Warmest sea temperatures in Asia in August
4 destinations share the top spot at 34 °C in August, listed by beach score, starting with Lusail. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations.
| # | Destination | Country | Sea temp | Avg high | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lusail | Qatar | 34 °C | 40 °C | 0 mm |
| 2 | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 34 °C | 40 °C | 0 mm |
| 3 | Doha | Qatar | 34 °C | 41 °C | 0 mm |
| 4 | Ar Rayyān | Qatar | 34 °C | 42 °C | 0 mm |
| 5 | Al Muharraq | Bahrain | 34 °C | 36 °C | 0 mm |
| 6 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 34 °C | 43 °C | 1 mm |
| 7 | Dammam | Saudi Arabia | 33 °C | 40 °C | 0 mm |
| 8 | Bushehr | Iran | 33 °C | 37 °C | 0 mm |
| 9 | Sharjah | United Arab Emirates | 33 °C | 41 °C | 1 mm |
| 10 | Al Jubayl | Saudi Arabia | 33 °C | 41 °C | 0 mm |
| 11 | Ras Al Khaimah | United Arab Emirates | 33 °C | 39 °C | 0 mm |
| 12 | Bandar Abbas | Iran | 33 °C | 39 °C | 1 mm |
| 13 | Al Aḩmadī | Kuwait | 32 °C | 44 °C | 0 mm |
| 14 | Ḩawallī | Kuwait | 32 °C | 43 °C | 0 mm |
| 15 | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 31 °C | 35 °C | 0 mm |
| 16 | Al Ḩudaydah | Yemen | 31 °C | 37 °C | 29 mm |
| 17 | Şabyā | Saudi Arabia | 31 °C | 36 °C | 41 mm |
| 18 | Muscat | Oman | 31 °C | 36 °C | 1 mm |
| 19 | Yanbu | Saudi Arabia | 30 °C | 37 °C | 0 mm |
| 20 | Alor Setar | Malaysia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 235 mm |
| 21 | Sungai Petani | Malaysia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 211 mm |
| 22 | Kota Kuala Muda | Malaysia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 205 mm |
| 23 | Bandar Seri Begawan | Brunei | 30 °C | 30 °C | 178 mm |
| 24 | Bintulu | Malaysia | 30 °C | 31 °C | 240 mm |
| 25 | Paya Terubong | Malaysia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 204 mm |
| 26 | George Town | Malaysia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 206 mm |
| 27 | Percut | Indonesia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 257 mm |
| 28 | Perbaungan | Indonesia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 165 mm |
| 29 | Taiping | Malaysia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 178 mm |
| 30 | Langsa | Indonesia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 143 mm |
| 31 | Nghi Sơn | Vietnam | 30 °C | 31 °C | 267 mm |
| 32 | Thanh Hóa | Vietnam | 30 °C | 31 °C | 314 mm |
| 33 | Vinh | Vietnam | 30 °C | 32 °C | 217 mm |
| 34 | Kota Kinabalu | Malaysia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 195 mm |
| 35 | Lhokseumawe | Indonesia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 156 mm |
| 36 | Miri | Malaysia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 198 mm |
| 37 | Hat Yai | Thailand | 30 °C | 31 °C | 128 mm |
| 38 | Hà Tĩnh | Vietnam | 30 °C | 32 °C | 201 mm |
| 39 | Sepang | Malaysia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 177 mm |
| 40 | Sitiawan | Malaysia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 168 mm |
| 41 | Kapar | Malaysia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 138 mm |
| 42 | Tanjungbalai | Indonesia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 233 mm |
| 43 | Shah Alam | Malaysia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 123 mm |
| 44 | Petaling Jaya | Malaysia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 119 mm |
| 45 | Sandakan | Malaysia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 230 mm |
| 46 | Kota Bharu | Malaysia | 30 °C | 31 °C | 218 mm |
| 47 | Haiphong | Vietnam | 30 °C | 31 °C | 370 mm |
| 48 | Pasir Mas | Malaysia | 30 °C | 31 °C | 225 mm |
| 49 | Malacca | Malaysia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 194 mm |
| 50 | Tam Kỳ | Vietnam | 30 °C | 32 °C | 156 mm |
Only destinations with a published page for that month are ranked. The ranking is ours; the underlying values are reproduced from the source.
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.