Barcelona sea temperature today: 27°C – beach water temperature, Barcelona, Spain
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Barcelona
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27.1°C80.8°F
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UV
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Beach day
⁦23–28°C⁩

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Today, September 13, the sea temperature at Barcelona is 27.1 °C (81 °F). That is 1.6 °C warmer than the usual 25.5 °C in September. Comfortable for swimming from June to November.

Beachfront hotels in this photo: W Barcelona.

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Climate · monthly averages

Sea temperature by month

5-year averages (2021–2025). Min/Max are typical daily lows and highs, not record extremes.

Warmest in August (27.0°C). Coldest in February (13.5°C). Comfortable for swimming from June to November.

5-year averages (2021–2025). Min/Max are typical daily lows and highs, not record extremes.
MonthSea · MinSea · AvgSea · MaxAir · MinAir · AvgAir · Max
January13.7°C14.2°C14.8°C6.6°C8.9°C12.8°C
February13.2°C13.5°C13.7°C8.1°C10.5°C14.2°C
March13.4°C13.7°C14.2°C9.6°C11.9°C14.7°C
April14.0°C14.8°C15.4°C10.8°C13.8°C16.6°C
May16.8°C17.9°C18.5°C14.2°C17.3°C20.1°C
June21.9°C22.6°C23.7°C19.4°C22.5°C25.2°C
July24.9°C25.9°C26.8°C21.8°C24.9°C27.5°C
August25.7°C27.0°C27.7°C22.4°C25.2°C28.0°C
September25.1°C25.5°C26.3°C19.4°C21.8°C24.4°C
October22.0°C22.6°C23.3°C16.6°C18.7°C21.4°C
November17.0°C18.4°C19.5°C11.8°C13.7°C16.5°C
December15.2°C15.7°C16.3°C8.7°C10.6°C14.0°C

About Barcelona

Barcelona meets the Mediterranean at Barceloneta, the dense 18th-century fishermen's quarter pushed against the seafront and remade for the 1992 Olympics between the Llobregat and Besòs river mouths. The southern Platja de la Barceloneta runs busiest, lined with chiringuitos beneath the sail-shaped W Hotel, while Platja de la Nova Icària sits quieter northeast behind the Vila Olímpica. Sea temperatures hold between 23 and 25 °C73 and 77 °F from July through September, with El Prat airport roughly 25 minutes by the C-32.

Frequently asked questions

Today, September 13, the sea at Barcelona is 27.1 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27.1 °C) – ideal for swimming for most people. The usual September average is 25.5 °C78 °F.

No single number works for everyone, so the scale on this page is only a guide to how the water feels: below 13 °C55 °F icy, 13–18 °C55–64 °F cold, 18–23 °C64–73 °F refreshing, 23–28 °C73–82 °F pleasantly warm and above 28 °C82 °F like a bath. Right now the sea at Barcelona is 27.1 °C81 °F.

In May the sea at Barcelona (Spain) averages 17.9 °C64 °F – cold, most people reach for a wetsuit. It keeps warming until August, when it peaks at 27 °C81 °F.

In October the sea at Barcelona (Spain) still averages 22.6 °C73 °F – refreshing, good for a short swim. It peaks in August at 27 °C81 °F and cools slowly from there.