Warmest sea temperatures in the world in February

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

# Destination Country Sea temp Avg high Rainfall
1 Palopo Indonesia 30 °C 29 °C 396 mm
2 Taiping Malaysia 30 °C 30 °C 152 mm
3 Bukit Mertajam Malaysia 30 °C 31 °C 131 mm
4 Honiara Solomon Islands 30 °C 29 °C 342 mm
5 Padang Indonesia 30 °C 29 °C 269 mm
6 Funafuti Tuvalu 30 °C 28 °C 349 mm
7 Sitiawan Malaysia 30 °C 29 °C 168 mm
8 Kendari Indonesia 30 °C 30 °C 311 mm
9 Beira Mozambique 30 °C 30 °C 166 mm
10 Baubau Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 303 mm
11 Mahajanga Madagascar 29 °C 30 °C 315 mm
12 Parepare Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 233 mm
13 Paya Terubong Malaysia 29 °C 29 °C 101 mm
14 Gorontalo Indonesia 29 °C 30 °C 136 mm
15 Port Moresby Papua New Guinea 29 °C 30 °C 201 mm
16 Toliara Madagascar 29 °C 31 °C 132 mm
17 Mata-Utu Wallis and Futuna 29 °C 28 °C 328 mm
18 Bengkulu Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 249 mm
19 Kupang Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 249 mm
20 Mamoudzou Mayotte 29 °C 28 °C 198 mm
21 Ambon Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 123 mm
22 Tanjungbalai Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 179 mm
23 Cairns Australia 29 °C 29 °C 264 mm
24 Apia Samoa 29 °C 30 °C 345 mm
25 Townsville Australia 29 °C 30 °C 225 mm
26 Moroni Comoros 29 °C 30 °C 224 mm
27 Makassar Indonesia 29 °C 27 °C 351 mm
28 Pago Pago American Samoa 29 °C 27 °C 312 mm
29 Sorong Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 267 mm
30 Sungai Petani Malaysia 29 °C 31 °C 92 mm
31 Quelimane Mozambique 29 °C 30 °C 159 mm
32 Kota Kuala Muda Malaysia 29 °C 31 °C 96 mm
33 Yaren Nauru 29 °C 28 °C 135 mm
34 Malabo Equatorial Guinea 29 °C 29 °C 69 mm
35 Libreville Gabon 29 °C 29 °C 222 mm
36 Perbaungan Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 152 mm
37 Langsa Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 101 mm
38 Percut Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 157 mm
39 Kapar Malaysia 29 °C 29 °C 166 mm
40 Shah Alam Malaysia 29 °C 30 °C 134 mm
41 Pemba Mozambique 29 °C 30 °C 208 mm
42 Kampung Baru Subang Malaysia 29 °C 30 °C 169 mm
43 Banda Aceh Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 100 mm
44 Alor Setar Malaysia 29 °C 33 °C 56 mm
45 Denpasar Indonesia 29 °C 28 °C 356 mm
46 Probolinggo Indonesia 29 °C 28 °C 249 mm
47 Balikpapan Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 238 mm
48 São Tomé Sao Tome and Principe 29 °C 29 °C 127 mm
49 Yogyakarta Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 304 mm
50 Pasuruan Indonesia 29 °C 29 °C 322 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.

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