Kota Bharu Sea Temperature
Looking to find out what the sea water temperature in Kota Bharu is for today and the next few days? Below are data and charts that will give you information about sea temperatures in Kota Bharu and nearby locations.
Water temperature in Kota Bharu right now
Below is the current sea temperature for Kota Bharu, Malaysia on 19th April 2024.
30.3° C
(86.54° F)
- yesterday: 30.29° C (86.52° F)
- a week ago: 30.41° C (86.74° F)
Water at this temperature is very warm and you should look to bathe only. Avoid any kind of strenuous swimming as there is a real risk of heat stroke at this temperature.
The average sea temperature for Kota Bharu on April 19th over the last 10 years is 30.04° C (86.07° F), with a low temperature of 29.3° C (84.74° F) and a high of 30.63° C (87.13° F).
Analysis and forecast for Kota Bharu water temperatures
The water temperature in Kota Bharu today is higher than the average temperature of 30.04° C (86.07° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 19th April 2023, was 30.29° C (86.52° F).
The chart and table below shows the change in water temperature in Kota Bharu 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 Kota Bharu by month
The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Kota Bharu.
For more detailed information on how the sea temperature in Kota Bharu changes for each month of the year, choose from the months below.
Kota Bharu map and nearby water temperatures
Locations near Kota Bharu
The highest temperature in Malaysia today is 30.67° C (87.21° F) in Kuah. The lowest is in Klebang Besar, where the temperature of the water is 29.15° C (84.47° F).
Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Kota Bharu?
The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Kota Bharu 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 Kota Bharu 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 Kota Bharu 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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