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Lake Huron water temperature

Lake-average surface temperature 57.5 F (14.2 C) on Saturday, October 17, 2026.

NOAA GLERL GLSEA daily analysis; updated once a day, usually with a one-day lag.

Lake Huron lake-average surface water temperature is 57.5 F (14.2 C) as of October 17, 2026, from NOAA GLERL's GLSEA analysis.
That is 1.2 F cooler than a week earlier (58.7 F on October 10, 2026).
On the same date last year Lake Huron averaged 59.8 F.
So far in 2026 the warmest day was 71.0 F on August 15, 2026 and the coldest 32.5 F on February 21, 2026.

2026 (F)2025

Last 14 days

Date	F	C
Oct 17	57.5	14.18
Oct 16	57.9	14.40
Oct 15	58.4	14.65
Oct 14	58.7	14.84
Oct 13	59.0	15.00
Oct 12	58.9	14.97
Oct 11	58.8	14.89
Oct 10	58.7	14.86
Oct 9	59.0	15.01
Oct 8	59.3	15.17
Oct 7	59.7	15.38
Oct 6	60.2	15.67
Oct 5	60.9	16.05
Oct 4	61.5	16.37

Shore sensors and buoys near Lake Huron

Point readings at the shore or on a buoy differ from the lake-wide average; nearshore water is usually warmer in summer.

AlpenaCO-OPS sensor · 59.2 F
Harbor BeachCO-OPS sensor · 53.1 F
De Tour VillageCO-OPS sensor · 52.7 F
Mackinaw CityCO-OPS sensor · 52.7 F
Rock CutCO-OPS sensor · 52.2 F
West Neebish IslandCO-OPS sensor · 55.9 F
Buoy 45212, North Huron Spotter55.8 F
Buoy LPNM4, 9075065 - Alpena, MI59.2 F
Buoy HRBM4, 9075014 - Harbor Beach, MI53.1 F
Buoy 45149, Southern Lake Huron59.0 F
Buoy DTLM4, 9075099 - De Tour Village, MI52.9 F
Buoy 45209, Lakeport Buoy, MI59.5 F

Source: NOAA GLERL Great Lakes Surface Environmental Analysis (GLSEA), daily lake-average surface temperature from satellite imagery. CSV of every day this year and last.