Surface temperature is the temperature at a surface. Specifically, it may refer to: Surface air temperature, the temperature of the air near the surface of the earth Sea surface temperature, the temperature of water close to the ocean's surface Global surface temperature, the combined global average of Surface air temperature and Sea surface temperature Surface temperature of a star, often the effective temperature See also Instrumental temperature record, the historical record of in situ measurements of surface air and sea temperatures Pyrometer, a device that remotely determines the temperature of a surface Infrared thermometer, a type of pyrometer