Kaliakra Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Kaliakra right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Kaliakra, Bulgaria on 18th May 2024.

14.68° C

(58.43° F)

  • yesterday: 14.64° C (58.36° F)
  • a week ago: 14.69° C (58.44° 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 Kaliakra on May 18th over the last 10 years is 16.63° C (61.94° F), with a low temperature of 14.52° C (58.14° F) and a high of 20.05° C (68.09° F).

Analysis and forecast for Kaliakra water temperatures

The water temperature in Kaliakra today is lower than the average temperature of 16.63° C (61.94° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 18th May 2023, was 14.52° C (58.14° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
May 18 14.68° C 58.43° F
May 17 14.64° C 58.36° F
May 16 15.19° C 59.34° F
May 15 14.87° C 58.77° F
May 14 14.77° C 58.59° F
May 13 14.5° C 58.1° F
May 12 14.5° C 58.1° F
May 11 14.69° C 58.44° F
May 10 14.87° C 58.77° F
May 9 14.91° C 58.84° F
May 8 15.17° C 59.31° F
May 7 14.91° C 58.84° F
May 6 14.54° C 58.17° F
May 5 14.13° C 57.43° F
May 4 13.74° C 56.73° F
May 3 14° C 57.2° F
May 2 13.84° C 56.91° F
May 1 13.82° C 56.88° F
April 30 14.03° C 57.25° F
April 29 14.07° C 57.33° F
April 28 14.1° C 57.38° F
April 27 14.24° C 57.63° F
April 26 13.91° C 57.04° F
April 25 13.79° C 56.82° F
April 24 13.48° C 56.26° F
April 23 13.78° C 56.8° F
April 22 13.44° C 56.19° F
April 21 13.44° C 56.19° F
April 20 14.48° C 58.06° F
April 19 14.82° C 58.68° F
April 18 15.04° C 59.07° 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 Kaliakra by month

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

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

Kaliakra map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Kaliakra

The highest temperature in Bulgaria today is 13.42° C (56.16° F) in Silistar. The lowest is in Kaliakra, where the temperature of the water is 12.77° C (54.99° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Kaliakra?

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