La Punta Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in La Punta right now

Below is the current sea temperature for La Punta, Peru on 28th March 2024.

22.24° C

(72.04° F)

  • yesterday: 21.29° C (70.32° F)
  • a week ago: 20.77° C (69.39° 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 La Punta on March 28th over the last 10 years is 19.85° C (67.74° F), with a low temperature of 17.44° C (63.39° F) and a high of 22.32° C (72.18° F).

Analysis and forecast for La Punta water temperatures

The water temperature in La Punta today is higher than the average temperature of 19.85° C (67.74° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 28th March 2023, was 22.32° C (72.18° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
March 28 22.24° C 72.04° F
March 27 21.29° C 70.32° F
March 27 21.29° C 70.32° F
March 26 22.02° C 71.64° F
March 25 21.41° C 70.54° F
March 24 20.93° C 69.67° F
March 23 20.89° C 69.6° F
March 22 21.02° C 69.84° F
March 21 20.77° C 69.39° F
March 20 21.22° C 70.2° F
March 19 21.31° C 70.36° F
March 18 21.07° C 69.93° F
March 17 20.94° C 69.69° F
March 16 19.87° C 67.77° F
March 15 20.16° C 68.29° F
March 14 20.61° C 69.1° F
March 13 20.93° C 69.67° F
March 12 21.66° C 70.99° F
March 11 21.82° C 71.28° F
March 10 21.91° C 71.44° F
March 9 21.95° C 71.51° F
March 8 22.19° C 71.94° F
March 7 22.88° C 73.18° F
March 6 22.53° C 72.55° F
March 5 22.87° C 73.17° F
March 4 23.06° C 73.51° F
March 3 23.05° C 73.49° F
March 2 22.86° C 73.15° F
March 1 22.35° C 72.23° F
February 29 22.19° C 71.94° 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 La Punta by month

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

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

La Punta map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near La Punta

The highest temperature in Peru today is 27.58° C (81.65° F) in Puerto Pizarro. The lowest is in Cusco, where the temperature of the water is 19.29° C (66.73° F).

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

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