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Warmest sea in Central America and the Caribbean

711 coastal locations in Central America and the Caribbean ranked by their year-round average sea temperature. The regional average is 28.1°C. The top of the list shows where to find the warmest water in a typical year. The bottom shows the coldest year-round coasts of the region.

Warmest location

Champerico

29.8°C annual mean in Guatemala

Regional average

28.1°C

across all 711 Central America and the Caribbean coastal locations

Warmest month

September

29.6°C region-wide average

Central America and the Caribbean monthly average 26.6°C to 29.6°C
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  • Warmest month September 29.6°C
  • Coldest month February 26.6°C
  • Annual mean 28.1°C
  • Months above 20°C 12 of 12

Month by month across Central America and the Caribbean

Sea temperatures in Central America and the Caribbean swing from 26.6°C in February to 29.6°C in September on average across every coast we track. That spread of 3°C hides much bigger swings at individual locations.

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Central America and the Caribbean sea temperature map

Today's pin colours show the latest daily reading at every Central America and the Caribbean location we track. Pick any pin for the location's full page.

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Top 50 warmest locations in Central America and the Caribbean

The warmest coastal locations across all of Central America and the Caribbean, sorted by year-round average. Click any place for its 30-day chart, monthly profile, and 10-year history.

# Location Annual mean
1 Champerico 29.8°C
2 Puerto Quetzal-B Escuintla 29.7°C
3 San Jose Escuintla 29.7°C
4 Puerto Quetzal 29.6°C
5 Puerto San Jose 29.6°C
6 Acajutla-C Sonsonate 29.6°C
7 Acajutla 29.6°C
8 La Union-B La Unión 29.5°C
9 Amapala 29.5°C
10 Delmas 73 Ouest Department 29.5°C
11 La Union 29.4°C
12 La Libertad 29.4°C
13 Léogâne Ouest Department 29.4°C
14 Carrefour 29.3°C
15 Delmas 29.3°C
16 Port-au-Prince 29.3°C
17 Gressier 29.3°C
18 Saint-Marc 29.3°C
19 Grand Goave 29.3°C
20 Petit-Goave 29.3°C
21 Ojochal 29.3°C
22 Uvita 29.3°C
23 Pavones 29.2°C
24 Miragoane 29.2°C
25 Petite Riviere De Nippes 29.2°C
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26 Dominical 29.2°C
27 Anse a Galets 29.2°C
28 Gonaives 29.2°C
29 San Jose 29.2°C
30 Aquin 29.2°C
31 Cano Island 29.1°C
32 Manuel Antonio 29.1°C
33 Puerto Quepos 29.1°C
34 Quepos 29.1°C
35 Golfito 29.1°C
36 Anse-a-Veau 29.1°C
37 Anse Rouge 29.1°C
38 Baie De Henne 29.1°C
39 Corinto-A Chinandega 29.1°C
40 Puerto Corinto Chinandega 29.1°C
41 Jaco 29.1°C
42 Jiquilillo 29.1°C
43 David 29.1°C
44 Puerto Armuelles 29.1°C
45 Chacarita 29.0°C
46 Puntarenas 29.0°C
47 Punta De Burica 29.0°C
48 Punta Gorda 29.0°C
49 Mal Pais 29.0°C
50 Montezuma 29.0°C

Warmest countries in Central America and the Caribbean

Country-level averages across every coastal location in each country (minimum 5 locations to be listed). A useful starting point for picking a country before drilling in.

# Country Annual mean
1 El Salvador 29.5°C
2 Guatemala 29.5°C
3 Costa Rica 28.8°C
4 Haiti 28.8°C
5 Jamaica 28.7°C
6 Cayman Islands 28.7°C
7 Honduras 28.7°C
8 Belize 28.6°C
9 Nicaragua 28.5°C
10 Panama 28.4°C
11 Trinidad and Tobago 28.4°C
12 Grenada 28.4°C
13 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28.3°C
14 Barbados 28.3°C
15 Puerto Rico 28.3°C
16 Saint Lucia 28.3°C
17 Martinique 28.2°C
18 United States Virgin Islands 28.1°C
19 Cuba 28.1°C
20 Guadeloupe 28.1°C

Coldest 10 in Central America and the Caribbean for contrast

Same data, sorted the other way. Useful if you want to know which Central America and the Caribbean coasts stay coldest year-round.

# Location Annual mean
1 Salisbury 13.1°C
2 Great Sound Sandys Parish 23.6°C
3 Bermuda Esso Pier St. George's Parish 23.6°C
4 Saint David's Island St. George's Parish 23.6°C
5 St. George's Island St. George's Parish 23.6°C
6 Elbow Beach 23.6°C
7 Flatts Village 23.6°C
8 Hamilton 23.6°C
9 Harrington Sound 23.6°C
10 Hog Bay 23.6°C

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