Lake Charlevoix vs Lake Superior

Lake Charlevoix is the warmer swim right now at about 16.8°C. They are roughly 320 km apart in United States.

Lake Charlevoix

Michigan

16.8°C

mild · modelled estimate

October average
16.8°C
Warmest month
August · 22.0°C
Coldest month
1.0°C
Swim season
July–September

Lake Charlevoix in Michigan, United States reaches comfortable swimming temperatures in July and August, and freezes or near-freezes in winter.

Lake Superior

Great Lakes

11.5°C

cool · modelled estimate

October average
11.5°C
Warmest month
August · 15.0°C
Coldest month
1.0°C
Swim season
no month averages above 18°C — a wetsuit lake year-round

The coldest and largest Great Lake — swimmable only in late summer near shore.

Month by month

LakeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Lake Charlevoix2.4°C1.0°C2.4°C6.3°C11.5°C16.8°C20.6°C22.0°C20.6°C16.8°C11.5°C6.3°C
Lake Superior1.9°C1.0°C1.9°C4.5°C8.0°C11.5°C14.1°C15.0°C14.1°C11.5°C8.0°C4.5°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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