Minamisoma Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Minamisoma right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Minamisoma, Japan on 28th March 2024.

13.6° C

(56.49° F)

  • yesterday: 13.22° C (55.8° F)
  • a week ago: 14.07° C (57.33° 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 Minamisoma on March 28th over the last 10 years is 9.14° C (48.45° F), with a low temperature of 6.58° C (43.84° F) and a high of 13.51° C (56.32° F).

Analysis and forecast for Minamisoma water temperatures

The water temperature in Minamisoma today is higher than the average temperature of 9.14° C (48.45° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 28th March 2023, was 13.51° C (56.32° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
March 28 13.6° C 56.49° F
March 27 13.22° C 55.8° F
March 26 13.37° C 56.07° F
March 25 13.62° C 56.52° F
March 24 13.73° C 56.71° F
March 23 14.37° C 57.87° F
March 22 14.48° C 58.06° F
March 21 14.07° C 57.33° F
March 20 14.71° C 58.48° F
March 19 14.35° C 57.83° F
March 18 14.09° C 57.36° F
March 17 13.86° C 56.95° F
March 16 13.85° C 56.93° F
March 15 14.19° C 57.54° F
March 14 14.7° C 58.46° F
March 13 15.25° C 59.45° F
March 12 15.39° C 59.7° F
March 11 15.58° C 60.04° F
March 10 15.54° C 59.97° F
March 9 15.45° C 59.81° F
March 8 14.99° C 58.98° F
March 7 13.96° C 57.13° F
March 6 13.97° C 57.15° F
March 5 14° C 57.2° F
March 4 13.94° C 57.09° F
March 3 13.89° C 57° F
March 2 13.78° C 56.8° F
March 1 13.7° C 56.66° F
February 29 14.13° C 57.43° F
February 28 14.05° C 57.29° F
February 27 14.01° C 57.22° 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 Minamisoma by month

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

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

Minamisoma map and nearby water temperatures

The highest temperature in Japan today is 24.43° C (75.98° F) in Yonakuni. The lowest is in Hojo, where the temperature of the water is -0.28° C (31.5° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Minamisoma?

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