Tarrafal De Sao Nicolau Sea Temperature

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

Analysis and forecast for Tarrafal De Sao Nicolau water temperatures

The water temperature in Tarrafal De Sao Nicolau today is higher than the average temperature of 22.71° C (72.87° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 26th April 2023, was 23.7° C (74.66° F).

The chart and table below shows the change in water temperature in Tarrafal De Sao Nicolau 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 Tarrafal De Sao Nicolau by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Tarrafal De Sao Nicolau.

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

Tarrafal De Sao Nicolau map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Tarrafal De Sao Nicolau

Sao Nicolau

Cabo Verde, Africa

4.10 miles away

The highest temperature in Cabo Verde today is 24.96° C (76.92° F) in Cidade Velha. The lowest is in Sal, where the temperature of the water is 23.3° C (73.93° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Tarrafal De Sao Nicolau?

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