Warmest sea temperatures in the world in July

Abu Dhabi tops the list at 33 °C in July. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations.

# Destination Country Sea temp Avg high Rainfall
1 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 33 °C 40 °C 1 mm
2 Dubai United Arab Emirates 33 °C 42 °C 3 mm
3 Sharjah United Arab Emirates 33 °C 41 °C 2 mm
4 Lusail Qatar 33 °C 40 °C 0 mm
5 Doha Qatar 33 °C 41 °C 0 mm
6 Ar Rayyān Qatar 33 °C 42 °C 0 mm
7 Ras Al Khaimah United Arab Emirates 32 °C 39 °C 2 mm
8 Al Muharraq Bahrain 32 °C 36 °C 0 mm
9 Bandar Abbas Iran 32 °C 40 °C 1 mm
10 Dammam Saudi Arabia 32 °C 40 °C 0 mm
11 Al Jubayl Saudi Arabia 32 °C 41 °C 0 mm
12 Bushehr Iran 32 °C 36 °C 0 mm
13 Muscat Oman 31 °C 37 °C 4 mm
14 Al Ḩudaydah Yemen 31 °C 38 °C 20 mm
15 Al Aḩmadī Kuwait 31 °C 44 °C 0 mm
16 Ḩawallī Kuwait 31 °C 43 °C 0 mm
17 Şabyā Saudi Arabia 31 °C 37 °C 25 mm
18 Port Sudan Sudan 31 °C 41 °C 4 mm
19 Jeddah Saudi Arabia 30 °C 35 °C 0 mm
20 Alor Setar Malaysia 30 °C 30 °C 196 mm
21 Sungai Petani Malaysia 30 °C 30 °C 168 mm
22 Kota Kuala Muda Malaysia 30 °C 30 °C 157 mm
23 Acapulco de Juárez Mexico 30 °C 30 °C 243 mm
24 Paya Terubong Malaysia 30 °C 29 °C 157 mm
25 George Town Malaysia 30 °C 30 °C 157 mm
26 Percut Indonesia 30 °C 30 °C 219 mm
27 Langsa Indonesia 30 °C 30 °C 114 mm
28 Perbaungan Indonesia 30 °C 30 °C 140 mm
29 Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei 30 °C 30 °C 183 mm
30 Taiping Malaysia 30 °C 30 °C 144 mm
31 Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas Mexico 30 °C 31 °C 187 mm
32 Hat Yai Thailand 30 °C 31 °C 123 mm
33 Sepang Malaysia 30 °C 29 °C 160 mm
34 Kota Kinabalu Malaysia 30 °C 29 °C 188 mm
35 Sitiawan Malaysia 30 °C 29 °C 144 mm
36 Miri Malaysia 30 °C 29 °C 195 mm
37 Lhokseumawe Indonesia 30 °C 30 °C 137 mm
38 Kapar Malaysia 30 °C 30 °C 123 mm
39 Shah Alam Malaysia 30 °C 30 °C 118 mm
40 Petaling Jaya Malaysia 30 °C 30 °C 113 mm
41 Bintulu Malaysia 30 °C 30 °C 211 mm
42 Kota Bharu Malaysia 30 °C 31 °C 201 mm
43 Pasir Mas Malaysia 30 °C 31 °C 204 mm
44 Djibouti Djibouti 30 °C 39 °C 6 mm
45 Malacca Malaysia 30 °C 29 °C 187 mm
46 Tanjungbalai Indonesia 30 °C 30 °C 197 mm
47 Muar Malaysia 30 °C 29 °C 155 mm
48 Batu Pahat Malaysia 30 °C 29 °C 192 mm
49 Ormoc Philippines 30 °C 29 °C 294 mm
50 Manzanillo Mexico 30 °C 30 °C 188 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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