Alicante Sea Temperature
Looking to find out what the sea water temperature in Alicante is for today and the next few days? Below are data and charts that will give you information about sea temperatures in Alicante and nearby locations.
Water temperature in Alicante right now
Below is the current sea temperature for Alicante, Spain on 17th May 2024.
19.96° C
(67.92° F)
- yesterday: 20.05° C (68.09° F)
- a week ago: 18.45° C (65.21° F)
At this temperature, water will feel cold compared to a swimming pool, but with a bit of experience and practice most people will find the water relatively comfortable to swim in.
The average sea temperature for Alicante on May 17th over the last 10 years is 18.91° C (66.04° F), with a low temperature of 17.04° C (62.67° F) and a high of 20.92° C (69.66° F).
Analysis and forecast for Alicante water temperatures
The water temperature in Alicante today is higher than the average temperature of 18.91° C (66.04° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 17th May 2023, was 20.05° C (68.09° F).
The chart and table below shows the change in water temperature in Alicante 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 Alicante by month
The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Alicante.
For more detailed information on how the sea temperature in Alicante changes for each month of the year, choose from the months below.
Alicante map and nearby water temperatures
Locations near Alicante
The highest temperature in Spain today is 21.6° C (70.88° F) in El Fuerte. The lowest is in Estaca de Bares, where the temperature of the water is 15.48° C (59.86° F).
Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Alicante?
The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Alicante 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 Alicante 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 Alicante 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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