Sao Miguel Island Sea Temperature
Looking to find out what the sea water temperature in Sao Miguel Island is for today and the next few days? Below are data and charts that will give you information about sea temperatures in Sao Miguel Island and nearby locations.
Water temperature in Sao Miguel Island right now
Below is the current sea temperature for Sao Miguel Island, Portugal on 25th April 2024.
16.97° C
(62.54° F)
- yesterday: 16.7° C (62.06° F)
- a week ago: 17.65° C (63.77° 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 Sao Miguel Island on April 25th over the last 10 years is 16.69° C (62.04° F), with a low temperature of 15.78° C (60.4° F) and a high of 17.65° C (63.77° F).
Analysis and forecast for Sao Miguel Island water temperatures
The water temperature in Sao Miguel Island today is higher than the average temperature of 16.69° C (62.04° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 25th April 2023, was 16.93° C (62.47° F).
The chart and table below shows the change in water temperature in Sao Miguel Island 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 Sao Miguel Island by month
The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Sao Miguel Island.
For more detailed information on how the sea temperature in Sao Miguel Island changes for each month of the year, choose from the months below.
Sao Miguel Island map and nearby water temperatures
Locations near Sao Miguel Island
The highest temperature in Portugal today is 20.03° C (68.05° F) in Campanario. The lowest is in Amora, where the temperature of the water is 14.57° C (58.22° F).
Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Sao Miguel Island?
The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Sao Miguel Island 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 Sao Miguel Island 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 Sao Miguel Island 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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