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Warmest sea temperatures in Asia in January

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

# Destination Country Sea temp Avg high Rainfall
1 Palopo Indonesia 30 °C 29 °C 397 mm
2 Kendari Indonesia 30 °C 30 °C 309 mm
3 Baubau Indonesia 30 °C 29 °C 303 mm
4 Probolinggo Indonesia 29 °C 28 °C 288 mm
5 Pasuruan Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 364 mm
6 Kupang Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 283 mm
7 Taiping Malaysia 29 °C 29 °C 198 mm
8 Surabaya Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 285 mm
9 Parepare Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 290 mm
10 Padang Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 329 mm
11 Bukit Mertajam Malaysia 29 °C 30 °C 168 mm
12 Gorontalo Indonesia 29 °C 30 °C 165 mm
13 Sitiawan Malaysia 29 °C 28 °C 229 mm
14 Ambon Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 165 mm
15 Sorong Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 305 mm
16 Balikpapan Indonesia 29 °C 28 °C 266 mm
17 Situbondo Indonesia 29 °C 28 °C 467 mm
18 Semarang Indonesia 29 °C 28 °C 375 mm
19 Makassar Indonesia 29 °C 27 °C 457 mm
20 Paya Terubong Malaysia 29 °C 29 °C 113 mm
21 Ungaran Indonesia 29 °C 27 °C 492 mm
22 Bengkulu Indonesia 29 °C 28 °C 294 mm
23 Jepara Indonesia 29 °C 28 °C 510 mm
24 Pekalongan Indonesia 29 °C 28 °C 413 mm
25 Pago Pago American Samoa 29 °C 27 °C 357 mm
26 Tegal Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 451 mm
27 Pemalang Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 418 mm
28 Kapar Malaysia 29 °C 29 °C 232 mm
29 Shah Alam Malaysia 29 °C 29 °C 217 mm
30 Bontang Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 249 mm
31 Kampung Baru Subang Malaysia 29 °C 29 °C 235 mm
32 Denpasar Indonesia 29 °C 28 °C 382 mm
33 Yogyakarta Indonesia 29 °C 28 °C 336 mm
34 Plumbon Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 350 mm
35 Cirebon Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 340 mm
36 Jayapura Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 273 mm
37 Sungai Petani Malaysia 29 °C 30 °C 90 mm
38 Cilacap Indonesia 29 °C 28 °C 375 mm
39 Mataram Indonesia 29 °C 28 °C 305 mm
40 Tanjungbalai Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 233 mm
41 Klungkung Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 376 mm
42 Bandar Lampung Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 327 mm
43 Cotabato Philippines 29 °C 29 °C 169 mm
44 Kota Kuala Muda Malaysia 29 °C 30 °C 112 mm
45 Tarakan Indonesia 29 °C 28 °C 275 mm
46 Labuan Bajo Indonesia 29 °C 28 °C 429 mm
47 Toli-Toli Indonesia 29 °C 28 °C 194 mm
48 Ternate Indonesia 29 °C 28 °C 224 mm
49 Percut Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 229 mm
50 Banda Aceh Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 136 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.