Gander Lake vs Moosehead Lake
Moosehead Lake is the warmer swim right now at about 19.7°C. They are roughly 1195 km apart in Canada and United States.
Gander Lake
Newfoundland and Labrador
mild · modelled estimate
- September average
- 15.9°C
- Warmest month
- August · 17.0°C
- Coldest month
- 1.0°C
- Swim season
- no month averages above 18°C — a wetsuit lake year-round
Gander Lake in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada stays cool even at its August peak — a short-swim lake, and freezes or near-freezes in winter.
Moosehead Lake
Maine
mild · modelled estimate
- September average
- 19.7°C
- Warmest month
- August · 21.0°C
- Coldest month
- 1.0°C
- Swim season
- July–September
Moosehead Lake in Maine, United States is swimmable in high summer, brisk either side of it, and freezes or near-freezes in winter.
Month by month
| Lake | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gander Lake | 2.1°C | 1.0°C | 2.1°C | 5.0°C | 9.0°C | 13.0°C | 15.9°C | 17.0°C | 15.9°C | 13.0°C | 9.0°C | 5.0°C |
| Moosehead Lake | 2.3°C | 1.0°C | 2.3°C | 6.0°C | 11.0°C | 16.0°C | 19.7°C | 21.0°C | 19.7°C | 16.0°C | 11.0°C | 6.0°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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