🌤️ Comfortable

Mohawk River At Lock 9 At Rotterdam Junction Ny River

67.6°F

🌤️ Comfortable

Erie (Barge) C Abv Halls Waste Weir At Lockport Ny Lake

67.6°F

🌤️ Comfortable

Mohawk River At Amsterdam Ny River

67.5°F

🌤️ Comfortable

East Branch Delaware River At Hancock Ny River

67.1°F

🌤️ Comfortable

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❓ New York Water Temperature FAQ

What is the warmest lake in New York today?

Based on our latest USGS data, Mohawk River At Cohoes Ny is currently the warmest water body in New York at 75.2°F.

Which New York lakes are good for swimming right now?

Lakes with water temperatures above 72°F are generally comfortable for swimming. Currently, New York's average water temperature is 59°F — check individual lakes above for specific conditions.

What is the best water temperature for fishing in New York?

The optimal temperature range depends on your target species. For bass fishing, look for water bodies between 65–75°F. For trout, target the coldest water bodies in New York — typically 50–65°F. Use the table above to identify which lakes are in the ideal range for your target species.

🔬 Data Methodology & Sources

Water temperature readings on this site are collected from USGS (United States Geological Survey) monitoring stations installed at lakes, rivers, and reservoirs across the country. Sensors measure water surface temperature in Celsius, which is converted to Fahrenheit for display. Data is retrieved and stored daily. Temperatures shown reflect the most recent available sensor reading for each water body, typically from the past 1–30 days depending on station reporting frequency.

⚠️ Water temperatures can vary significantly across a water body due to depth, currents, and time of day. Sensor readings represent conditions at the monitoring station location. Always exercise caution when swimming and consult local authorities for official safety advisories.