Elephant Butte Lake vs Lake Powell

Elephant Butte Lake is the warmer swim right now at about 22.5°C. They are roughly 566 km apart in United States.

Elephant Butte Lake

New Mexico

22.5°C

warm · modelled estimate

October average
22.5°C
Warmest month
August · 27.0°C
Coldest month
9.0°C
Swim season
May–November

Elephant Butte Lake in New Mexico, United States warms into the mid-20s °C for reliable summer swimming, and stays mild even in winter.

Lake Powell

Utah / Arizona

21.5°C

warm · modelled estimate

October average
21.5°C
Warmest month
August · 26.0°C
Coldest month
8.0°C
Swim season
June–October

Red-rock desert reservoir with warm summer water and calm side canyons.

Month by month

LakeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Elephant Butte Lake10.2°C9.0°C10.2°C13.5°C18.0°C22.5°C25.8°C27.0°C25.8°C22.5°C18.0°C13.5°C
Lake Powell9.2°C8.0°C9.2°C12.5°C17.0°C21.5°C24.8°C26.0°C24.8°C21.5°C17.0°C12.5°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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