Sugar Camp Lake Water Temperature
Sugar Camp Lake in Oneida County, Wisconsin typically sits around 58°F at the surface in October — warmest in Aug (~74°F) and coldest in Oct (~58°F). That is a typical value for the month, not a live reading.
Typical water temperature by month
Column height runs from this lake’s coldest month (58°F) to its warmest (74°F).
Typical surface water temperature by month, from 9 field readings (2024–2025) via the EPA Water Quality Portal. Months with too few readings are left blank.
Is Sugar Camp Lake warm enough to swim?
Pleasant for swimming — the range most people find enjoyable without a wetsuit.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the water temperature of Sugar Camp Lake?
Sugar Camp Lake typically sits around 58°F at the surface in October, from 9 EPA Water Quality Portal field readings (2024–2025). That is a typical value for the month, not a live reading.
When is Sugar Camp Lake warmest?
Surface water at Sugar Camp Lake is typically warmest in August, reaching about 74°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 Sugar Camp Lake warm enough to swim?
At its typical summer peak of about 71°F, Sugar Camp Lake rates as "comfortable" for swimming. Pleasant for swimming — the range most people find enjoyable without a wetsuit.
Where does this Sugar Camp 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 — 9 readings from 1 monitoring station between 2024 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.