Punta Gorda Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Punta Gorda right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Punta Gorda, United States on 28th March 2024.

24.55° C

(76.19° F)

  • yesterday: 22.45° C (72.41° F)
  • a week ago: 22.52° C (72.54° 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 Punta Gorda on March 28th over the last 10 years is 22.19° C (71.94° F), with a low temperature of 19.14° C (66.45° F) and a high of 24.71° C (76.48° F).

Analysis and forecast for Punta Gorda water temperatures

The water temperature in Punta Gorda today is higher than the average temperature of 22.19° C (71.94° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 28th March 2023, was 24.54° C (76.17° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
March 28 24.55° C 76.19° F
March 27 22.45° C 72.41° F
March 27 22.45° C 72.41° F
March 26 21.99° C 71.58° F
March 25 21.94° C 71.49° F
March 24 21.87° C 71.37° F
March 23 21.91° C 71.44° F
March 22 22.2° C 71.96° F
March 21 22.52° C 72.54° F
March 20 22.59° C 72.66° F
March 19 23.14° C 73.65° F
March 18 23.58° C 74.44° F
March 17 23.32° C 73.98° F
March 16 22.99° C 73.38° F
March 15 22.2° C 71.96° F
March 14 22.06° C 71.71° F
March 13 21.8° C 71.24° F
March 12 21.53° C 70.75° F
March 11 21.86° C 71.35° F
March 10 22.01° C 71.62° F
March 9 21.92° C 71.46° F
March 8 21.85° C 71.33° F
March 7 21.7° C 71.06° F
March 6 21.61° C 70.9° F
March 5 21.53° C 70.75° F
March 4 21.41° C 70.54° F
March 3 20.84° C 69.51° F
March 2 20.09° C 68.16° F
March 1 19.7° C 67.46° F
February 29 19.66° C 67.39° 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 Punta Gorda by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Punta Gorda.

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

Punta Gorda map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Punta Gorda

The highest temperature in United States today is 25.2° C (77.36° F) in Boynton Beach. The lowest is in Anchorage, where the temperature of the water is -1.63° C (29.07° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Punta Gorda?

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