Maldonado Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Maldonado right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Maldonado, Uruguay on 28th March 2024.

23.02° C

(73.44° F)

  • yesterday: 22.9° C (73.23° F)
  • a week ago: 23.36° C (74.05° 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 Maldonado on March 28th over the last 10 years is 21.39° C (70.5° F), with a low temperature of 20.18° C (68.32° F) and a high of 23.51° C (74.32° F).

Analysis and forecast for Maldonado water temperatures

The water temperature in Maldonado today is higher than the average temperature of 21.39° C (70.5° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 28th March 2023, was 23.01° C (73.42° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
March 28 23.02° C 73.44° F
March 27 22.9° C 73.23° F
March 26 21.97° C 71.55° F
March 25 22.1° C 71.78° F
March 24 22.11° C 71.8° F
March 23 22.26° C 72.07° F
March 22 22.62° C 72.72° F
March 21 23.36° C 74.05° F
March 20 23.68° C 74.62° F
March 19 22.93° C 73.27° F
March 18 21.28° C 70.3° F
March 17 21.26° C 70.27° F
March 16 21.04° C 69.87° F
March 15 20.96° C 69.73° F
March 14 21.38° C 70.48° F
March 13 21.74° C 71.13° F
March 12 21.88° C 71.38° F
March 11 21.76° C 71.17° F
March 10 21.68° C 71.02° F
March 9 21.58° C 70.84° F
March 8 21.21° C 70.18° F
March 7 21.5° C 70.7° F
March 6 20.69° C 69.24° F
March 5 20.41° C 68.74° F
March 4 20.42° C 68.76° F
March 3 20.84° C 69.51° F
March 2 21.76° C 71.17° F
March 1 22.21° C 71.98° F
February 29 22.44° C 72.39° F
February 28 22.5° C 72.5° F
February 27 22.29° C 72.12° 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 Maldonado by month

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

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

Maldonado map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Maldonado

The highest temperature in Uruguay today is 28.09° C (82.57° F) in Carmelo. The lowest is in El Chorro, where the temperature of the water is 23.06° C (73.51° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Maldonado?

The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Maldonado 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 Maldonado 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 Maldonado 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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  • "Maldonado Sea Temperature". SeaTemperatures.net. Accessed on March 28, 2024. http://seatemperatures.net/south-america/uruguay/maldonado/.

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