Cancale Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Cancale right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Cancale, France on 24th April 2024.

11.4° C

(52.53° F)

  • yesterday: 11.3° C (52.35° F)
  • a week ago: 11.86° C (53.35° 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 Cancale on April 24th over the last 10 years is 11.22° C (52.19° F), with a low temperature of 8.99° C (48.18° F) and a high of 12.19° C (53.94° F).

Analysis and forecast for Cancale water temperatures

The water temperature in Cancale today is higher than the average temperature of 11.22° C (52.19° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 24th April 2023, was 11.31° C (52.36° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
April 24 11.4° C 52.53° F
April 23 11.3° C 52.35° F
April 22 12° C 53.6° F
April 21 11.86° C 53.35° F
April 20 11.86° C 53.35° F
April 19 11.81° C 53.26° F
April 18 11.87° C 53.37° F
April 17 11.86° C 53.35° F
April 16 11.83° C 53.29° F
April 15 11.82° C 53.28° F
April 14 11.89° C 53.4° F
April 13 11.52° C 52.74° F
April 12 11.44° C 52.59° F
April 11 11.47° C 52.65° F
April 10 11.04° C 51.87° F
April 9 11.22° C 52.2° F
April 8 11.11° C 52° F
April 7 11.27° C 52.29° F
April 6 11.5° C 52.7° F
April 5 11.04° C 51.87° F
April 4 10.62° C 51.12° F
April 3 10.56° C 51.01° F
April 2 10.46° C 50.83° F
April 1 10.43° C 50.77° F
March 31 10.41° C 50.74° F
March 30 10.38° C 50.68° F
March 29 10.28° C 50.5° F
March 28 10.38° C 50.68° F
March 27 10.47° C 50.85° F
March 26 10.4° C 50.72° F
March 25 10.51° C 50.92° 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 Cancale by month

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

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

Cancale map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Cancale

The highest temperature in France today is 15.76° C (60.38° F) in Aix-les-Bains. The lowest is in Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer, where the temperature of the water is 1.36° C (34.46° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Cancale?

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