Salema Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Salema right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Salema, Portugal on 26th April 2024.

17.04° C

(62.67° F)

  • yesterday: 16.93° C (62.47° F)
  • a week ago: 16.35° C (61.43° F)

At this temperature, water will feel cold compared to a swimming pool, but with a bit of experience and practice most people will find the water relatively comfortable to swim in.

The average sea temperature for Salema on April 26th over the last 10 years is 16.38° C (61.49° F), with a low temperature of 15.2° C (59.36° F) and a high of 18.2° C (64.76° F).

Analysis and forecast for Salema water temperatures

The water temperature in Salema today is higher than the average temperature of 16.38° C (61.49° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 26th April 2023, was 17.05° C (62.69° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
April 26 17.04° C 62.67° F
April 25 16.93° C 62.47° F
April 25 16.93° C 62.47° F
April 24 17.37° C 63.27° F
April 23 17.24° C 63.03° F
April 22 17.34° C 63.21° F
April 21 16.73° C 62.11° F
April 20 16.65° C 61.97° F
April 19 16.35° C 61.43° F
April 18 16.25° C 61.25° F
April 17 16.65° C 61.97° F
April 16 16.7° C 62.06° F
April 15 16.68° C 62.02° F
April 14 16.59° C 61.86° F
April 13 16.38° C 61.48° F
April 12 16.37° C 61.47° F
April 11 16.13° C 61.03° F
April 10 16.22° C 61.2° F
April 9 16.14° C 61.05° F
April 8 16.13° C 61.03° F
April 7 16.13° C 61.03° F
April 6 16.01° C 60.82° F
April 5 15.77° C 60.39° F
April 4 15.82° C 60.48° F
April 3 15.71° C 60.28° F
April 2 15.26° C 59.47° F
April 1 15.05° C 59.09° F
March 31 14.91° C 58.84° F
March 30 14.97° C 58.95° F
March 29 15.05° C 59.09° 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 Salema by month

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

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

Salema map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Salema

The highest temperature in Portugal today is 19.95° C (67.91° F) in Campanario. The lowest is in Amora, where the temperature of the water is 14.68° C (58.42° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Salema?

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