Ras Laffan Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Ras Laffan right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Ras Laffan, Qatar on 29th March 2024.

23.09° C

(73.56° F)

  • yesterday: 22.95° C (73.31° F)
  • a week ago: 21.38° C (70.48° 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 Ras Laffan on March 29th over the last 10 years is 22.02° C (71.64° F), with a low temperature of 20.24° C (68.43° F) and a high of 25.33° C (77.59° F).

Analysis and forecast for Ras Laffan water temperatures

The water temperature in Ras Laffan today is higher than the average temperature of 22.02° C (71.64° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 29th March 2023, was 23.13° C (73.63° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
March 29 23.09° C 73.56° F
March 28 22.95° C 73.31° F
March 27 21.57° C 70.83° F
March 26 21.64° C 70.95° F
March 25 21.66° C 70.99° F
March 24 22.08° C 71.74° F
March 23 21.88° C 71.38° F
March 22 21.38° C 70.48° F
March 21 21.46° C 70.63° F
March 20 21.63° C 70.93° F
March 19 21.99° C 71.58° F
March 18 22.24° C 72.03° F
March 17 21.41° C 70.54° F
March 16 21.05° C 69.89° F
March 15 21.11° C 70° F
March 14 21.01° C 69.82° F
March 13 20.83° C 69.49° F
March 12 21.09° C 69.96° F
March 11 21.1° C 69.98° F
March 10 21.14° C 70.05° F
March 9 20.82° C 69.48° F
March 8 20.67° C 69.21° F
March 7 20.28° C 68.5° F
March 6 20.61° C 69.1° F
March 5 20.51° C 68.92° F
March 4 20.25° C 68.45° F
March 3 20.15° C 68.27° F
March 2 20.12° C 68.22° F
March 1 20.15° C 68.27° F
February 29 20.31° C 68.56° F
February 28 20.52° C 68.94° 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 Ras Laffan by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Ras Laffan.

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

Ras Laffan map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Ras Laffan

The highest temperature in Qatar today is 22.83° C (73.1° F) in Al Wakrah. The lowest is in Ras Laffan, where the temperature of the water is 22.21° C (71.98° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Ras Laffan?

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