Sea temperatures for 150 travel destinations and 12 countries on continent South America. The average temperature in South America is 21.1°C. The highest current temperature on the continent according to our data, is in Fernando de N. (Brazil) where water has 28.7 degrees celsius. On the other hand the lowest temperature is in Islas Orcadas (South Orkney Islands) where water has 1 degrees celsius. This means the difference between the warmest (Fernando de N.) and coldest (Islas Orcadas) place in South America is 27.7 degrees celsius.
At the moment the warmest country in South America is Brazil where current average water temperature is 27.3°C. The coldest country is South Orkney Islands with 1°C.