English Harbour sea temperature today: 29°C – beach water temperature, English Harbour, Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda · Antigua
English Harbour
Sea
29.4°C84.9°F
Air
UV
Bathtub
Above ⁦28°C⁩

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Today, September 13, the sea temperature at English Harbour is 29.4 °C (85 °F). That matches the usual average of 29.6 °C in September. Comfortable for swimming year-round.

Climate · monthly averages

Sea temperature by month

5-year averages (2021–2025). Min/Max are typical daily lows and highs, not record extremes.

Warmest in September (29.6°C). Coldest in February (26.5°C). Comfortable for swimming year-round.

5-year averages (2021–2025). Min/Max are typical daily lows and highs, not record extremes.
MonthSea · MinSea · AvgSea · MaxAir · MinAir · AvgAir · Max
January26.6°C26.9°C27.4°C25.2°C25.5°C25.6°C
February26.0°C26.5°C27.0°C24.7°C25.1°C25.3°C
March26.1°C26.6°C27.3°C24.8°C25.3°C25.5°C
April26.4°C26.9°C27.7°C25.1°C25.6°C25.8°C
May27.2°C27.9°C28.7°C26.3°C26.7°C26.9°C
June27.7°C28.3°C29.2°C26.9°C27.3°C27.5°C
July27.9°C28.5°C29.2°C27.0°C27.4°C27.7°C
August28.5°C29.1°C29.6°C27.3°C27.8°C28.1°C
September29.1°C29.6°C30.1°C27.4°C27.9°C28.1°C
October28.7°C29.3°C30.1°C27.4°C27.7°C28.0°C
November28.1°C28.6°C29.3°C26.6°C27.0°C27.1°C
December27.3°C27.8°C28.4°C25.7°C26.1°C26.2°C

About English Harbour

English Harbour cuts deep into Antigua's south coast around Nelson's Dockyard, the only continuously working Georgian-era naval yard in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2016, with Shirley Heights Lookout watching over the entrance from 150 metres up. Pigeon Beach lies a short walk west of the dockyard with calm, snorkel-friendly water, while Galleon Beach faces it across the harbour mouth, reached by water taxi or a thirty-minute hike. Sea temperatures hold between 28 and 29 °C82 and 84 °F all year, with V.C. Bird International airport thirty-five minutes north.

Frequently asked questions

Today, September 13, the sea at English Harbour is 29.4 °C (85 °F)85 °F (29.4 °C) – bathtub-warm. The usual September average is 29.6 °C85 °F.

No single number works for everyone, so the scale on this page is only a guide to how the water feels: below 13 °C55 °F icy, 13–18 °C55–64 °F cold, 18–23 °C64–73 °F refreshing, 23–28 °C73–82 °F pleasantly warm and above 28 °C82 °F like a bath. Right now the sea at English Harbour is 29.4 °C85 °F.

Yes – the sea at English Harbour (Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda) stays swimmable all year. February is the coolest month, averaging 26.5 °C80 °F – ideal for swimming for most people; the warmest is September at 29.6 °C85 °F.

In September, at 29.6 °C85 °F on average. The coolest month is February at 26.5 °C80 °F – still above the 18 °C64 °F swimming line, so there is no off-season for swimming.