Warmest sea temperatures in Asia in September: ranked by sea temperature
Abu Dhabi tops the list at 33 °C in September. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in Asia.
Top three in September: Abu Dhabi (33 °C) , Lusail (33 °C) , Doha (33 °C) . Between first and 50th place the sea temp differs by 3.7 °C.
| # | Destination | Country | Sea temp | Avg high | Avg low | Rainfall | Wet days | Sunshine | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 33 °C | 38 °C | 28 °C | 0 mm | 0 | 339 h | 33 °C |
| 2 | Lusail | Qatar | 33 °C | 38 °C | 27 °C | 0 mm | 0 | 333 h | 33 °C |
| 3 | Doha | Qatar | 33 °C | 39 °C | 27 °C | 0 mm | 0 | 333 h | 33 °C |
| 4 | Ar Rayyān | Qatar | 33 °C | 40 °C | 26 °C | 0 mm | 0 | 333 h | 33 °C |
| 5 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 33 °C | 40 °C | 26 °C | 1 mm | 0 | 344 h | 33 °C |
| 6 | Al Muharraq | Bahrain | 33 °C | 35 °C | 29 °C | 0 mm | 0 | 336 h | 33 °C |
| 7 | Sharjah | United Arab Emirates | 33 °C | 39 °C | 27 °C | 0 mm | 0 | 346 h | 33 °C |
| 8 | Bushehr | Iran | 32 °C | 35 °C | 29 °C | 0 mm | 0 | 337 h | 32 °C |
| 9 | Dammam | Saudi Arabia | 32 °C | 38 °C | 27 °C | 0 mm | 0 | 337 h | 32 °C |
| 10 | Al Jubayl | Saudi Arabia | 32 °C | 39 °C | 26 °C | 0 mm | 0 | 338 h | 32 °C |
| 11 | Ras Al Khaimah | United Arab Emirates | 32 °C | 37 °C | 29 °C | 0 mm | 0 | 350 h | 32 °C |
| 12 | Al Ḩudaydah | Yemen | 32 °C | 37 °C | 29 °C | 12 mm | 2 | 331 h | 32 °C |
| 13 | Şabyā | Saudi Arabia | 32 °C | 36 °C | 29 °C | 23 mm | 4 | 330 h | 32 °C |
| 14 | Bandar Abbas | Iran | 32 °C | 38 °C | 28 °C | 2 mm | 0 | 352 h | 32 °C |
| 15 | Al Aḩmadī | Kuwait | 31 °C | 41 °C | 27 °C | 0 mm | 0 | 345 h | 31 °C |
| 16 | Ḩawallī | Kuwait | 31 °C | 40 °C | 28 °C | 0 mm | 0 | 345 h | 31 °C |
| 17 | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 31 °C | 35 °C | 27 °C | 0 mm | 0 | 336 h | 31 °C |
| 18 | Muscat | Oman | 30 °C | 35 °C | 27 °C | 0 mm | 0 | 356 h | 30 °C |
| 19 | Bandar Seri Begawan | Brunei | 30 °C | 30 °C | 24 °C | 196 mm | 23 | 300 h | 30 °C |
| 20 | Sandakan | Malaysia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 24 °C | 249 mm | 27 | 319 h | 30 °C |
| 21 | Aden | Yemen | 30 °C | 34 °C | 28 °C | 22 mm | 4 | 335 h | 30 °C |
| 22 | Yanbu | Saudi Arabia | 30 °C | 36 °C | 27 °C | 0 mm | 0 | 336 h | 30 °C |
| 23 | Kota Kinabalu | Malaysia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 24 °C | 197 mm | 22 | 299 h | 30 °C |
| 24 | Sungai Petani | Malaysia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 24 °C | 250 mm | 27 | 270 h | 30 °C |
| 25 | Kota Kuala Muda | Malaysia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 25 °C | 244 mm | 26 | 269 h | 30 °C |
| 26 | Alor Setar | Malaysia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 24 °C | 259 mm | 26 | 279 h | 30 °C |
| 27 | Bintulu | Malaysia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 24 °C | 265 mm | 25 | 278 h | 30 °C |
| 28 | Paya Terubong | Malaysia | 30 °C | 28 °C | 24 °C | 247 mm | 26 | 271 h | 30 °C |
| 29 | Sitiawan | Malaysia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 25 °C | 217 mm | 24 | 285 h | 30 °C |
| 30 | George Town | Malaysia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 25 °C | 250 mm | 26 | 271 h | 30 °C |
| 31 | Miri | Malaysia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 25 °C | 211 mm | 25 | 295 h | 30 °C |
| 32 | Ormoc | Philippines | 30 °C | 29 °C | 25 °C | 268 mm | 26 | 283 h | 30 °C |
| 33 | Kapar | Malaysia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 24 °C | 179 mm | 21 | 292 h | 30 °C |
| 34 | Tanjungbalai | Indonesia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 24 °C | 294 mm | 28 | 288 h | 30 °C |
| 35 | Taiping | Malaysia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 24 °C | 231 mm | 25 | 275 h | 30 °C |
| 36 | Shah Alam | Malaysia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 23 °C | 151 mm | 21 | 296 h | 30 °C |
| 37 | Petaling Jaya | Malaysia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 23 °C | 146 mm | 21 | 297 h | 30 °C |
| 38 | Malacca | Malaysia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 25 °C | 193 mm | 24 | 302 h | 30 °C |
| 39 | Sepang | Malaysia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 24 °C | 193 mm | 25 | 300 h | 30 °C |
| 40 | Percut | Indonesia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 23 °C | 332 mm | 28 | 282 h | 30 °C |
| 41 | Perbaungan | Indonesia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 24 °C | 240 mm | 26 | 285 h | 30 °C |
| 42 | Langsa | Indonesia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 24 °C | 192 mm | 25 | 283 h | 30 °C |
| 43 | Kota Bharu | Malaysia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 24 °C | 250 mm | 27 | 317 h | 30 °C |
| 44 | Pasir Mas | Malaysia | 30 °C | 31 °C | 23 °C | 261 mm | 27 | 314 h | 30 °C |
| 45 | Muar | Malaysia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 25 °C | 164 mm | 23 | 299 h | 30 °C |
| 46 | Lhokseumawe | Indonesia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 25 °C | 195 mm | 24 | 276 h | 30 °C |
| 47 | Batu Pahat | Malaysia | 30 °C | 29 °C | 24 °C | 193 mm | 24 | 301 h | 30 °C |
| 48 | Lapu-Lapu City | Philippines | 30 °C | 29 °C | 26 °C | 178 mm | 23 | 281 h | 30 °C |
| 49 | Nghi Sơn | Vietnam | 30 °C | 29 °C | 24 °C | 313 mm | 20 | 253 h | 30 °C |
| 50 | Toli-Toli | Indonesia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 23 °C | 163 mm | 23 | 322 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
August: top 5
- Lusail 34 °C
- Abu Dhabi 34 °C
- Doha 34 °C
- Ar Rayyān 34 °C
- Al Muharraq 34 °C
October: top 5
- Şabyā 32 °C
- Abu Dhabi 31 °C
- Al Ḩudaydah 31 °C
- Dubai 31 °C
- Sharjah 31 °C
How this ranking is built
- What is ranked
- The average sea surface temperature at the coast, in °C, in September, 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
- 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.