Kabekona Bay Lake Water Temperature
Kabekona Bay Lake in Cass County, Minnesota typically sits around 56°F at the surface in September — warmest in Jul (~62°F) and coldest in Jun (~53°F). That is a typical value for the month, not a live reading.
Typical water temperature by month
Typical surface water temperature by month, from 230 field readings (2017–2023) via the EPA Water Quality Portal. Months with too few readings are left blank.
Is Kabekona Bay Lake warm enough to swim?
Wetsuit territory. Brief exposure is tolerable but prolonged swimming without protection risks hypothermia.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the water temperature of Kabekona Bay Lake?
Kabekona Bay Lake typically sits around 56°F at the surface in September, from 230 EPA Water Quality Portal field readings (2017–2023). That is a typical value for the month, not a live reading.
When is Kabekona Bay Lake warmest?
Surface water at Kabekona Bay Lake is typically warmest in July, reaching about 62°F. Lake surface temperature lags air temperature by several weeks, so the warmest water usually arrives in mid-to-late summer even though the hottest air can come earlier.
Is Kabekona Bay Lake warm enough to swim?
At its typical summer peak of about 57°F, Kabekona Bay Lake rates as "cold" for swimming. Wetsuit territory. Brief exposure is tolerable but prolonged swimming without protection risks hypothermia.
Where does this Kabekona Bay Lake water temperature data come from?
Every temperature on this page is a typical (climatological) value computed from real surface-water field readings collected by state and federal agencies and published through the EPA Water Quality Portal — 230 readings from 2 monitoring stations between 2017 and 2023. They describe what is typical for each month, not the temperature right now.
About this data
Water temperatures are a climatology — the typical value for each month, averaged from real surface-water field readings collected by state and federal agencies and published through the EPA Water Quality Portal. They tell you what to expect, not the temperature at this moment. Actual conditions vary with recent weather, depth, and time of day.