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Rio Alto Beach

Portugal · sea 17.4 °C at its warmest, in August

Rio Alto Beach

Photo: PedroPVZ · GPL, via Wikimedia Commons

Sea temperature month by month

13.9Jan
13.4Feb
13.6Mar
14.4Apr
15.5May
16.7Jun
17.1Jul
17.4Aug
17.3Sep
16.8Oct
15.8Nov
14.6Dec

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

About

Rio Alto Beach (Praia do Rio Alto in Portuguese, lit. "High River Beach"; sometimes known as Estela Beach) is a beach located in the outskirts of Póvoa de Varzim in Portugal.

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Questions

How warm is the sea at Rio Alto Beach?

The sea off Rio Alto Beach averages 17.4 °C at its warmest, in August, and 13.4 °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 Rio Alto Beach?

The sea here never averages 20 °C in any month, so swimming means cold water all year. Some people do it anyway.

Where is Rio Alto Beach?

Rio Alto Beach is on the coast of Portugal, at 41.4451, -8.7794. The globe on this site flies straight to it.

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