Manama Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Manama right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Manama, Bahrain on 18th March 2025.

21.09° C

(69.96° F)

  • yesterday: 20.98° C (69.76° F)
  • a week ago: 18.54° C (65.37° F)

Water at this temperature is very pleasant to swim in and if you tend to wear a wetsuit when swimming, you might consider removing it now to avoid the body overheating.

The average sea temperature for Manama on March 18th over the last 10 years is 20.83° C (69.49° F), with a low temperature of 17.72° C (63.9° F) and a high of 22.51° C (72.52° F).

Analysis and forecast for Manama water temperatures

The water temperature in Manama today is higher than the average temperature of 20.83° C (69.49° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 18th March 2024, was 21.2° C (70.16° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
March 18 21.09° C 69.96° F
March 17 20.98° C 69.76° F
March 16 19.55° C 67.19° F
March 15 19.38° C 66.88° F
March 14 18.98° C 66.16° F
March 13 18.83° C 65.89° F
March 12 18.48° C 65.26° F
March 11 18.54° C 65.37° F
March 10 18.39° C 65.1° F
March 9 18.21° C 64.78° F
March 8 17.42° C 63.36° F
March 7 17.12° C 62.82° F
March 6 16.7° C 62.06° F
March 5 16.86° C 62.35° F
March 4 16.82° C 62.28° F
March 3 17.09° C 62.76° F
March 2 17° C 62.6° F
March 1 17.14° C 62.85° F
February 28 17.74° C 63.93° F
February 27 17.72° C 63.9° F
February 26 18.13° C 64.63° F
February 25 18.3° C 64.94° F
February 24 18.61° C 65.5° F
February 23 18.99° C 66.18° F
February 22 19.01° C 66.22° F
February 21 18.79° C 65.82° F
February 20 18.64° C 65.55° F
February 19 18.59° C 65.46° F
February 18 18.65° C 65.57° F
February 17 18.82° C 65.88° F
February 16 18.88° C 65.98° 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 Manama by month

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

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

Manama map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Manama

The highest temperature in Bahrain today is 20.75° C (69.35° F) in Al Hidd. The lowest is in Al Muharraq, where the temperature of the water is 20.7° C (69.26° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Manama?

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