World Beach MapOpen the globe ↗

Praia da Rocha

Portimão, Portugal · sea 20 °C at its warmest, in September

Praia da Rocha

Photo: Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL · CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sea temperature month by month

15.9Jan
15.2Feb
15.3Mar
16Apr
16.9May
18.6Jun
19.4Jul
19.9Aug
20Sep
19.4Oct
18Nov
16.8Dec

Monthly means in °C, NOAA OISST v2.1 climatology 1991–2020.

About

Praia da Rocha (English: "Rock Beach") is a beach and built up area on the Atlantic Ocean in the southern section of the concelho of Portimão, Algarve, southern Portugal.

Beaches nearby

Questions

How warm is the sea at Praia da Rocha?

The sea off Praia da Rocha averages 20 °C at its warmest, in September, and 15.2 °C at its coolest. These are monthly means from NOAA's OISST v2.1 satellite and buoy record for 1991 to 2020, sampled at the beach's own coordinates.

When can you swim at Praia da Rocha?

The sea reaches 20 °C or more from September. Twenty degrees is where most swimmers stop calling water cold; below it, a wetsuit helps.

Where is Praia da Rocha?

Praia da Rocha is on the coast of Portimão, Portugal, at 37.1167, -8.5333. The globe on this site flies straight to it.

← Saleccia beach · Dor Habonim Beach →