Crater Lake vs Pyramid Lake

Pyramid Lake is the warmer swim right now at about 21.8°C. They are roughly 391 km apart in United States.

Crater Lake

Oregon

15.1°C

mild · modelled estimate

September average
15.1°C
Warmest month
August · 16.0°C
Coldest month
3.0°C
Swim season
no month averages above 18°C — a wetsuit lake year-round

The deepest lake in the US — startlingly blue and startlingly cold.

Pyramid Lake

Nevada

21.8°C

warm · modelled estimate

September average
21.8°C
Warmest month
August · 23.0°C
Coldest month
5.0°C
Swim season
June–October

Pyramid Lake in Nevada, United States reaches comfortable swimming temperatures in July and August, and drops close to single digits in winter.

Month by month

LakeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Crater Lake3.9°C3.0°C3.9°C6.3°C9.5°C12.8°C15.1°C16.0°C15.1°C12.8°C9.5°C6.3°C
Pyramid Lake6.2°C5.0°C6.2°C9.5°C14.0°C18.5°C21.8°C23.0°C21.8°C18.5°C14.0°C9.5°C

Monthly values are modelled from each lake's long-term winter and summer envelope, then refined with today's forecast air temperature for the headline reading.

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