Warmest sea temperatures in Asia in May
Şabyā tops the list at 31 °C in May. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations.
| # | Destination | Country | Sea temp | Avg high | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Şabyā | Saudi Arabia | 31 °C | 36 °C | 9 mm |
| 2 | Rạch Giá | Vietnam | 31 °C | 31 °C | 208 mm |
| 3 | Samut Prakan | Thailand | 31 °C | 33 °C | 129 mm |
| 4 | Phú Quốc | Vietnam | 31 °C | 28 °C | 310 mm |
| 5 | Alor Setar | Malaysia | 31 °C | 31 °C | 256 mm |
| 6 | Si Racha | Thailand | 31 °C | 31 °C | 143 mm |
| 7 | Chon Buri | Thailand | 31 °C | 32 °C | 143 mm |
| 8 | Phu Quoc | Vietnam | 31 °C | 29 °C | 333 mm |
| 9 | Sungai Petani | Malaysia | 31 °C | 30 °C | 238 mm |
| 10 | Kota Kuala Muda | Malaysia | 31 °C | 30 °C | 231 mm |
| 11 | Hat Yai | Thailand | 31 °C | 31 °C | 164 mm |
| 12 | Paya Terubong | Malaysia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 238 mm |
| 13 | George Town | Malaysia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 237 mm |
| 14 | Taiping | Malaysia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 228 mm |
| 15 | Kota Bharu | Malaysia | 30 °C | 31 °C | 188 mm |
| 16 | Pasir Mas | Malaysia | 30 °C | 32 °C | 196 mm |
| 17 | Iskandar Puteri | Malaysia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 204 mm |
| 18 | Jurong Town | Singapore | 30 °C | 29 °C | 226 mm |
| 19 | Malacca | Malaysia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 221 mm |
| 20 | Muar | Malaysia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 201 mm |
| 21 | Sepang | Malaysia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 206 mm |
| 22 | Batu Pahat | Malaysia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 233 mm |
| 23 | Kapar | Malaysia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 199 mm |
| 24 | Shah Alam | Malaysia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 179 mm |
| 25 | Kampung Baru Subang | Malaysia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 202 mm |
| 26 | Bandar Seri Begawan | Brunei | 30 °C | 30 °C | 191 mm |
| 27 | Al Ḩudaydah | Yemen | 30 °C | 36 °C | 4 mm |
| 28 | Singkawang | Indonesia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 223 mm |
| 29 | Sitiawan | Malaysia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 220 mm |
| 30 | Lhokseumawe | Indonesia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 189 mm |
| 31 | Pontianak | Indonesia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 233 mm |
| 32 | Langsa | Indonesia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 176 mm |
| 33 | Bạc Liêu | Vietnam | 30 °C | 31 °C | 210 mm |
| 34 | Aden | Yemen | 30 °C | 33 °C | 7 mm |
| 35 | Tanjung Pinang | Indonesia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 197 mm |
| 36 | Padang | Indonesia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 302 mm |
| 37 | Pangkalpinang | Indonesia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 228 mm |
| 38 | Tanjungbalai | Indonesia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 248 mm |
| 39 | Myeik | Myanmar | 30 °C | 30 °C | 431 mm |
| 40 | Perbaungan | Indonesia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 202 mm |
| 41 | Percut | Indonesia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 259 mm |
| 42 | Vĩnh Châu | Vietnam | 30 °C | 31 °C | 205 mm |
| 43 | Kuala Terengganu | Malaysia | 30 °C | 31 °C | 225 mm |
| 44 | Mawlamyine | Myanmar | 30 °C | 31 °C | 380 mm |
| 45 | Bintulu | Malaysia | 30 °C | 31 °C | 259 mm |
| 46 | Ongole | India | 30 °C | 38 °C | 35 mm |
| 47 | Muscat | Oman | 30 °C | 37 °C | 1 mm |
| 48 | Kota Kinabalu | Malaysia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 237 mm |
| 49 | Machilīpatnam | India | 30 °C | 37 °C | 34 mm |
| 50 | Miri | Malaysia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 205 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.