Horsetooth Reservoir vs Pactola Lake

Horsetooth Reservoir is the warmer swim right now at about 16.5°C. They are roughly 416 km apart in United States.

Horsetooth Reservoir

Colorado

16.5°C

mild · modelled estimate

October average
16.5°C
Warmest month
August · 21.0°C
Coldest month
3.0°C
Swim season
July–September

Horsetooth Reservoir in Colorado, United States is swimmable in high summer, brisk either side of it, and drops close to single digits in winter.

Pactola Lake

South Dakota

16.3°C

mild · modelled estimate

October average
16.3°C
Warmest month
August · 21.0°C
Coldest month
2.0°C
Swim season
July–September

Pactola Lake in South Dakota, United States is swimmable in high summer, brisk either side of it, and freezes or near-freezes in winter.

Month by month

LakeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Horsetooth Reservoir4.2°C3.0°C4.2°C7.5°C12.0°C16.5°C19.8°C21.0°C19.8°C16.5°C12.0°C7.5°C
Pactola Lake3.3°C2.0°C3.3°C6.8°C11.5°C16.3°C19.7°C21.0°C19.7°C16.3°C11.5°C6.8°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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