Lago Ranco Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Lago Ranco right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Lago Ranco, Chile on 20th April 2024.

11.93° C

(53.47° F)

  • yesterday: 11.69° C (53.04° F)
  • a week ago: 13.18° C (55.72° 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 Lago Ranco on April 20th over the last 10 years is 12.95° C (55.3° F), with a low temperature of 11.67° C (53.01° F) and a high of 15.24° C (59.43° F).

Analysis and forecast for Lago Ranco water temperatures

The water temperature in Lago Ranco today is lower than the average temperature of 12.95° C (55.3° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 20th April 2023, was 11.9° C (53.42° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
April 20 11.93° C 53.47° F
April 19 11.69° C 53.04° F
April 18 13.66° C 56.59° F
April 17 13.99° C 57.18° F
April 16 14.09° C 57.36° F
April 15 13.81° C 56.86° F
April 14 13.76° C 56.77° F
April 13 13.18° C 55.72° F
April 12 13.16° C 55.69° F
April 11 13.08° C 55.54° F
April 10 13.26° C 55.87° F
April 9 13.44° C 56.19° F
April 8 13.46° C 56.23° F
April 7 13.76° C 56.77° F
April 6 13.36° C 56.05° F
April 5 13.62° C 56.52° F
April 4 13.59° C 56.46° F
April 3 13.49° C 56.28° F
April 2 13.4° C 56.12° F
April 1 13.55° C 56.39° F
March 31 13.77° C 56.79° F
March 30 14.29° C 57.72° F
March 29 14.57° C 58.23° F
March 28 14.73° C 58.51° F
March 27 14.47° C 58.05° F
March 26 14.16° C 57.49° F
March 25 13.8° C 56.84° F
March 24 13.61° C 56.5° F
March 23 13.55° C 56.39° F
March 22 13.32° C 55.98° F
March 21 13.17° C 55.71° 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 Lago Ranco by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Lago Ranco.

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

Lago Ranco map and nearby water temperatures

The highest temperature in Chile today is 24.95° C (76.91° F) in Anakena. The lowest is in Puerto Natales, where the temperature of the water is 6.94° C (44.49° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Lago Ranco?

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