North Falmouth Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in North Falmouth right now

Below is the current sea temperature for North Falmouth, United States on 19th May 2024.

12.76° C

(54.97° F)

  • yesterday: 12.78° C (55° F)
  • a week ago: 10.66° C (51.19° 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 North Falmouth on May 19th over the last 10 years is 12.31° C (54.16° F), with a low temperature of 10.7° C (51.26° F) and a high of 14.13° C (57.43° F).

Analysis and forecast for North Falmouth water temperatures

The water temperature in North Falmouth today is higher than the average temperature of 12.31° C (54.16° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 19th May 2023, was 12.93° C (55.27° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
May 19 12.76° C 54.97° F
May 18 12.78° C 55° F
May 17 11.5° C 52.7° F
May 16 11.31° C 52.36° F
May 15 11.47° C 52.65° F
May 14 11.24° C 52.23° F
May 13 11.17° C 52.11° F
May 12 10.66° C 51.19° F
May 11 10.08° C 50.14° F
May 10 10.42° C 50.76° F
May 9 10.39° C 50.7° F
May 8 10.15° C 50.27° F
May 7 10.53° C 50.95° F
May 6 10.11° C 50.2° F
May 5 9.23° C 48.61° F
May 4 9.8° C 49.64° F
May 3 9.62° C 49.32° F
May 2 9.74° C 49.53° F
May 1 9.54° C 49.17° F
April 30 9.6° C 49.28° F
April 29 9.3° C 48.74° F
April 28 9.23° C 48.61° F
April 27 9.17° C 48.51° F
April 26 8.81° C 47.86° F
April 25 8.67° C 47.61° F
April 24 8.77° C 47.79° F
April 23 8.36° C 47.05° F
April 22 8.26° C 46.87° F
April 21 8.29° C 46.92° F
April 20 8.28° C 46.9° F
April 19 8.13° C 46.63° 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 North Falmouth by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in North Falmouth.

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

North Falmouth map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near North Falmouth

The highest temperature in United States today is 27.79° C (82.02° F) in Big Coppitt Key. The lowest is in Barrow, where the temperature of the water is -1.79° C (28.78° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in North Falmouth?

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