Water temperature in Saint-Malo
The water temperature in the Atlantic Ocean near Saint-Malo is suitable for swimming only from July, when it rises to +22°C. Earlier in the day, many vacationers prefer to swim in thermal suits - the Atlantic Ocean water temperature is never higher than +18°C.
The city of Saint-Malo is known worldwide as the place of the largest tides in Europe. Twice a lunar day, the area around Saint-Malo and the Abbey of Saint-Michel experiences the ebb and flow of the Atlantic Ocean. The water can go 18 kilometers deep into the ocean and the tide speed reaches 6 kilometers per hour.
