Shanghai Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Shanghai right now

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

12.76° C

(54.96° F)

  • yesterday: 13.06° C (55.51° F)
  • a week ago: 10.93° C (51.67° F)

Water at this temperature is cold and will feel very cold initially, but the body will get used to it and longer swims are possible. Experienced swimmers can manage several hours of swimming, however hypothermia is still a very big risk.

The average sea temperature for Shanghai on March 28th over the last 10 years is 12.4° C (54.32° F), with a low temperature of 10.35° C (50.63° F) and a high of 14.1° C (57.38° F).

Analysis and forecast for Shanghai water temperatures

The water temperature in Shanghai today is higher than the average temperature of 12.4° C (54.32° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 28th March 2023, was 12.77° C (54.99° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
March 28 12.76° C 54.96° F
March 27 13.06° C 55.51° F
March 27 13.06° C 55.51° F
March 26 12.89° C 55.2° F
March 25 13.44° C 56.19° F
March 24 12.91° C 55.24° F
March 23 11.23° C 52.21° F
March 22 10.02° C 50.04° F
March 21 10.93° C 51.67° F
March 20 10.69° C 51.24° F
March 19 10.77° C 51.39° F
March 18 13.21° C 55.78° F
March 17 10.17° C 50.31° F
March 16 9.98° C 49.96° F
March 15 10.52° C 50.94° F
March 14 10° C 50° F
March 13 11.01° C 51.82° F
March 12 9.95° C 49.91° F
March 11 9.82° C 49.68° F
March 10 9.85° C 49.73° F
March 9 9.72° C 49.5° F
March 8 9.43° C 48.97° F
March 7 8.8° C 47.84° F
March 6 9.3° C 48.74° F
March 5 8.97° C 48.15° F
March 4 9.19° C 48.54° F
March 3 9.14° C 48.45° F
March 2 8.63° C 47.53° F
March 1 8.08° C 46.54° F
February 29 8.36° C 47.05° 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 Shanghai by month

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

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

Shanghai map and nearby water temperatures

The highest temperature in China today is 28.03° C (82.45° F) in Baoshan. The lowest is in Jiguan, where the temperature of the water is 1.91° C (35.43° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Shanghai?

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