Incheon Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Incheon right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Incheon, South Korea on 13th May 2024.

14.6° C

(58.28° F)

  • yesterday: 14.44° C (57.99° F)
  • a week ago: 13.43° C (56.17° 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 Incheon on May 13th over the last 10 years is 11.36° C (52.45° F), with a low temperature of 8.86° C (47.95° F) and a high of 14.77° C (58.59° F).

Analysis and forecast for Incheon water temperatures

The water temperature in Incheon today is higher than the average temperature of 11.36° C (52.45° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 13th May 2023, was 14.56° C (58.21° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
May 13 14.6° C 58.28° F
May 12 14.44° C 57.99° F
May 11 14.52° C 58.14° F
May 10 14.64° C 58.35° F
May 9 14.57° C 58.23° F
May 8 14.32° C 57.78° F
May 7 13.42° C 56.16° F
May 6 13.43° C 56.17° F
May 5 13.73° C 56.71° F
May 4 14.22° C 57.6° F
May 3 14.05° C 57.29° F
May 2 13.81° C 56.86° F
May 1 13.63° C 56.53° F
April 30 13.12° C 55.62° F
April 29 13.08° C 55.54° F
April 28 12.63° C 54.73° F
April 27 12.31° C 54.16° F
April 26 12.4° C 54.32° F
April 25 11.93° C 53.47° F
April 24 12.02° C 53.64° F
April 23 11.89° C 53.4° F
April 22 12.09° C 53.76° F
April 21 11.65° C 52.97° F
April 20 10.82° C 51.48° F
April 19 10.89° C 51.6° F
April 18 11.02° C 51.84° F
April 17 10.62° C 51.12° F
April 16 10.27° C 50.49° F
April 15 10.48° C 50.86° F
April 14 10.7° C 51.26° F
April 13 10.51° C 50.92° 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 Incheon by month

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

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

Incheon map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Incheon

The highest temperature in South Korea today is 16.9° C (62.42° F) in Sinhyeon. The lowest is in Taesal Li, where the temperature of the water is 11.94° C (53.49° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Incheon?

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