Akita Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Akita right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Akita, Japan on 10th May 2024.

13.77° C

(56.79° F)

  • yesterday: 13.64° C (56.56° F)
  • a week ago: 12.9° C (55.22° F)

Water at this temperature is cold and will feel very cold initially, but the body will get used to it and longer swims are possible. Experienced swimmers can manage several hours of swimming, however hypothermia is still a very big risk.

The average sea temperature for Akita on May 10th over the last 10 years is 13.03° C (55.45° F), with a low temperature of 11.03° C (51.85° F) and a high of 14.44° C (57.99° F).

Analysis and forecast for Akita water temperatures

The water temperature in Akita today is higher than the average temperature of 13.03° C (55.45° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 10th May 2023, was 13.81° C (56.86° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
May 10 13.77° C 56.79° F
May 9 13.64° C 56.56° F
May 8 13.91° C 57.04° F
May 7 14.2° C 57.56° F
May 6 14.26° C 57.67° F
May 5 13.37° C 56.07° F
May 4 13.29° C 55.92° F
May 3 12.9° C 55.22° F
May 2 13.2° C 55.76° F
May 1 13.15° C 55.67° F
April 30 13.31° C 55.96° F
April 29 13.83° C 56.89° F
April 28 13.22° C 55.8° F
April 27 13.05° C 55.49° F
April 26 13.23° C 55.81° F
April 25 12.53° C 54.55° F
April 24 12.38° C 54.28° F
April 23 12.51° C 54.52° F
April 22 11.97° C 53.55° F
April 21 12.06° C 53.71° F
April 20 12.09° C 53.76° F
April 19 12° C 53.6° F
April 18 12° C 53.6° F
April 17 12.22° C 54° F
April 16 12.52° C 54.54° F
April 15 12.05° C 53.69° F
April 14 12.16° C 53.89° F
April 13 12° C 53.6° F
April 12 11.74° C 53.13° F
April 11 11.28° C 52.3° F
April 10 11° C 51.8° 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 Akita by month

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

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

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Akita map and nearby water temperatures

The highest temperature in Japan today is 26.43° C (79.58° F) in Yonakuni. The lowest is in Mombetsu, where the temperature of the water is 4.69° C (40.45° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Akita?

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