Warmest beaches in the world

2,201 beaches, bays, and coves ranked by year-round average sea temperature. The warmest stretch of coast on Earth runs through the Caribbean, southeast Asia, and the equatorial Indian Ocean. The cool end of the list will surprise you. Plenty of famous beaches sit firmly in cool water for most of the year.

Warmest region

Caribbean and Central America

Year-round average 28.1°C

Warmest single beach

Kimbe Bay

Year-round average 30.2°C in Papua New Guinea

By region

Regional averages are the simple mean of every beach in that region. Caribbean beaches edge out the rest of the world by a small margin. European beaches sit dead bottom, dragged down by the cold British, Irish, and Scandinavian coasts.

#	Region	Annual mean	Warmest month	Beaches
1	Caribbean and Central America	28.1°C	September(29.5°C)	111
2	Asia	26.3°C	August(28.4°C)	69
3	Middle East	24.2°C	August(28.5°C)	8
4	South America	21.0°C	February(23.5°C)	44
5	Australia and Oceania	20.7°C	February(23.2°C)	206
6	Africa	20.4°C	February(21.6°C)	58
7	Europe	16.7°C	August(21.2°C)	279
8	North America	14.8°C	August(21.1°C)	1,415

World sea temperature map

Pins are colour-coded by the latest daily sea temperature reading at each location. The warm reds cluster around the tropics. Zoom into a coast you're curious about.

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Top 50 warmest beaches on Earth

The warmest single beaches across all regions. Most sit near the equator in the Indian Ocean or western Pacific. Click any beach to see its 30-day chart and 10-year history.

#	Location	Country	Annual mean	Latest
1	Kimbe Bay West New Britain Province	Papua New Guinea	30.2°C	30.1°C
2	Eleonora Bay West New Britain Province	Papua New Guinea	30.1°C	30.0°C
3	Labuk Bay Sabah	Malaysia	30.1°C	31.7°C
4	Anewa Bay Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	30.0°C	29.7°C
5	Thousand Ships Bay Isabel Province	Solomon Islands	29.9°C	29.5°C
6	Lambi Bay Guadalcanal Province	Solomon Islands	29.8°C	29.4°C
7	Bangtao Beach	Thailand	29.6°C	31.4°C
8	Mai Khao Beach	Thailand	29.6°C	31.4°C
9	Nai Yang Beach	Thailand	29.6°C	31.4°C
10	Railay Beach	Thailand	29.6°C	31.6°C
11	Oro Bay Northern Province	Papua New Guinea	29.6°C	29.5°C
12	Palawan Beach	Singapore	29.5°C	30.8°C
13	Banana Beach	Thailand	29.5°C	31.4°C
14	Kalim Beach	Thailand	29.5°C	31.4°C
15	Kamala Beach	Thailand	29.5°C	31.4°C
16	Karon Beach	Thailand	29.5°C	31.4°C
17	Kata Beach	Thailand	29.5°C	31.4°C
18	Nai Harn Beach	Thailand	29.5°C	31.4°C
19	Patong Beach	Thailand	29.5°C	31.4°C
20	Rawai Beach	Thailand	29.5°C	31.4°C
21	Surin Beach	Thailand	29.5°C	31.4°C
22	Jomtien Beach	Thailand	29.5°C	31.5°C
23	Khanom Beach	Thailand	29.4°C	31.0°C
24	Zipolite beach Oaxaca	Mexico	29.4°C	30.6°C
25	Lamai Beach	Thailand	29.4°C	30.8°C

