Kieta Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Kieta right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Kieta, Papua New Guinea on 28th March 2024.

30.36° C

(86.65° F)

  • yesterday: 29.7° C (85.46° F)
  • a week ago: 30.3° C (86.54° 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 Kieta on March 28th over the last 10 years is 29.87° C (85.76° F), with a low temperature of 29.05° C (84.29° F) and a high of 30.46° C (86.83° F).

Analysis and forecast for Kieta water temperatures

The water temperature in Kieta today is higher than the average temperature of 29.87° C (85.76° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 28th March 2023, was 30.37° C (86.67° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
March 28 30.36° C 86.65° F
March 27 29.7° C 85.46° F
March 27 29.7° C 85.46° F
March 26 30.42° C 86.76° F
March 25 30.34° C 86.61° F
March 24 30.46° C 86.83° F
March 23 30.39° C 86.7° F
March 22 30.27° C 86.49° F
March 21 30.3° C 86.54° F
March 20 30.08° C 86.14° F
March 19 29.43° C 84.97° F
March 18 29.06° C 84.31° F
March 17 30.02° C 86.04° F
March 16 30.05° C 86.09° F
March 15 29.94° C 85.89° F
March 14 30.2° C 86.36° F
March 13 29.68° C 85.42° F
March 12 29.61° C 85.3° F
March 11 29.91° C 85.84° F
March 10 30.27° C 86.49° F
March 9 30.36° C 86.65° F
March 8 30.14° C 86.25° F
March 7 30.1° C 86.18° F
March 6 30.18° C 86.32° F
March 5 30.09° C 86.16° F
March 4 30° C 86° F
March 3 30.11° C 86.2° F
March 2 30.15° C 86.27° F
March 1 30.14° C 86.25° F
February 29 30.21° C 86.38° 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 Kieta by month

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

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

Kieta map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Kieta

The highest temperature in Papua New Guinea today is 30.62° C (87.12° F) in Milne Bay. The lowest is in Samarai, where the temperature of the water is 29.48° C (85.07° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Kieta?

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