Warmest sea temperatures in Asia in April: ranked by sea temperature
2 destinations share the top spot at 30 °C in April, listed by beach score, starting with Alor Setar. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in Asia.
Top three in April: Alor Setar (30 °C) , Rạch Giá (30 °C) , Thoothukudi (30 °C) . Between first and 50th place the sea temp differs by 0.6 °C.
| # | Destination | Country | Sea temp | Avg high | Avg low | Rainfall | Wet days | Sunshine | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alor Setar | Malaysia | 30 °C | 31 °C | 25 °C | 205 mm | 25 | 312 h | 30 °C |
| 2 | Rạch Giá | Vietnam | 30 °C | 33 °C | 25 °C | 94 mm | 14 | 338 h | 30 °C |
| 3 | Thoothukudi | India | 30 °C | 32 °C | 27 °C | 55 mm | 9 | 342 h | 30 °C |
| 4 | Phú Quốc | Vietnam | 30 °C | 29 °C | 26 °C | 128 mm | 19 | 341 h | 30 °C |
| 5 | Sungai Petani | Malaysia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 24 °C | 226 mm | 27 | 301 h | 30 °C |
| 6 | Kota Kuala Muda | Malaysia | 30 °C | 31 °C | 25 °C | 217 mm | 27 | 300 h | 30 °C |
| 7 | Jaffna | Sri Lanka | 30 °C | 31 °C | 27 °C | 48 mm | 8 | 339 h | 30 °C |
| 8 | Taiping | Malaysia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 24 °C | 250 mm | 28 | 297 h | 30 °C |
| 9 | Bukit Mertajam | Malaysia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 24 °C | 241 mm | 28 | 297 h | 30 °C |
| 10 | Samut Prakan | Thailand | 30 °C | 33 °C | 27 °C | 76 mm | 11 | 334 h | 30 °C |
| 11 | Chon Buri | Thailand | 30 °C | 34 °C | 26 °C | 94 mm | 14 | 333 h | 30 °C |
| 12 | Palopo | Indonesia | 30 °C | 28 °C | 23 °C | 479 mm | 28 | 274 h | 30 °C |
| 13 | Paya Terubong | Malaysia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 25 °C | 228 mm | 27 | 301 h | 30 °C |
| 14 | Phu Quoc | Vietnam | 30 °C | 30 °C | 27 °C | 129 mm | 19 | 341 h | 30 °C |
| 15 | Mawlamyine | Myanmar | 30 °C | 34 °C | 25 °C | 70 mm | 10 | 336 h | 30 °C |
| 16 | Si Racha | Thailand | 30 °C | 32 °C | 27 °C | 90 mm | 14 | 333 h | 30 °C |
| 17 | Myeik | Myanmar | 30 °C | 32 °C | 25 °C | 152 mm | 19 | 327 h | 30 °C |
| 18 | Padang | Indonesia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 24 °C | 348 mm | 25 | 252 h | 30 °C |
| 19 | Sitiawan | Malaysia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 25 °C | 251 mm | 28 | 304 h | 30 °C |
| 20 | Kapar | Malaysia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 25 °C | 255 mm | 26 | 303 h | 30 °C |
| 21 | Shah Alam | Malaysia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 24 °C | 205 mm | 25 | 306 h | 30 °C |
| 22 | Pontianak | Indonesia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 24 °C | 257 mm | 28 | 272 h | 30 °C |
| 23 | Kampung Baru Subang | Malaysia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 24 °C | 262 mm | 27 | 303 h | 30 °C |
| 24 | Kanayannur | India | 30 °C | 31 °C | 26 °C | 121 mm | 19 | 321 h | 30 °C |
| 25 | Alappuzha | India | 30 °C | 31 °C | 26 °C | 162 mm | 25 | 326 h | 30 °C |
| 26 | Hat Yai | Thailand | 30 °C | 32 °C | 25 °C | 136 mm | 19 | 325 h | 30 °C |
| 27 | Thrissur | India | 30 °C | 32 °C | 25 °C | 139 mm | 23 | 332 h | 30 °C |
| 28 | Probolinggo | Indonesia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 25 °C | 149 mm | 21 | 292 h | 30 °C |
| 29 | Baubau | Indonesia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 25 °C | 262 mm | 26 | 310 h | 30 °C |
