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Coldest sea in Asia in December

3,667 coastal locations in Asia ranked by typical December sea temperature, coldest first. Region-wide average in December: 22.3°C.

Coldest in December

Bukhta Teplits

-1.7°C December mean in Russia

Regional December average

22.3°C

across all 3,667 coastal locations in Asia

Vs annual mean

-1.8°C

below the year-round regional average

What the Asia sea feels like in December

Water at this temperature is very pleasant to swim in. If you tend to wear a wetsuit when swimming, you might consider removing it now to avoid the body overheating.

Asia monthly average 20.7°C to 27.2°C
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  • Warmest month August 27.2°C
  • Coldest month February 20.7°C
  • Annual mean 24.0°C
  • Months above 20°C 12 of 12

Where December fits in the year

December sits inside the regional pattern shown on the left. Pick a different month to see how the ranking shifts.

All twelve Asia month rankings:

Asia sea temperature map (live)

The map shows today's latest reading at every Asia location. The list below is based on the typical December mean.

Zoom in to see individual locations. Click a pin for water temperatures. View list →
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Top 50 coldest Asia locations in December

Sorted by typical December mean from a decade of daily readings, coldest first. Click any place for the full location page.

# Location December mean
1 Bukhta Teplits Arkhangelskaya -1.7°C
2 Mys Flora Arkhangelsk Oblast -1.6°C
3 Franz Josef Land -1.6°C
4 Domashni Island Murmansk -1.6°C
5 Uyuzyut Island Khabarovsk Krai -1.6°C
6 Hansen Island Krasnoyarsk Krai -1.5°C
7 Pioneer -1.5°C
8 Bukhta Matuga Magadan Oblast -1.5°C
9 Sovetskiy -1.5°C
10 Cape Chelyuskin Krasnoyarsk Krai -1.5°C
11 Amur River (near Khabarovsk) -1.5°C
12 Cape Muraveva Khabarovskiy kray -1.5°C
13 Chumikan -1.5°C
14 Komsomolskoy Pravda Island Krasnoyarsk Krai -1.5°C
15 Vrangel -1.4°C
16 Cape Serdtse Kamen Chukotka Autonomous Okrug -1.4°C
17 Baidukov Island Khabarovsk Krai -1.4°C
18 Kama (near Perm) -1.3°C
19 Polazna -1.3°C
20 Sylva -1.3°C
21 Rade de Zarya Krasnoyarsk Krai -1.3°C
22 Guba Lebyazh'ya Khabarovsk Krai -1.3°C
23 Mys Marre-Salya Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug -1.3°C
24 Salekhard -1.3°C
25 Ayon Island Chukotka Autonomous Okrug -1.2°C
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26 Anadyr -1.2°C
27 Lena River (near Yakutsk) -1.2°C
28 Pevek -1.2°C
29 Guba Kamyenka Murmansk -1.1°C
30 Zavyalovo -1.1°C
31 Mys Ragozina Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug -1.0°C
32 Kotyelny Island Bulunsky District -1.0°C
33 Zaliv Chayvo Sakhalin Oblast -1.0°C
34 Tamlevo Sakhalin Oblast -1.0°C
35 Baikal Inlet Sakhalin Oblast -1.0°C
36 Mys Uelen Chukotka Autonomous Okrug -1.0°C
37 Zaliv Nyyskiy Sakhalin Oblast -0.9°C
38 Ayan -0.9°C
39 Dikson Island -0.9°C
40 Kyakrvo Sakhalin Oblast -0.9°C
41 Ostrov Sokoliy Nenets Autonomous Okrug -0.9°C
42 Zaliv Ayan Khabarovskiy kray -0.9°C
43 Mys Sopochnaya Karga Mys Sopochnaya Karga -0.8°C
44 Ostrov Nasonovskiy Krasnoyarsk Krai -0.8°C
45 Cape Tuik Sakhalin Oblast -0.7°C
46 Norilsk -0.7°C
47 Mys Zhelaniya Arkhangelsk -0.7°C
48 Mys Seryebryany Arkhangelsk -0.7°C
49 Okhotsk -0.7°C
50 Zaliv Lun'skiy Sakhalin Oblast -0.6°C

Warmest 10 in Asia in December

Same data the other way. The warmest spots for the same month.

# Location December mean
1 Laminaria Cova-Lima 30.6°C
2 Suai Cova-Lima 30.5°C
3 Sungai Kaibus West Papua 30.5°C
4 Sungai Karabra West Papua 30.4°C
5 Nabire Papua 30.3°C
6 Pulau Kobalin Papua Barat 30.3°C
7 Pulau-Pulau Moor Papua 30.2°C
8 Kwatisore Papua 30.2°C
9 Donggala Sulawesi Tengah 30.1°C
10 Sungai Kais Papua Barat 30.1°C

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