Lake Argyle vs Lake Biwa
Lake Biwa is the warmer swim right now at about 26.7°C. They are roughly 5794 km apart in Australia and Japan.
Lake Argyle
Western Australia
24.5°C
hot · modelled estimate
- September average
- 24.5°C
- Warmest month
- February · 32.0°C
- Coldest month
- 24.0°C
- Swim season
- January–December
Enormous Kimberley reservoir — hot water, huge views, and freshwater crocodiles.
Lake Biwa
Shiga
26.7°C
hot · modelled estimate
- September average
- 26.7°C
- Warmest month
- August · 28.0°C
- Coldest month
- 8.0°C
- Swim season
- May–November
Japan's largest lake, with white-sand swim beaches on the west shore.
Month by month
| Lake | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Argyle | 31.5°C | 32.0°C | 31.5°C | 30.0°C | 28.0°C | 26.0°C | 24.5°C | 24.0°C | 24.5°C | 26.0°C | 28.0°C | 30.0°C |
| Lake Biwa | 9.3°C | 8.0°C | 9.3°C | 13.0°C | 18.0°C | 23.0°C | 26.7°C | 28.0°C | 26.7°C | 23.0°C | 18.0°C | 13.0°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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