Mar de Cristal Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Mar de Cristal right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Mar de Cristal, Spain on 18th May 2024.

20° C

(68.01° F)

  • yesterday: 20.29° C (68.53° F)
  • a week ago: 18.63° C (65.53° F)

Water at this temperature is very pleasant to swim in and if you tend to wear a wetsuit when swimming, you might consider removing it now to avoid the body overheating.

The average sea temperature for Mar de Cristal on May 18th over the last 10 years is 19.03° C (66.26° F), with a low temperature of 17.18° C (62.92° F) and a high of 20.61° C (69.1° F).

Analysis and forecast for Mar de Cristal water temperatures

The water temperature in Mar de Cristal today is higher than the average temperature of 19.03° C (66.26° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 18th May 2023, was 20.09° C (68.16° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
May 18 20° C 68.01° F
May 17 20.29° C 68.53° F
May 16 19.09° C 66.36° F
May 15 18.99° C 66.18° F
May 14 19.24° C 66.63° F
May 13 18.91° C 66.04° F
May 12 18.63° C 65.53° F
May 11 18.63° C 65.53° F
May 10 18.5° C 65.3° F
May 9 18.08° C 64.54° F
May 8 17.92° C 64.26° F
May 7 17.81° C 64.06° F
May 6 18.03° C 64.45° F
May 5 18.15° C 64.67° F
May 4 18.08° C 64.54° F
May 3 17.76° C 63.97° F
May 2 17.5° C 63.5° F
May 1 17.47° C 63.45° F
April 30 17.65° C 63.77° F
April 29 17.66° C 63.79° F
April 28 17.6° C 63.68° F
April 27 17.83° C 64.09° F
April 26 17.9° C 64.22° F
April 25 17.73° C 63.91° F
April 24 17.45° C 63.41° F
April 23 17.29° C 63.12° F
April 22 17.52° C 63.54° F
April 21 17.2° C 62.96° F
April 20 17.4° C 63.32° F
April 19 17.63° C 63.73° F
April 18 17.76° C 63.97° 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 Mar de Cristal by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Mar de Cristal.

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

Mar de Cristal map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Mar de Cristal

The highest temperature in Spain today is 21.54° C (70.78° F) in El Hierro. The lowest is in Estaca de Bares, where the temperature of the water is 15.41° C (59.74° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Mar de Cristal?

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