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Warmest sea temperatures in Asia in December

Palopo tops the list at 30 °C in December. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations.

# Destination Country Sea temp Avg high Rainfall
1 Palopo Indonesia 30 °C 29 °C 426 mm
2 Parepare Indonesia 30 °C 29 °C 325 mm
3 Baubau Indonesia 30 °C 29 °C 311 mm
4 Probolinggo Indonesia 30 °C 29 °C 278 mm
5 Pasuruan Indonesia 30 °C 29 °C 320 mm
6 Surabaya Indonesia 30 °C 30 °C 271 mm
7 Kupang Indonesia 30 °C 30 °C 231 mm
8 Makassar Indonesia 30 °C 27 °C 438 mm
9 Ungaran Indonesia 30 °C 27 °C 463 mm
10 Semarang Indonesia 30 °C 29 °C 398 mm
11 Situbondo Indonesia 30 °C 29 °C 428 mm
12 Sorong Indonesia 30 °C 29 °C 342 mm
13 Gorontalo Indonesia 30 °C 30 °C 212 mm
14 Kendari Indonesia 30 °C 30 °C 310 mm
15 Pekalongan Indonesia 30 °C 29 °C 496 mm
16 Jepara Indonesia 30 °C 29 °C 448 mm
17 Pemalang Indonesia 30 °C 29 °C 460 mm
18 Tegal Indonesia 30 °C 29 °C 446 mm
19 Ambon Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 166 mm
20 Plumbon Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 362 mm
21 Cirebon Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 350 mm
22 Balikpapan Indonesia 29 °C 28 °C 276 mm
23 Taiping Malaysia 29 °C 29 °C 270 mm
24 Jayapura Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 301 mm
25 Kapar Malaysia 29 °C 28 °C 313 mm
26 Labuan Bajo Indonesia 29 °C 28 °C 339 mm
27 Sitiawan Malaysia 29 °C 28 °C 318 mm
28 Shah Alam Malaysia 29 °C 28 °C 299 mm
29 Petaling Jaya Malaysia 29 °C 29 °C 284 mm
30 Bukit Mertajam Malaysia 29 °C 29 °C 259 mm
31 Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei 29 °C 29 °C 243 mm
32 Cotabato Philippines 29 °C 29 °C 181 mm
33 Paya Terubong Malaysia 29 °C 28 °C 190 mm
34 Ternate Indonesia 29 °C 28 °C 252 mm
35 Sepang Malaysia 29 °C 28 °C 275 mm
36 Pontianak Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 368 mm
37 Bitung Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 270 mm
38 General Santos Philippines 29 °C 30 °C 198 mm
39 Tarakan Indonesia 29 °C 28 °C 310 mm
40 Malacca Malaysia 29 °C 28 °C 227 mm
41 Cilegon Indonesia 29 °C 28 °C 291 mm
42 Serang Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 255 mm
43 Manado Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 283 mm
44 Bontang Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 291 mm
45 Bintulu Malaysia 29 °C 29 °C 392 mm
46 Teluknaga Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 262 mm
47 Şabyā Saudi Arabia 29 °C 29 °C 10 mm
48 Padang Indonesia 29 °C 28 °C 420 mm
49 Singkawang Indonesia 29 °C 28 °C 390 mm
50 Tanjungbalai Indonesia 29 °C 28 °C 347 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

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.