Charlottetown Sea Temperature
Looking to find out what the sea water temperature in Charlottetown is for today and the next few days? Below are data and charts that will give you information about sea temperatures in Charlottetown and nearby locations.
Water temperature in Charlottetown right now
Below is the current sea temperature for Charlottetown, Canada on 18th April 2024.
3.68° C
(38.62° F)
- yesterday: 3.68° C (38.62° F)
- a week ago: 3.2° C (37.76° F)
Water at this temperature is freezing cold, can cause pain and takes your breath away. Unless you are very experienced and are under strict supervision, swimming in this water for more than a few minutes can be very dangerous. Be careful, stay safe, and enjoy the rush of endorphins and exhileration from a brief cold water swim.
The average sea temperature for Charlottetown on April 18th over the last 10 years is 1.55° C (34.78° F), with a low temperature of -0.39° C (31.3° F) and a high of 4.51° C (40.12° F).
Analysis and forecast for Charlottetown water temperatures
The water temperature in Charlottetown today is higher than the average temperature of 1.55° C (34.78° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 18th April 2023, was 2.91° C (37.24° F).
The chart and table below shows the change in water temperature in Charlottetown 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 Charlottetown by month
The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Charlottetown.
For more detailed information on how the sea temperature in Charlottetown changes for each month of the year, choose from the months below.
Charlottetown map and nearby water temperatures
Locations near Charlottetown
The highest temperature in Canada today is 9.9° C (49.82° F) in Bamfield. The lowest is in Hopedale, where the temperature of the water is -0.92° C (30.34° F).
Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Charlottetown?
The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Charlottetown 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 Charlottetown 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 Charlottetown 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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