| 30 | Pasuruan | Indonesia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 23 °C | 157 mm | 20 | 290 h | 30 °C |
| 31 | Parepare | Indonesia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 25 °C | 240 mm | 25 | 296 h | 30 °C |
| 32 | Gorontalo | Indonesia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 24 °C | 239 mm | 27 | 303 h | 30 °C |
| 33 | Langsa | Indonesia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 24 °C | 152 mm | 24 | 293 h | 30 °C |
| 34 | Surabaya | Indonesia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 25 °C | 185 mm | 24 | 302 h | 30 °C |
| 35 | Kozhikode | India | 30 °C | 32 °C | 25 °C | 130 mm | 18 | 325 h | 30 °C |
| 36 | Udupi | India | 30 °C | 33 °C | 26 °C | 43 mm | 7 | 349 h | 30 °C |
| 37 | Mangaluru | India | 30 °C | 32 °C | 26 °C | 49 mm | 9 | 347 h | 30 °C |
| 38 | Male | Maldives | 30 °C | 29 °C | 27 °C | 114 mm | 17 | 338 h | 30 °C |
| 39 | Bengkulu | Indonesia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 24 °C | 256 mm | 25 | 285 h | 30 °C |
| 40 | Iskandar Puteri | Malaysia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 25 °C | 227 mm | 27 | 311 h | 30 °C |
| 41 | Jurong Town | Singapore | 30 °C | 29 °C | 25 °C | 251 mm | 27 | 315 h | 30 °C |
| 42 | Plumbon | Indonesia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 24 °C | 226 mm | 25 | 296 h | 30 °C |
| 43 | Cirebon | Indonesia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 25 °C | 210 mm | 25 | 297 h | 30 °C |
| 44 | Tegal | Indonesia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 25 °C | 291 mm | 28 | 299 h | 30 °C |
| 45 | Lhokseumawe | Indonesia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 25 °C | 176 mm | 25 | 286 h | 30 °C |
| 46 | Sepang | Malaysia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 25 °C | 236 mm | 26 | 308 h | 30 °C |
| 47 | Muar | Malaysia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 25 °C | 216 mm | 26 | 302 h | 30 °C |
| 48 | Perbaungan | Indonesia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 24 °C | 217 mm | 25 | 292 h | 30 °C |
| 49 | Tanjungbalai | Indonesia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 25 °C | 246 mm | 28 | 288 h | 30 °C |
| 50 | Percut | Indonesia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 24 °C | 238 mm | 27 | 290 h | 30 °C |
Monthly values for the month named in the ranking; only destinations with a published climate page are ranked. Download this ranking as CSV.
The same ranking one month earlier and later
March: top 5
- Palopo 30 °C
- Taiping 30 °C
- Bukit Mertajam 30 °C
- Padang 30 °C
- Sitiawan 30 °C
May: top 5
- Şabyā 31 °C
- Rạch Giá 31 °C
- Samut Prakan 31 °C
- Phú Quốc 31 °C
- Alor Setar 31 °C
How this ranking is built
- What is ranked
- The average sea surface temperature at the coast, in °C, in April, highest first.
- Period
- 1991–2020 climate normals: the same 30 years for every destination, so the list compares like with like.
- Who is included
- 50 destinations in Asia with a published climate page. Neighbouring places that share a climate series are shown once.
- Ties
- Equal values are ordered by beach score.
- Sources
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis via Open-Meteo; sea temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1. Measured values are reproduced unchanged; only the ordering is ours.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: ranking order, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.