Punta Rubia Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Punta Rubia right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Punta Rubia, Uruguay on 18th May 2024.

17.68° C

(63.82° F)

  • yesterday: 15.38° C (59.68° F)
  • a week ago: 16.83° C (62.29° 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 Punta Rubia on May 18th over the last 10 years is 17.22° C (62.99° F), with a low temperature of 14.57° C (58.23° F) and a high of 19.91° C (67.84° F).

Analysis and forecast for Punta Rubia water temperatures

The water temperature in Punta Rubia today is higher than the average temperature of 17.22° C (62.99° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 18th May 2023, was 17.79° C (64.02° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
May 18 17.68° C 63.82° F
May 17 15.38° C 59.68° F
May 17 15.38° C 59.68° F
May 16 16.26° C 61.27° F
May 15 16.48° C 61.66° F
May 14 17.34° C 63.21° F
May 13 17.45° C 63.41° F
May 12 17.12° C 62.82° F
May 11 16.83° C 62.29° F
May 10 17.03° C 62.65° F
May 9 17.68° C 63.82° F
May 8 17.32° C 63.18° F
May 7 17.27° C 63.09° F
May 6 16.97° C 62.55° F
May 5 17.35° C 63.23° F
May 4 18.23° C 64.81° F
May 3 17.93° C 64.27° F
May 2 18.01° C 64.42° F
May 1 18.24° C 64.83° F
April 30 18.36° C 65.05° F
April 29 18.39° C 65.1° F
April 28 18.63° C 65.53° F
April 27 18.91° C 66.04° F
April 26 18.79° C 65.82° F
April 25 18.76° C 65.77° F
April 24 19.03° C 66.25° F
April 23 19.26° C 66.67° F
April 22 19.28° C 66.7° F
April 21 19.54° C 67.17° F
April 20 19.65° C 67.37° 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 Punta Rubia by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Punta Rubia.

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

Punta Rubia map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Punta Rubia

The highest temperature in Uruguay today is 29.87° C (85.76° F) in Costa de Oro. The lowest is in Canelones, where the temperature of the water is 17.06° C (62.71° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Punta Rubia?

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