Cabo de Gata Sea Temperature

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

Analysis and forecast for Cabo de Gata water temperatures

The water temperature in Cabo de Gata today is higher than the average temperature of 16.32° C (61.37° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 16th April 2023, was 17.67° C (63.81° F).

The chart and table below shows the change in water temperature in Cabo de Gata 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 Cabo de Gata by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Cabo de Gata.

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

Cabo de Gata map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Cabo de Gata

Retamar

Spain, Europe

6.02 miles away

Playa de los Genoveses

Spain, Europe

7.13 miles away

San Jose

Spain, Europe

7.48 miles away

Costa de Almeria

Spain, Europe

7.97 miles away

La Isleta del Moro

Spain, Europe

10.79 miles away

Rodalquilar

Spain, Europe

11.90 miles away

The highest temperature in Spain today is 20.84° C (69.51° F) in El Hierro. The lowest is in Estaca de Bares, where the temperature of the water is 13.27° C (55.88° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Cabo de Gata?

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