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26	Taling Ngam Beach	Thailand	29.3°C	30.9°C
27	Mali Kyun (Fisher Bay) Tanintharyi Region	Myanmar	29.3°C	31.3°C
28	Bo Phut Beach	Thailand	29.3°C	30.7°C
29	Chaweng Beach	Thailand	29.3°C	30.7°C
30	Choeng Mon Beach	Thailand	29.3°C	30.7°C
31	Mae Nam Beach	Thailand	29.3°C	30.7°C
32	Dahikan Bay Caraga	Philippines	29.3°C	30.1°C
33	Balamban Bay Central Visayas	Philippines	29.2°C	30.1°C
34	Hinunangan Bay Southern Leyte	Philippines	29.2°C	30.0°C
35	Island Bay MIMAROPA	Philippines	29.2°C	30.4°C
36	Bay Ang Western Visayas	Philippines	29.2°C	30.6°C
37	Tapa Bay Northern Territory	Australia	29.2°C	29.0°C
38	Hoare Bay Andaman and Nicobar Islands	India	29.1°C	30.3°C
39	Ulugan Bay MIMAROPA	Philippines	29.1°C	30.0°C
40	Chambers Bay Northern Territory	Australia	29.1°C	28.9°C
41	Fannie Bay Northern Territory	Australia	29.1°C	28.9°C
42	South (Galatea) Bay Andaman and Nicobar Islands	India	29.1°C	30.2°C
43	Campomanes Bay Western Visayas	Philippines	29.1°C	30.1°C
44	Pago Bay, Guam Chalan Pago-Ordot/Yona	Guam	29.1°C	28.9°C
45	Za Det Gyi Island (South Bay) Tanintharyi Region	Myanmar	29.1°C	30.2°C
46	Pago Bay	Guam	29.1°C	28.8°C
47	Sangkapura Bay Jawa Timur	Indonesia	29.1°C	29.6°C
48	Alotau (Milne Bay) Milne Bay Province	Papua New Guinea	29.1°C	28.2°C
49	St. Asaph Bay Northern Territory	Australia	29.0°C	29.0°C
50	Two Hills Bay Northern Territory	Australia	29.0°C	28.9°C

Warmest beaches in caribbean and central america

Regional mean 28.1°C across 111 beaches

The Caribbean and Central America deliver the most consistent warm-water swimming on Earth. Even the coldest month rarely drops the regional average below 26°C. Hurricane season runs June to November, and the warmest water happens to coincide with peak hurricane risk.

#	Location	Country	Annual mean
1	Playa Carrillo	Costa Rica	29.0°C
2	Playa Santa Teresa	Costa Rica	29.0°C
3	Sandy Bay	Jamaica	28.8°C
4	Montego Bay	Jamaica	28.8°C
5	Gun Bay (East End, Public Dock) East End	Cayman Islands	28.8°C
6	Playa Avellana	Costa Rica	28.7°C
7	Playa Azul	Costa Rica	28.7°C
8	Playa Mansita	Costa Rica	28.7°C
9	Playa Negra	Costa Rica	28.7°C
10	Discovery Bay	Jamaica	28.7°C

Warmest beaches in asia

Regional mean 26.3°C across 69 beaches

Asia's tropical beaches in Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia anchor the warm end of every list. The cooler Asian beaches sit in northern China, Japan, and Russia's Pacific coast, where winter sea temperatures drop into single digits.

#	Location	Country	Annual mean
1	Labuk Bay Sabah	Malaysia	30.1°C
2	Bangtao Beach	Thailand	29.6°C
3	Mai Khao Beach	Thailand	29.6°C
4	Nai Yang Beach	Thailand	29.6°C
5	Railay Beach	Thailand	29.6°C
6	Palawan Beach	Singapore	29.5°C
7	Banana Beach	Thailand	29.5°C
8	Kalim Beach	Thailand	29.5°C
9	Kamala Beach	Thailand	29.5°C
10	Karon Beach	Thailand	29.5°C

Warmest beaches in middle east

Regional mean 24.2°C across 8 beaches

Middle Eastern beaches sit on some of the warmest enclosed seas on Earth. The Red Sea and the Persian Gulf push summer surface readings into the 30s.

#	Location	Country	Annual mean
1	Gwatar Bay Sistan and Baluchestan Province	Iran	27.5°C
2	Rounders Bay Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate	Oman	26.3°C
3	Tala Bay	Jordan	24.6°C
4	Jerusalem Beach	Israel	23.4°C
5	Kalia beach	Israel	23.4°C
6	Amman Beach	Jordan	23.4°C
7	Kleopatra Beach	Turkey	23.1°C
8	Patara Beach	Turkey	22.4°C

Warmest beaches in south america

Regional mean 21.0°C across 44 beaches

Northern Brazil and the Caribbean coast of Colombia anchor the warm end. The Pacific coast of Peru and the southern Atlantic coast of Argentina sit much cooler thanks to upwelling and high latitudes.

#	Location	Country	Annual mean
1	Playa Cepe	Venezuela	27.8°C
2	Muro Alto Beach Pernambuco	Brazil	27.7°C
3	Praia dos Carneiros Pernambuco	Brazil	27.6°C
4	Praia do Frances Alagoas	Brazil	27.4°C
5	Praia do Forte Bahia	Brazil	27.2°C
6	Playa El Agua	Venezuela	27.0°C
7	Playa Medina	Venezuela	26.9°C
8	Playa Colorada	Venezuela	26.3°C
9	Los Frailes Beach	Ecuador	25.4°C
10	Itamambuca Beach Sao Paulo	Brazil	24.1°C

Warmest beaches in australia and oceania

Regional mean 20.7°C across 206 beaches

From Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef in the north to the cool Tasman coast in the south, the spread is enormous. Pacific island beaches (Fiji, Samoa, Solomons) anchor the top of this region's list.

