Praia da Rocha
Portimão, Portugal · sea 20 °C at its warmest, in September
Photo: Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL · CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Warmest sea20 °C in September
- Coolest sea15.2 °C in February
- At or above 20 °CSeptember
- ShoreBeach
- Country🇵🇹 Portugal
- Coordinates37.1167, -8.5333
- Readership rank#69 worldwide
Sea temperature month by month
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.
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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.