Mers El Kebir Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Mers El Kebir right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Mers El Kebir, Algeria on 28th March 2024.

17.1° C

(62.78° F)

  • yesterday: 17.11° C (62.8° F)
  • a week ago: 17.04° C (62.67° 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 Mers El Kebir on March 28th over the last 10 years is 15.83° C (60.49° F), with a low temperature of 15.02° C (59.04° F) and a high of 17.06° C (62.71° F).

Analysis and forecast for Mers El Kebir water temperatures

The water temperature in Mers El Kebir today is higher than the average temperature of 15.83° C (60.49° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 28th March 2023, was 17.06° C (62.71° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
March 28 17.1° C 62.78° F
March 27 17.11° C 62.8° F
March 26 16.56° C 61.81° F
March 25 16.64° C 61.95° F
March 24 15.75° C 60.35° F
March 23 16.99° C 62.58° F
March 22 16.75° C 62.15° F
March 21 17.04° C 62.67° F
March 20 17.29° C 63.12° F
March 19 17.09° C 62.76° F
March 18 16.86° C 62.35° F
March 17 16.88° C 62.38° F
March 16 16.94° C 62.49° F
March 15 16.35° C 61.43° F
March 14 16.11° C 61° F
March 13 16.1° C 60.98° F
March 12 15.97° C 60.75° F
March 11 15.89° C 60.6° F
March 10 15.89° C 60.6° F
March 9 16.09° C 60.96° F
March 8 16.17° C 61.11° F
March 7 16.13° C 61.03° F
March 6 16.13° C 61.03° F
March 5 15.99° C 60.78° F
March 4 15.97° C 60.75° F
March 3 16.03° C 60.85° F
March 2 16.01° C 60.82° F
March 1 16.1° C 60.98° F
February 29 16.07° C 60.93° F
February 28 16.14° C 61.05° F
February 27 16.23° C 61.21° 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 Mers El Kebir by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Mers El Kebir.

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

Mers El Kebir map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Mers El Kebir

The highest temperature in Algeria today is 16.55° C (61.79° F) in Beni Saf. The lowest is in Dellys, where the temperature of the water is 15.88° C (60.58° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Mers El Kebir?

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