Turneffe Islands Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Turneffe Islands right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Turneffe Islands, Belize on 19th April 2024.

27.63° C

(81.73° F)

yesterday: 27.62° C (81.71° F)
a week ago: 28.02° C (82.44° F)

This water temperature is comparable to that of a swimming pool, but it might be higher than most open water swimmers prefer for serious swimming. Make sure to drink plenty of water before and after swimming and don't wear a wetsuit to avoid overheating.

The average sea temperature for Turneffe Islands on April 19th over the last 10 years is 27.72° C (81.89° F), with a low temperature of 27.13° C (80.83° F) and a high of 28.24° C (82.83° F).

Analysis and forecast for Turneffe Islands water temperatures

The water temperature in Turneffe Islands today is lower than the average temperature of 27.72° C (81.89° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 19th April 2023, was 27.62° C (81.72° F).

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

Date	Temperature (Celsius)	Temperature (Fahrenheit)
April 19	27.63° C	81.73° F
April 18	27.62° C	81.71° F
April 17	28.05° C	82.49° F
April 16	27.92° C	82.26° F
April 15	27.91° C	82.24° F
April 14	27.82° C	82.08° F
April 13	27.92° C	82.26° F
April 12	28.02° C	82.44° F
April 11	28.31° C	82.96° F
April 10	28.13° C	82.63° F
April 9	28.14° C	82.65° F
April 8	28.09° C	82.56° F
April 7	28.07° C	82.53° F
April 6	28.06° C	82.51° F
April 5	27.97° C	82.35° F
April 4	28.08° C	82.54° F
April 3	28.33° C	82.99° F
April 2	28.07° C	82.53° F
April 1	27.79° C	82.02° F
March 31	27.67° C	81.81° F
March 30	27.79° C	82.02° F
March 29	28.06° C	82.51° F
March 28	28.35° C	83.03° F
March 27	28.34° C	83.01° F
March 26	28.25° C	82.85° F
March 25	27.99° C	82.38° F
March 24	28.1° C	82.58° F
March 23	28.2° C	82.76° F
March 22	28.07° C	82.53° F
March 21	27.91° C	82.24° F
March 20	27.8° C	82.04° 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 Turneffe Islands by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Turneffe Islands.

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

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Turneffe Islands map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Turneffe Islands

Lighthouse Reef

Belize, Central America and the Caribbean

20.78 miles away

Great Blue Hole

Belize, Central America and the Caribbean

21.22 miles away

Belize City

Belize, Central America and the Caribbean

24.54 miles away

Caye Caulker

Belize, Central America and the Caribbean

25.83 miles away

The highest temperature in Belize today is 29.05° C (84.28° F) in Punta Gorda. The lowest is in Great Blue Hole, where the temperature of the water is 27.7° C (81.85° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Turneffe Islands?

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