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Coldest sea in Middle East

551 coastal locations in Middle East ranked by year-round average sea temperature, coldest first. The regional average is 23.7°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

Skdar

Year-round average 11.2°C in Turkey

Regional average

23.7°C

across all 551 Middle East coastal locations

Coldest month

February

17.6°C region-wide average

Middle East monthly average 17.6°C to 29.8°C
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  • Warmest month August 29.8°C
  • Coldest month February 17.6°C
  • Annual mean 23.7°C
  • Months above 20°C 9 of 12

Month by month across Middle East

Sea temperatures in Middle East swing from 17.6°C in February to 29.8°C in August on average across every coast we track. That spread of 12°C hides much bigger swings at individual locations.

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Middle East sea temperature map

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

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

Coastal locations across Middle East 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 Annual mean
1 Skdar 11.2°C
2 Tbilisi 14.0°C
3 Lake Sevan 14.6°C
4 Sumgayit 15.5°C
5 Nabran 15.6°C
6 Lokbatan 15.6°C
7 Gulf of Saros 15.6°C
8 Novkhani 15.6°C
9 Baku 15.7°C
10 Bilgah 15.8°C
11 Mardakan 15.9°C
12 Marmara 16.4°C
13 Catalzeytin 16.4°C
14 Turkeli 16.4°C
15 Bagcilar 16.5°C
16 Bosphorus 16.5°C
17 Bueyuekcekmece 16.5°C
18 Esenler 16.5°C
19 Istanbul 16.5°C
20 Tepecik 16.5°C
21 Umraniye 16.5°C
22 Ayancik 16.5°C
23 Sinop 16.5°C
24 Kurucasile 16.5°C
25 Amasra 16.5°C
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26 Sile 16.5°C
27 Gerze 16.5°C
28 Diliskelesi 16.6°C
29 Gebze 16.6°C
30 Halidere 16.6°C
31 Izmit 16.6°C
32 Tavsancil 16.6°C
33 Cinarcik 16.6°C
34 Koru 16.6°C
35 Ataehir 16.6°C
36 Buyukada 16.6°C
37 Caddebostan 16.6°C
38 Gemlik 16.6°C
39 Karamursel 16.6°C
40 Maltepe 16.6°C
41 Mimarsinan 16.6°C
42 Prince Islands 16.6°C
43 Yalova 16.6°C
44 Zonguldak 16.6°C
45 Eregli 16.6°C
46 Armutlu 16.7°C
47 Kocaali 16.7°C
48 Bahelievler 16.7°C
49 Mudanya 16.7°C
50 Zeytinburnu 16.7°C

Coldest countries in Middle East

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

# Country Annual mean
1 Azerbaijan 16.5°C
2 Georgia 17.6°C
3 Abkhazia 17.9°C
4 Turkey 19.6°C
5 Lebanon 23.4°C
6 Israel 23.4°C
7 Jordan 23.9°C
8 Kuwait 25.2°C
9 Iraq 25.6°C
10 Iran 25.9°C
11 Bahrain 26.9°C
12 Saudi Arabia 27.2°C
13 Qatar 27.4°C
14 Oman 27.8°C
15 United Arab Emirates 28.4°C
16 Yemen 28.6°C

Warmest 10 in Middle East for contrast

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

# Location Annual mean
1 Al Qunfudhah Makkah Province 30.5°C
2 Jizan 30.4°C
3 Al Birk 30.3°C
4 Al Luhayyah 30.0°C
5 Aş Şalīf Al Hudaydah Governorate 29.7°C
6 Kamaran Al Hudaydah Governorate 29.7°C
7 Al Hudaydah Al Hudaydah Governorate 29.4°C
8 Ras al Katib Al Hudaydah Governorate 29.4°C
9 Hodeidah 29.4°C
10 Abu Ali Islands Al Hudaydah Governorate 29.1°C

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