Quintero Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Quintero right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Quintero, Chile on 28th March 2024.

17.12° C

(62.81° F)

  • yesterday: 16.57° C (61.83° F)
  • a week ago: 16.18° C (61.12° F)

At this temperature, water will feel cold compared to a swimming pool, but with a bit of experience and practice most people will find the water relatively comfortable to swim in.

The average sea temperature for Quintero on March 28th over the last 10 years is 16.39° C (61.5° F), with a low temperature of 12.65° C (54.77° F) and a high of 18.81° C (65.86° F).

Analysis and forecast for Quintero water temperatures

The water temperature in Quintero today is higher than the average temperature of 16.39° C (61.5° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 28th March 2023, was 17.18° C (62.92° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
March 28 17.12° C 62.81° F
March 27 16.57° C 61.83° F
March 27 16.57° C 61.83° F
March 26 16.05° C 60.89° F
March 25 16.38° C 61.48° F
March 24 16.36° C 61.45° F
March 23 16.2° C 61.16° F
March 22 16.42° C 61.56° F
March 21 16.18° C 61.12° F
March 20 15.65° C 60.17° F
March 19 15.54° C 59.97° F
March 18 15.13° C 59.23° F
March 17 15.13° C 59.23° F
March 16 15.5° C 59.9° F
March 15 16.12° C 61.02° F
March 14 16.9° C 62.42° F
March 13 17.62° C 63.72° F
March 12 17.68° C 63.82° F
March 11 17.59° C 63.66° F
March 10 17.52° C 63.54° F
March 9 17.69° C 63.84° F
March 8 17.82° C 64.08° F
March 7 18.15° C 64.67° F
March 6 18.05° C 64.49° F
March 5 18.04° C 64.47° F
March 4 18.07° C 64.53° F
March 3 18.15° C 64.67° F
March 2 18.26° C 64.87° F
March 1 18.26° C 64.87° F
February 29 18.41° C 65.14° 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 Quintero by month

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

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

Quintero map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Quintero

The highest temperature in Chile today is 25.37° C (77.66° F) in Anakena. The lowest is in Puerto Natales, where the temperature of the water is 8.38° C (47.08° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Quintero?

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