Chaiten Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Chaiten right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Chaiten, Chile on 29th March 2024.

10.8° C

(51.45° F)

  • yesterday: 10.95° C (51.72° F)
  • a week ago: 12.09° C (53.76° 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 Chaiten on March 29th over the last 10 years is 12.05° C (53.7° F), with a low temperature of 10.78° C (51.4° F) and a high of 13.27° C (55.89° F).

Analysis and forecast for Chaiten water temperatures

The water temperature in Chaiten today is lower than the average temperature of 12.05° C (53.7° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 29th March 2023, was 10.78° C (51.4° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
March 29 10.8° C 51.45° F
March 28 10.95° C 51.72° F
March 27 12.15° C 53.87° F
March 26 12.38° C 54.28° F
March 25 11.85° C 53.33° F
March 24 11.99° C 53.58° F
March 23 11.89° C 53.4° F
March 22 12.09° C 53.76° F
March 21 12.09° C 53.76° F
March 20 12.13° C 53.83° F
March 19 12.14° C 53.85° F
March 18 12.14° C 53.85° F
March 17 12.01° C 53.62° F
March 16 12.27° C 54.09° F
March 15 12.55° C 54.59° F
March 14 12.28° C 54.1° F
March 13 12.55° C 54.59° F
March 12 12.15° C 53.87° F
March 11 12.04° C 53.67° F
March 10 12.57° C 54.63° F
March 9 12.96° C 55.33° F
March 8 13.26° C 55.87° F
March 7 14.22° C 57.6° F
March 6 13.8° C 56.84° F
March 5 13.82° C 56.88° F
March 4 13.77° C 56.79° F
March 3 13.46° C 56.23° F
March 2 13.17° C 55.71° F
March 1 12.97° C 55.35° F
February 29 12.67° C 54.81° F
February 28 12.68° C 54.82° 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 Chaiten by month

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

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

Chaiten map and nearby water temperatures

The highest temperature in Chile today is 25.34° C (77.62° F) in Anakena. The lowest is in Cape Horn, where the temperature of the water is 8.55° C (47.4° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Chaiten?

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