Tippy Pond Manistee Arm Water Temperature
Tippy Pond Manistee Arm in Manistee County, Michigan typically sits around 55°F at the surface in October — warmest in Jul (~69°F) and coldest in Apr (~46°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 (46°F) to its warmest (69°F).
Typical surface water temperature by month, from 1,149 field readings (2010–2025) via the EPA Water Quality Portal. Months with too few readings are left blank.
Is Tippy Pond Manistee Arm warm enough to swim?
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 Tippy Pond Manistee Arm?
Tippy Pond Manistee Arm typically sits around 55°F at the surface in October, from 1,149 EPA Water Quality Portal field readings (2010–2025). That is a typical value for the month, not a live reading.
When is Tippy Pond Manistee Arm warmest?
Surface water at Tippy Pond Manistee Arm is typically warmest in July, reaching about 69°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 Tippy Pond Manistee Arm warm enough to swim?
At its typical summer peak of about 67°F, Tippy Pond Manistee Arm rates as "cool" for swimming. Brisk but swimmable for short dips — most people acclimate after the first few minutes.
Where does this Tippy Pond Manistee Arm 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 — 1,149 readings from 1 monitoring station between 2010 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.