Ullswater vs Windermere

Windermere is the warmer swim right now at about 18.1°C. They are roughly 25 km apart in United Kingdom.

Ullswater

Lake District

16.2°C

mild · modelled estimate

September average
16.2°C
Warmest month
August · 17.0°C
Coldest month
5.0°C
Swim season
no month averages above 18°C — a wetsuit lake year-round

Fell-ringed lake with easy shore access at Glenridding and Pooley Bridge.

Windermere

Cumbria

18.1°C

mild · modelled estimate

September average
18.1°C
Warmest month
August · 19.0°C
Coldest month
5.0°C
Swim season
July–September

Windermere in Cumbria, United Kingdom is swimmable in high summer, brisk either side of it, and drops close to single digits in winter.

Month by month

LakeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Ullswater5.8°C5.0°C5.8°C8.0°C11.0°C14.0°C16.2°C17.0°C16.2°C14.0°C11.0°C8.0°C
Windermere5.9°C5.0°C5.9°C8.5°C12.0°C15.5°C18.1°C19.0°C18.1°C15.5°C12.0°C8.5°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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