Puerto Ayora Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Puerto Ayora right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Puerto Ayora, Galapagos Islands on January 15, 2026.

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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 Puerto Ayora on January 15 over the last 10 years is 24.97° C (76.95° F), with a low temperature of 23.08° C (73.54° F) and a high of 27.43° C (81.37° F).

Analysis and forecast for Puerto Ayora water temperatures

The water temperature in Puerto Ayora today is the same as the average temperature of 24.97° C (76.95° F) and the temperature on this day last year was 24.97° C (76.95° F).

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

DateTemperature (Celsius)Temperature (Fahrenheit)
January 1524.97° C76.95° F
January 1425.02° C77.03° F
January 1324.9° C76.81° F
January 1224.83° C76.7° F
January 1124.78° C76.6° F
January 1024.68° C76.43° F
January 924.66° C76.39° F
January 824.57° C76.22° F
January 724.34° C75.8° F
January 623.81° C74.87° F
January 523.8° C74.83° F
January 423.83° C74.89° F
January 323.68° C74.63° F
January 223.67° C74.61° F
January 123.65° C74.58° F
December 3123.71° C74.68° F
December 3023.66° C74.59° F
December 2923.73° C74.72° F
December 2823.79° C74.81° F
December 2723.82° C74.87° F
December 2623.8° C74.85° F
December 2523.77° C74.79° F
December 2423.67° C74.6° F
December 2323.54° C74.37° F
December 2223.41° C74.15° F
December 2123.3° C73.94° F
December 2023.04° C73.47° F
December 1922.91° C73.24° F
December 1822.87° C73.16° F
December 1722.83° C73.09° 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 Puerto Ayora by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Puerto Ayora.

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

Puerto Ayora map and nearby water temperatures

Puerto Ayora sea temperature map

Locations near Puerto Ayora

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Puerto Ayora?

The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Puerto Ayora because they want to understand and learn how the ocean communicates with the atmosphere of Earth.

SST is one measure that provides information on the global climate, and it can be used to predict the weather in Puerto Ayora 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 Puerto Ayora 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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