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Warmest sea temperatures in Asia in August: ranked by sea temperature

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 in Asia.

Top three in August: Lusail (34 °C) , Abu Dhabi (34 °C) , Doha (34 °C) . Between first and 50th place the sea temp differs by 4.2 °C.

# Destination Country Sea temp Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Lusail Qatar 34 °C 40 °C 29 °C 0 mm 0 376 h 34 °C
2 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 34 °C 40 °C 30 °C 0 mm 0 371 h 34 °C
3 Doha Qatar 34 °C 41 °C 29 °C 0 mm 0 376 h 34 °C
4 Ar Rayyān Qatar 34 °C 42 °C 29 °C 0 mm 0 376 h 34 °C
5 Al Muharraq Bahrain 34 °C 36 °C 31 °C 0 mm 0 377 h 34 °C
6 Dubai United Arab Emirates 34 °C 43 °C 29 °C 1 mm 0 373 h 34 °C
7 Dammam Saudi Arabia 33 °C 40 °C 29 °C 0 mm 0 376 h 33 °C
8 Bushehr Iran 33 °C 37 °C 31 °C 0 mm 0 386 h 33 °C
9 Sharjah United Arab Emirates 33 °C 41 °C 30 °C 1 mm 0 374 h 33 °C
10 Al Jubayl Saudi Arabia 33 °C 41 °C 29 °C 0 mm 0 375 h 33 °C
11 Ras Al Khaimah United Arab Emirates 33 °C 39 °C 31 °C 0 mm 0 374 h 33 °C
12 Bandar Abbas Iran 33 °C 39 °C 30 °C 1 mm 0 377 h 33 °C
13 Al Aḩmadī Kuwait 32 °C 44 °C 31 °C 0 mm 0 375 h 32 °C
14 Ḩawallī Kuwait 32 °C 43 °C 31 °C 0 mm 0 375 h 32 °C
15 Jeddah Saudi Arabia 31 °C 35 °C 28 °C 0 mm 0 367 h 31 °C
16 Al Ḩudaydah Yemen 31 °C 37 °C 29 °C 29 mm 4 322 h 31 °C
17 Şabyā Saudi Arabia 31 °C 36 °C 29 °C 41 mm 5 333 h 31 °C
18 Muscat Oman 31 °C 36 °C 28 °C 1 mm 0 360 h 31 °C
19 Yanbu Saudi Arabia 30 °C 37 °C 28 °C 0 mm 0 384 h 30 °C
20 Alor Setar Malaysia 30 °C 30 °C 24 °C 235 mm 25 301 h 30 °C
21 Sungai Petani Malaysia 30 °C 30 °C 24 °C 211 mm 25 291 h 30 °C
22 Kota Kuala Muda Malaysia 30 °C 30 °C 25 °C 205 mm 24 291 h 30 °C
23 Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei 30 °C 30 °C 25 °C 178 mm 20 311 h 30 °C
24 Bintulu Malaysia 30 °C 31 °C 24 °C 240 mm 24 292 h 30 °C
25 Paya Terubong Malaysia 30 °C 29 °C 24 °C 204 mm 24 292 h 30 °C
26 George Town Malaysia 30 °C 30 °C 25 °C 206 mm 24 292 h 30 °C
27 Percut Indonesia 30 °C 30 °C 23 °C 257 mm 26 300 h 30 °C
28 Perbaungan Indonesia 30 °C 30 °C 24 °C 165 mm 22 304 h 30 °C
29 Taiping Malaysia 30 °C 30 °C 24 °C 178 mm 23 296 h 30 °C
30 Langsa Indonesia 30 °C 30 °C 24 °C 143 mm 21 300 h 30 °C
31 Nghi Sơn Vietnam 30 °C 31 °C 26 °C 267 mm 20 266 h 30 °C
32 Thanh Hóa Vietnam 30 °C 31 °C 26 °C 314 mm 21 256 h 30 °C
33 Vinh Vietnam 30 °C 32 °C 26 °C 217 mm 17 275 h 30 °C
34 Kota Kinabalu Malaysia 30 °C 29 °C 24 °C 195 mm 20 312 h 30 °C
35 Lhokseumawe Indonesia 30 °C 29 °C 25 °C 156 mm 22 298 h 30 °C
36 Miri Malaysia 30 °C 29 °C 25 °C 198 mm 23 306 h 30 °C
37 Hat Yai Thailand 30 °C 31 °C 24 °C 128 mm 21 316 h 30 °C
38 Hà Tĩnh Vietnam 30 °C 32 °C 26 °C 201 mm 15 283 h 30 °C
39 Sepang Malaysia 30 °C 29 °C 24 °C 177 mm 24 310 h 30 °C
40 Sitiawan Malaysia 30 °C 29 °C 25 °C 168 mm 23 301 h 30 °C
41 Kapar Malaysia 30 °C 30 °C 24 °C 138 mm 19 306 h 30 °C
42 Tanjungbalai Indonesia 30 °C 30 °C 24 °C 233 mm 26 301 h 30 °C
43 Shah Alam Malaysia 30 °C 30 °C 24 °C 123 mm 19 310 h 30 °C
44 Petaling Jaya Malaysia 30 °C 30 °C 23 °C 119 mm 19 310 h 30 °C
45 Sandakan Malaysia 30 °C 30 °C 25 °C 230 mm 26 330 h 30 °C
46 Kota Bharu Malaysia 30 °C 31 °C 25 °C 218 mm 26 328 h 30 °C
47 Haiphong Vietnam 30 °C 31 °C 26 °C 370 mm 26 253 h 30 °C
48 Pasir Mas Malaysia 30 °C 31 °C 24 °C 225 mm 26 326 h 30 °C
49 Malacca Malaysia 30 °C 29 °C 25 °C 194 mm 25 311 h 30 °C
50 Tam Kỳ Vietnam 30 °C 32 °C 26 °C 156 mm 21 318 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

July: top 5

  1. Abu Dhabi 33 °C
  2. Dubai 33 °C
  3. Sharjah 33 °C
  4. Lusail 33 °C
  5. Doha 33 °C

Full ranking for July

September: top 5

  1. Abu Dhabi 33 °C
  2. Lusail 33 °C
  3. Doha 33 °C
  4. Ar Rayyān 33 °C
  5. Dubai 33 °C

Full ranking for September

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
The average sea surface temperature at the coast, in °C, in August, 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

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.