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rage sea water temperatures were 22.6 °C in the Mediterranean Sea, 20.5 °C in the Aegean Sea,
17.6 °C in the Marmara Sea and 16.8 °C in the Black Sea. Between 1970 and 2023, annual average
sea water temperatures (in °C) measured in the seas are given in the graphs below.

Graph 32 Annual Average Sea Water Temperature Distribution and Trends in the Black Sea (General Directorate of
Meteorology, 2024)
BLACK SEA DISTRIBUTION AND TREND OF ANNUAL AVERAGE SEA
WATER TEMPERATURE VALUES (1970-2023) 18,5
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Linear (BLACK SEA ANNUAL AVERAGE SEA WATER TEMPERATURE (°C)

Graph 33 Comparison of 2023 Monthly Average Sea Water Temperature Data of the Black Sea with 2022 and 1970-
2023 Monthly Average Values (General Directorate of Meteorology, 2024)

BLACK SEA
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