Ilha de Santiago Sea Temperature

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

Analysis and forecast for Ilha de Santiago water temperatures

The water temperature in Ilha de Santiago today is higher than the average temperature of 23.39° C (74.1° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 18th May 2023, was 24.61° C (76.3° F).

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

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 Ilha de Santiago by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Ilha de Santiago.

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

Ilha de Santiago map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Ilha de Santiago

Cidade Velha

Cabo Verde, Africa

11.72 miles away

Praia

Cabo Verde, Africa

12.72 miles away

Vila Do Maio

Cabo Verde, Africa

27.85 miles away

Calheta

Cabo Verde, Africa

28.88 miles away

The highest temperature in Cabo Verde today is 25° C (77.01° F) in Brava. The lowest is in Sal, where the temperature of the water is 23.51° C (74.32° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Ilha de Santiago?

The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Ilha de Santiago 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 Ilha de Santiago 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 Ilha de Santiago 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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