Namibe Sea Temperature

Looking to find out what the sea water temperature in Namibe is for today and the next few days? Below are data and charts that will give you information about sea temperatures in Namibe and nearby locations.

Water temperature in Namibe right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Namibe, Angola on 18th May 2024.

24.36° C

(75.85° F)

  • yesterday: 24.82° C (76.68° F)
  • a week ago: 24.14° C (75.45° F)

Water at this temperature is very pleasant to swim in and if you tend to wear a wetsuit when swimming, you might consider removing it now to avoid the body overheating.

The average sea temperature for Namibe on May 18th over the last 10 years is 23.27° C (73.88° F), with a low temperature of 20.26° C (68.47° F) and a high of 26.88° C (80.38° F).

Analysis and forecast for Namibe water temperatures

The water temperature in Namibe today is higher than the average temperature of 23.27° C (73.88° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 18th May 2023, was 24.46° C (76.03° F).

The chart and table below shows the change in water temperature in Namibe over the last 30 days:

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
May 18 24.36° C 75.85° F
May 17 24.82° C 76.68° F
May 17 24.82° C 76.68° F
May 16 24.73° C 76.51° F
May 15 24.86° C 76.75° F
May 14 24.41° C 75.94° F
May 13 24.01° C 75.22° F
May 12 23.91° C 75.04° F
May 11 24.14° C 75.45° F
May 10 24.38° C 75.88° F
May 9 24.39° C 75.9° F
May 8 24.91° C 76.84° F
May 7 25.72° C 78.3° F
May 6 26.79° C 80.22° F
May 5 27.39° C 81.3° F
May 4 27.37° C 81.27° F
May 3 26.37° C 79.47° F
May 2 26.36° C 79.45° F
May 1 26.54° C 79.77° F
April 30 26.31° C 79.36° F
April 29 26.39° C 79.5° F
April 28 26.65° C 79.97° F
April 27 26.98° C 80.56° F
April 26 27.47° C 81.45° F
April 25 27.76° C 81.97° F
April 24 27.62° C 81.72° F
April 23 26.94° C 80.49° F
April 22 26.62° C 79.92° F
April 21 26.17° C 79.11° F
April 20 25.71° C 78.28° F

The actual nearshore temperatures may vary by several degrees and this can also be heavily affected by weather. Strong winds can cause cold, deep waters to replace the surface waters that had been warmed by the sun, and heavy rain can also reduce the temperature of the sea surface temperature as well.

Water temperature in Namibe by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Namibe.

For more detailed information on how the sea temperature in Namibe changes for each month of the year, choose from the months below.

Namibe map and nearby water temperatures

The highest temperature in Angola today is 29.11° C (84.4° F) in Baia Farta. The lowest is in Tombua, where the temperature of the water is 26.07° C (78.93° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Namibe?

The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Namibe because they want to understand and learn how the ocean communicates with the atomosphere of Earth.

SST is one measure that provides information on the global climate, and it can be used to predict the weather in Namibe as well as atmospheric model simulations and to study marine ecosystems in the area.

Data source and citation

Raw data for the calculations made to find the sea surface temperature in Namibe comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and their 1/4° daily Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature.

The water temperature data is constructed by combining observations from different platforms (satellites, ships, buoys, and Argo floats) on a regular global grid. A spatially complete sea surface temperature map is then built by interpolating to fill in gaps in the data.

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