Benbecula Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Benbecula right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Benbecula, United Kingdom on January 15, 2026.

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This water is very cold and can cause pain. We don't recommend you swim in this temperature for anything other than very short swims of 5 to 10 minutes unless you are a very experienced cold water swimmer.

The average sea temperature for Benbecula on January 15 over the last 10 years is 9.02° C (48.23° F), with a low temperature of 8.51° C (47.32° F) and a high of 9.64° C (49.35° F).

Analysis and forecast for Benbecula water temperatures

The water temperature in Benbecula today is the same as the average temperature of 9.02° C (48.23° F) and the temperature on this day last year was 9.02° C (48.23° F).

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

DateTemperature (Celsius)Temperature (Fahrenheit)
January 159.02° C48.23° F
January 149.04° C48.27° F
January 139.05° C48.3° F
January 129.07° C48.32° F
January 119.15° C48.47° F
January 109.14° C48.46° F
January 99.18° C48.52° F
January 89.16° C48.49° F
January 79.24° C48.64° F
January 69.31° C48.75° F
January 59.38° C48.88° F
January 49.49° C49.08° F
January 39.51° C49.11° F
January 29.51° C49.12° F
January 19.58° C49.25° F
December 319.59° C49.27° F
December 309.61° C49.29° F
December 299.63° C49.33° F
December 289.62° C49.31° F
December 279.64° C49.35° F
December 269.58° C49.25° F
December 259.67° C49.4° F
December 249.72° C49.5° F
December 239.74° C49.54° F
December 229.79° C49.62° F
December 219.94° C49.89° F
December 2010° C50° F
December 1910.06° C50.11° F
December 1810.05° C50.08° F
December 1710.06° C50.11° 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 Benbecula by month

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

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

Benbecula map and nearby water temperatures

Benbecula sea temperature map

Locations near Benbecula

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Benbecula?

The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Benbecula because they want to understand and learn how the ocean communicates with the atmosphere of Earth.

SST is one measure that provides information on the global climate, and it can be used to predict the weather in Benbecula 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 Benbecula 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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