The lower the latitude, the higher the temperature.
T emperatures in areas that are near the water tend to be warmer than areas far away from water.
The sea water helps to keep the land temperatures nearby warmer. D uring the year, air and SST warm and cool gradually. They are hottest in the summer and the coldest in the winter. This is, of course, for the northern hemisphere. In the southern hemisphere it is cold in June and warm in December.