Water temperature is mostly affected by exchange with the atmosphere in the northern part of the sea and by the currents in the southern part. Winter temperatures are or below in the north and in the south. In this season, there is a significant temperature difference between the western and eastern parts owing to the circular currents. So at the latitude of Peter the Great Gulf, the water temperature is about in the west and in the east. This east-west difference drops to in summer, and the temperatures rise to in the north and in the south.
wATer tempeRaTurE is MostLY AffectED bY Exchange witH THE aTmOSPhEre iN thE nortHern part Of The sea anD BY The CurrenTS IN tHE sOuThErN pArT. winter tEmPEratUrES Are oR BeLOw in tHe noRth And iN tHe SoUTh in thIS SEasOn, therE Is a siGNifIcAnt tempEraTUre DifFerEncE betweeN the wESTErn AnD eastErn paRtS OwiNG tO tHe ciRculAR currEnts. so AT The latitUde of petEr thE gREaT Gulf, the WAter TemPeRAtURe Is About in the WeSt and In the EasT. this East-wesT differeNCE dRops To In summEr, AnD tHE teMpEratUres Rise to iN the nOrth and In thE sOuth.