Qiantang Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Qiantang right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Qiantang, China on 28th March 2024.

16.59° C

(61.86° F)

  • yesterday: 14.91° C (58.84° F)
  • a week ago: 13.39° C (56.1° 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 Qiantang on March 28th over the last 10 years is 13.09° C (55.56° F), with a low temperature of 10.38° C (50.68° F) and a high of 16.66° C (61.99° F).

Analysis and forecast for Qiantang water temperatures

The water temperature in Qiantang today is higher than the average temperature of 13.09° C (55.56° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 28th March 2023, was 16.66° C (61.99° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
March 28 16.59° C 61.86° F
March 27 14.91° C 58.84° F
March 26 14.09° C 57.36° F
March 25 14.03° C 57.25° F
March 24 14.48° C 58.06° F
March 23 13.19° C 55.74° F
March 22 12.82° C 55.08° F
March 21 13.39° C 56.1° F
March 20 12.77° C 54.99° F
March 19 11.79° C 53.22° F
March 18 12.94° C 55.29° F
March 17 12.17° C 53.91° F
March 16 12.2° C 53.96° F
March 15 13.53° C 56.35° F
March 14 10.25° C 50.45° F
March 13 11.63° C 52.93° F
March 12 10.62° C 51.12° F
March 11 10.22° C 50.4° F
March 10 10.44° C 50.79° F
March 9 10.43° C 50.77° F
March 8 10.48° C 50.86° F
March 7 9.65° C 49.37° F
March 6 9.89° C 49.8° F
March 5 10.29° C 50.52° F
March 4 11.79° C 53.22° F
March 3 11.72° C 53.1° F
March 2 10.87° C 51.57° F
March 1 9.82° C 49.68° F
February 29 10.06° C 50.11° F
February 28 10.48° C 50.86° F
February 27 10.49° C 50.88° 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 Qiantang by month

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

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

Qiantang map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Qiantang

The highest temperature in China today is 27.97° C (82.35° F) in Baoshan. The lowest is in Jiguan, where the temperature of the water is 1.85° C (35.33° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Qiantang?

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