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Little Ball Club Lake Water Temperature

Little Ball Club Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota typically sits around 51°F at the surface in October — warmest in Jul (~67°F) and coldest in Oct (~51°F). That is a typical value for the month, not a live reading.

Typical in October
51°F
Cold
Summer average
65°F
Warmest (Jul)
67°F
Coldest (Oct)
51°F

Typical water temperature by month

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
58°
May
63°
Jun
67°
Jul
66°
Aug
64°
Sep
51°
Oct
Nov
Dec

Column height runs from this lake’s coldest month (51°F) to its warmest (67°F).

Typical surface water temperature by month, from 58 field readings (2025–2025) via the EPA Water Quality Portal. Months with too few readings are left blank.

Is Little Ball Club Lake warm enough to swim?

At its summer peak (~65°F): Cool

Brisk but swimmable for short dips — most people acclimate after the first few minutes.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the water temperature of Little Ball Club Lake?

Little Ball Club Lake typically sits around 51°F at the surface in October, from 58 EPA Water Quality Portal field readings (2025–2025). That is a typical value for the month, not a live reading.

When is Little Ball Club Lake warmest?

Surface water at Little Ball Club Lake is typically warmest in July, reaching about 67°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 Little Ball Club Lake warm enough to swim?

At its typical summer peak of about 65°F, Little Ball Club Lake rates as "cool" for swimming. Brisk but swimmable for short dips — most people acclimate after the first few minutes.

Where does this Little Ball Club 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 — 58 readings from 1 monitoring station between 2025 and 2025. 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.