Mindelo Sea Temperature

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

Analysis and forecast for Mindelo water temperatures

The water temperature in Mindelo today is higher than the average temperature of 22.73° C (72.91° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 20th April 2023, was 23.79° C (74.82° F).

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

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 Mindelo by month

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

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

Mindelo map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Mindelo

Sao Vicente

Cabo Verde, Africa

3.38 miles away

Porto Novo

Cabo Verde, Africa

11.52 miles away

Santa Luzia

Cabo Verde, Africa

17.51 miles away

Santo Antao

Cabo Verde, Africa

18.22 miles away

Pombas

Cabo Verde, Africa

19.32 miles away

Ribeira Grande

Cabo Verde, Africa

21.84 miles away

The highest temperature in Cabo Verde today is 24.89° C (76.8° F) in Cidade Velha. The lowest is in Sal, where the temperature of the water is 23.18° C (73.73° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Mindelo?

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