#	Location	Country	Annual mean
1	Kimbe Bay West New Britain Province	Papua New Guinea	30.2°C
2	Eleonora Bay West New Britain Province	Papua New Guinea	30.1°C
3	Anewa Bay Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	30.0°C
4	Thousand Ships Bay Isabel Province	Solomon Islands	29.9°C
5	Lambi Bay Guadalcanal Province	Solomon Islands	29.8°C
6	Oro Bay Northern Province	Papua New Guinea	29.6°C
7	Tapa Bay Northern Territory	Australia	29.2°C
8	Chambers Bay Northern Territory	Australia	29.1°C
9	Fannie Bay Northern Territory	Australia	29.1°C
10	Pago Bay, Guam Chalan Pago-Ordot/Yona	Guam	29.1°C

Warmest beaches in africa

Regional mean 20.4°C across 58 beaches

African beaches run from the warm Indian Ocean coast (Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya) through to the cooler Atlantic coast (Namibia, South Africa's west coast) where cold currents dominate.

#	Location	Country	Annual mean
1	Man O War Bay Southwest	Cameroon	28.6°C
2	Sinoe Bay Sinoe County	Liberia	28.4°C
3	Baffu Bay Sinoe County	Liberia	28.4°C
4	Mocimboa da Praia Cabo Delgado	Mozambique	28.0°C
5	Mtwara Bay Mtwara Region	Tanzania	27.9°C
6	Chole Bay (Mafia Island) Pwani Region	Tanzania	27.9°C
7	Pangani Bay Tanga Region	Tanzania	27.7°C
8	Msuka Bay Pemba North Region	Tanzania	27.6°C
9	Diani Beach	Kenya	27.5°C
10	Turtle Bay	Mauritius	26.2°C

Warmest beaches in europe

Regional mean 16.7°C across 279 beaches

European beaches are dominated by the cooler Atlantic and the colder North Sea, Baltic, and British coasts. The Mediterranean coast pulls the regional average up but only the eastern Med (Cyprus, Lebanon, Egypt) crosses into truly warm territory year-round.

#	Location	Country	Annual mean
1	Fig Tree Bay	Cyprus	22.8°C
2	Sunrise Beach	Cyprus	22.8°C
3	Nissi beach	Cyprus	22.6°C
4	Coral Bay	Cyprus	22.5°C
5	Kotsias Beach	Cyprus	22.5°C
6	Laourou Beach	Cyprus	22.5°C
7	Lara Bay	Cyprus	22.5°C
8	Potima Bay	Cyprus	22.5°C
9	Venus beach	Cyprus	22.5°C
10	Vrysoudia Beach	Cyprus	22.5°C

Warmest beaches in north america

Regional mean 14.8°C across 1,415 beaches

North America stretches from cold Canadian Atlantic and Pacific coasts to warm Florida, Caribbean Mexico, and Hawaiian beaches. The regional average sits low because the cold coasts dominate the count of locations.

#	Location	Country	Annual mean
1	Zipolite beach Oaxaca	Mexico	29.4°C
2	Mayakoba at Playa del Carmen Quintana Roo	Mexico	28.4°C
3	Playa del Carmen Quintana Roo	Mexico	28.4°C
4	Playa mujeres Quintana Roo	Mexico	28.1°C
5	Boynton Beach, Lake Worth Florida	United States	27.7°C
6	Palm Beach, Highway 704 bridge, Lake Worth, Florida Florida	United States	27.7°C
7	Palm Beach, Lake Worth, Florida Florida	United States	27.7°C
8	West Palm Beach Canal, Lake Worth, Florida Florida	United States	27.7°C
9	Boynton Beach Florida	United States	27.7°C
10	South Palm Beach Florida	United States	27.7°C

A word on what counts as a beach

We don't have a separate beach taxonomy. This ranking filters our full coastal database to locations whose name contains a beach-equivalent word. That means a place called "Long Bay" is in, but a famous beach without "beach" in its name might be missing. If you want a specific location, search for it from the sidebar. Every coastal location has its own page with the same data.