Saint Clair Shores Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Saint Clair Shores right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Saint Clair Shores, United States on 19th May 2024.

12.93° C

(55.28° F)

  • yesterday: 12.61° C (54.7° F)
  • a week ago: 12.37° C (54.27° 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 Saint Clair Shores on May 19th over the last 10 years is 11.93° C (53.48° F), with a low temperature of 8.52° C (47.34° F) and a high of 15.75° C (60.35° F).

Analysis and forecast for Saint Clair Shores water temperatures

The water temperature in Saint Clair Shores today is higher than the average temperature of 11.93° C (53.48° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 19th May 2023, was 12.72° C (54.9° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
May 19 12.93° C 55.28° F
May 18 12.61° C 54.7° F
May 17 14.48° C 58.06° F
May 16 14.01° C 57.22° F
May 15 14.48° C 58.06° F
May 14 13.4° C 56.12° F
May 13 12.36° C 54.25° F
May 12 12.37° C 54.27° F
May 11 12.22° C 54° F
May 10 12.06° C 53.71° F
May 9 12.08° C 53.74° F
May 8 9.65° C 49.37° F
May 7 9.76° C 49.57° F
May 6 8.07° C 46.53° F
May 5 8.86° C 47.95° F
May 4 9.76° C 49.57° F
May 3 9.35° C 48.83° F
May 2 10.99° C 51.78° F
May 1 10.8° C 51.44° F
April 30 8.33° C 46.99° F
April 29 8.3° C 46.94° F
April 28 8.99° C 48.18° F
April 27 9.09° C 48.36° F
April 26 9.18° C 48.52° F
April 25 9.33° C 48.79° F
April 24 9.59° C 49.26° F
April 23 9.78° C 49.6° F
April 22 9.97° C 49.95° F
April 21 10.4° C 50.72° F
April 20 10.09° C 50.16° F
April 19 10.15° C 50.27° 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 Saint Clair Shores by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Saint Clair Shores.

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

Saint Clair Shores map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Saint Clair Shores

The highest temperature in United States today is 28.17° C (82.71° F) in Big Coppitt Key. The lowest is in Barrow, where the temperature of the water is -1.41° C (29.47° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Saint Clair Shores?

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