Cusco Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Cusco right now

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

17.19° C

(62.95° F)

yesterday: 17.54° C (63.58° F)
a week ago: 15.53° C (59.95° 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 Cusco on May 19th over the last 10 years is 17.36° C (63.25° F), with a low temperature of 15.56° C (60.01° F) and a high of 19.24° C (66.63° F).

Analysis and forecast for Cusco water temperatures

The water temperature in Cusco today is lower than the average temperature of 17.36° C (63.25° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 19th May 2023, was 17.35° C (63.23° F).

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

Date	Temperature (Celsius)	Temperature (Fahrenheit)
May 19	17.19° C	62.95° F
May 18	17.54° C	63.58° F
May 17	15.39° C	59.7° F
May 16	15.59° C	60.06° F
May 15	16.04° C	60.87° F
May 14	15.58° C	60.04° F
May 13	15.74° C	60.33° F
May 12	15.53° C	59.95° F
May 11	15.67° C	60.21° F
May 10	15.44° C	59.79° F
May 9	15.75° C	60.35° F
May 8	15.47° C	59.85° F
May 7	15.18° C	59.32° F
May 6	15.31° C	59.56° F
May 5	15.04° C	59.07° F
May 4	14.82° C	58.68° F
May 3	15.21° C	59.38° F
May 2	16.36° C	61.45° F
May 1	16.32° C	61.38° F
April 30	16.47° C	61.65° F
April 29	16.52° C	61.74° F
April 28	16.54° C	61.77° F
April 27	16.64° C	61.95° F
April 26	16.89° C	62.4° F
April 25	16.7° C	62.06° F
April 24	17.37° C	63.27° F
April 23	17.97° C	64.35° F
April 22	18.27° C	64.89° F
April 21	18.56° C	65.41° F
April 20	18.51° C	65.32° F
April 19	18.2° C	64.76° 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 Cusco by month

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

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

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Cusco map and nearby water temperatures

The highest temperature in Peru today is 28.34° C (83.02° F) in Puerto Pizarro. The lowest is in Pueblo Nuevo, where the temperature of the water is 18.15° C (64.67° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Cusco?

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