Coldest sea in Asia

3,667 coastal locations in Asia ranked by year-round average sea temperature, coldest first. The regional average is 24.0°C. The top of the list is where the water stays cold all year. The contrast list at the bottom shows the warmest coasts for context.

Coldest location

Bukhta Teplits

Year-round average -1.4°C in Russia

Regional average

24.0°C

across all 3,667 Asia coastal locations

Coldest month

February

20.7°C region-wide average

Asia monthly average 20.7°C to 27.2°C

Warmest month August 27.2°C
Coldest month February 20.7°C
Annual mean 24.0°C
Months above 20°C 12 of 12

Month by month across Asia

Sea temperatures in Asia swing from 20.7°C in February to 27.2°C in August on average across every coast we track. That spread of 6°C hides much bigger swings at individual locations.

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Asia sea temperature map

Today's pin colours show the latest daily reading at every Asia location we track. Cool blues cluster around the high-latitude coasts.

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Top 50 coldest locations in Asia

Coastal locations across Asia sorted by year-round average, coldest first. Honest cold-water swimming country. Click any place for its 30-day chart, monthly profile, and 10-year history.

#	Location	Country	Annual mean	Latest
1	Bukhta Teplits Arkhangelskaya	Russia	-1.4°C	-1.7°C
2	Franz Josef Land	Russia	-1.4°C	-1.7°C
3	Pioneer	Russia	-1.3°C	-1.5°C
4	Domashni Island Murmansk	Russia	-1.2°C	-1.3°C
5	Mys Flora Arkhangelsk Oblast	Russia	-0.9°C	-1.5°C
6	Hansen Island Krasnoyarsk Krai	Russia	-0.9°C	-1.5°C
7	Cape Chelyuskin Krasnoyarsk Krai	Russia	-0.8°C	-1.6°C
8	Vrangel	Russia	-0.8°C	-1.6°C
9	Komsomolskoy Pravda Island Krasnoyarsk Krai	Russia	-0.6°C	-1.7°C
10	Rade de Zarya Krasnoyarsk Krai	Russia	-0.4°C	-1.3°C
11	Kotyelny Island Bulunsky District	Russia	-0.4°C	-1.1°C
12	Ayon Island Chukotka Autonomous Okrug	Russia	-0.2°C	-1.4°C
13	Pevek	Russia	0.1°C	-1.1°C
14	Cape Serdtse Kamen Chukotka Autonomous Okrug	Russia	0.5°C	-1.6°C
15	Mys Zhelaniya Arkhangelsk	Russia	0.5°C	-1.7°C
16	Norilsk	Russia	0.6°C	-0.8°C
17	Mys Uelen Chukotka Autonomous Okrug	Russia	1.0°C	-1.5°C
18	Zaliv Russkaya Gavan Arkhangelsk	Russia	1.1°C	-1.4°C
19	Guba Kamyenka Murmansk	Russia	1.1°C	-1.8°C
20	Mys Sopochnaya Karga Mys Sopochnaya Karga	Russia	1.2°C	-0.8°C
21	Ostrov Nasonovskiy Krasnoyarsk Krai	Russia	1.2°C	-0.8°C
22	Mys Ragozina Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug	Russia	1.2°C	-1.1°C
23	Foki Bight Perm Krai	Russia	1.3°C	-1.8°C
24	Salekhard	Russia	1.3°C	-1.3°C
25	Dikson Island	Russia	1.4°C	-0.4°C

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26	Tazovskiy	Russia	1.4°C	0.1°C
27	Yenisei (near Krasnoyarsk)	Russia	1.4°C	0.1°C
28	Tiksi	Russia	1.4°C	-0.4°C
29	Tom (near Novokuznetsk)	Russia	1.5°C	-0.1°C
30	Tomsk	Russia	1.5°C	-0.1°C
31	Inya River (near Toguchin)	Russia	1.5°C	-0.1°C
32	Lake Teletskoye	Russia	1.5°C	-0.1°C
33	Kemerovo	Russia	1.6°C	-0.1°C
34	Mys Seryebryany Arkhangelsk	Russia	1.7°C	-1.1°C
35	Mys Marre-Salya Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug	Russia	1.8°C	-1.4°C
36	Ostrov Sokoliy Nenets Autonomous Okrug	Russia	1.8°C	-1.6°C
37	Balkhash	Kazakhstan	1.9°C	-0.2°C
38	Bayanaul	Kazakhstan	1.9°C	-0.2°C
39	Karaganda	Kazakhstan	1.9°C	-0.2°C
40	Barnaul	Russia	1.9°C	-0.2°C
41	Berd River (near Berdsk)	Russia	1.9°C	-0.2°C
42	Biysk	Russia	1.9°C	-0.2°C
43	Kamen-na-Obi	Russia	1.9°C	-0.2°C
44	Lake Chany	Russia	1.9°C	-0.2°C
45	Ob River (near Nizhnevartovsk)	Russia	1.9°C	-0.2°C
46	Ob River (near Novosibirsk)	Russia	1.9°C	-0.2°C
47	Ob Sea	Russia	1.9°C	-0.2°C
48	Surgut	Russia	1.9°C	-0.2°C
49	Yarovoe	Russia	1.9°C	-0.2°C
50	Mys Kamennyy	Russia	2.0°C	-0.1°C

Coldest countries in Asia

Country-level averages across every coastal location in each country (minimum 5 locations to be listed), coldest first.

#	Country	Annual mean	Locations
1	Russia	8.3°C	472
2	Kazakhstan	10.7°C	16
3	North Korea	13.1°C	22
4	Dagestan	14.8°C	8
5	South Korea	17.1°C	62
6	Japan	19.1°C	373
7	China	20.5°C	316
8	Kyrgyzstan	24.7°C	7
9	Hong Kong	24.9°C	17
10	Taiwan	25.7°C	45
11	Vietnam	27.0°C	58
12	Pakistan	27.1°C	8
13	Bangladesh	27.9°C	10
14	India	28.5°C	193
15	British Indian Ocean Territory	28.7°C	5
16	Sri Lanka	28.7°C	41
17	Maldives	28.9°C	36
18	Indonesia	28.9°C	594
19	Philippines	28.9°C	1,083
20	Myanmar	29.0°C	37

Warmest 10 in Asia for contrast

Same data flipped. Useful if you want to know which Asia coasts stay warmest year-round before you commit to a cold-water swim trip.

#	Location	Country	Annual mean
1	Port Weld Perak	Malaysia	30.2°C
2	Tobelombangi Sulawesi Tengah	Indonesia	30.1°C
3	Teluk Togian Sulawesi Tengah	Indonesia	30.1°C
4	Poso Sulawesi Tengah	Indonesia	30.1°C
5	Nabire Papua	Indonesia	30.1°C
6	Donggala Sulawesi Tengah	Indonesia	30.1°C
7	Kwatisore Papua	Indonesia	30.1°C
8	Pulau-Pulau Moor Papua	Indonesia	30.1°C
9	Labuk Bay Sabah	Malaysia	30.1°C
10	Lumut Pier Perak	Malaysia	30.1°C