Kitsilano Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Kitsilano right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Kitsilano, Canada on 3rd November 2024.

10.01° C

(50.02° F)

  • yesterday: 9.81° C (49.66° F)
  • a week ago: 10.29° C (50.52° F)

Water at this temperature is cold and will feel very cold initially, but the body will get used to it and longer swims are possible. Experienced swimmers can manage several hours of swimming, however hypothermia is still a very big risk.

The average sea temperature for Kitsilano on November 3rd over the last 10 years is 10.03° C (50.05° F), with a low temperature of 8.95° C (48.11° F) and a high of 10.86° C (51.55° F).

Analysis and forecast for Kitsilano water temperatures

The water temperature in Kitsilano today is lower than the average temperature of 10.03° C (50.05° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 3rd November 2023, was 9.94° C (49.89° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
November 3 10.01° C 50.02° F
November 2 9.81° C 49.66° F
November 1 9.71° C 49.48° F
October 31 9.66° C 49.39° F
October 30 10.05° C 50.09° F
October 29 10.04° C 50.07° F
October 28 10.04° C 50.07° F
October 27 10.29° C 50.52° F
October 26 10.22° C 50.4° F
October 25 9.8° C 49.64° F
October 24 9.95° C 49.91° F
October 23 10.11° C 50.2° F
October 22 10.16° C 50.29° F
October 21 10.15° C 50.27° F
October 20 11.29° C 52.32° F
October 19 10.99° C 51.78° F
October 18 11.32° C 52.38° F
October 17 11.41° C 52.54° F
October 16 11.58° C 52.84° F
October 15 11.85° C 53.33° F
October 14 11.94° C 53.49° F
October 13 11.89° C 53.4° F
October 12 11.88° C 53.38° F
October 11 11.75° C 53.15° F
October 10 11.9° C 53.42° F
October 9 12.25° C 54.05° F
October 8 12.3° C 54.14° F
October 7 12.28° C 54.1° F
October 6 12.22° C 54° F
October 5 11.6° C 52.88° 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 Kitsilano by month

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

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

Kitsilano map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Kitsilano

The highest temperature in Canada today is 15.22° C (59.4° F) in Montreal. The lowest is in Alert, where the temperature of the water is -1.54° C (29.23° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Kitsilano?

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