Chimbote Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Chimbote right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Chimbote, Peru on 19th May 2024.

21.36° C

(70.44° F)

  • yesterday: 21.4° C (70.51° F)
  • a week ago: 16.77° C (62.19° 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 Chimbote on May 19th over the last 10 years is 19.51° C (67.12° F), with a low temperature of 17.11° C (62.8° F) and a high of 23.27° C (73.89° F).

Analysis and forecast for Chimbote water temperatures

The water temperature in Chimbote today is higher than the average temperature of 19.51° C (67.12° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 19th May 2023, was 21.59° C (70.86° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
May 19 21.36° C 70.44° F
May 18 21.4° C 70.51° F
May 17 17.54° C 63.57° F
May 16 17.32° C 63.18° F
May 15 17.35° C 63.23° F
May 14 16.81° C 62.26° F
May 13 16.72° C 62.1° F
May 12 16.77° C 62.19° F
May 11 17.71° C 63.88° F
May 10 18.39° C 65.1° F
May 9 18.06° C 64.51° F
May 8 18.86° C 65.95° F
May 7 18.2° C 64.76° F
May 6 18.52° C 65.34° F
May 5 18.18° C 64.72° F
May 4 18.28° C 64.9° F
May 3 18.28° C 64.9° F
May 2 18.6° C 65.48° F
May 1 18.69° C 65.64° F
April 30 18.94° C 66.09° F
April 29 18.96° C 66.13° F
April 28 19.13° C 66.43° F
April 27 19.28° C 66.7° F
April 26 19.47° C 67.05° F
April 25 19.57° C 67.23° F
April 24 19.74° C 67.53° F
April 23 20.3° C 68.54° F
April 22 19.99° C 67.98° F
April 21 19.48° C 67.06° F
April 20 19.21° C 66.58° F
April 19 18.85° C 65.93° 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 Chimbote by month

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

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

Chimbote map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Chimbote

The highest temperature in Peru today is 28.27° C (82.88° F) in Puerto Pizarro. The lowest is in Pueblo Nuevo, where the temperature of the water is 18.08° C (64.54° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Chimbote?

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