Santa Maria Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Santa Maria right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Santa Maria, Cabo Verde on 20th April 2024.

23.2° C

(73.77° F)

  • yesterday: 23.23° C (73.82° F)
  • a week ago: 22.34° C (72.21° 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 Santa Maria on April 20th over the last 10 years is 22.07° C (71.72° F), with a low temperature of 19.42° C (66.96° F) and a high of 23.24° C (73.83° F).

Analysis and forecast for Santa Maria water temperatures

The water temperature in Santa Maria today is higher than the average temperature of 22.07° C (71.72° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 20th April 2023, was 23.24° C (73.83° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
April 20 23.2° C 73.77° F
April 19 23.23° C 73.82° F
April 18 23.65° C 74.57° F
April 17 23.26° C 73.87° F
April 16 22.58° C 72.64° F
April 15 22.57° C 72.63° F
April 14 22.71° C 72.88° F
April 13 22.34° C 72.21° F
April 12 22.25° C 72.05° F
April 11 22.31° C 72.16° F
April 10 22.51° C 72.52° F
April 9 22.24° C 72.03° F
April 8 22.4° C 72.32° F
April 7 22.41° C 72.34° F
April 6 22.28° C 72.1° F
April 5 22.47° C 72.45° F
April 4 22.69° C 72.84° F
April 3 22.51° C 72.52° F
April 2 22.35° C 72.23° F
April 1 22.43° C 72.37° F
March 31 22.75° C 72.95° F
March 30 22.62° C 72.72° F
March 29 22.58° C 72.64° F
March 28 22.49° C 72.48° F
March 27 22.44° C 72.39° F
March 26 22.5° C 72.5° F
March 25 22.41° C 72.34° F
March 24 22.38° C 72.28° F
March 23 22.35° C 72.23° F
March 22 22.2° C 71.96° F
March 21 22.12° C 71.82° 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 Santa Maria by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Santa Maria.

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

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

Santa Maria map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Santa Maria

Sal

Cabo Verde, Africa

8.84 miles away

Sal Rei

Cabo Verde, Africa

28.80 miles away

The highest temperature in Cabo Verde today is 24.86° C (76.75° F) in Cidade Velha. The lowest is in Sal, where the temperature of the water is 23.15° C (73.68° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Santa Maria?

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