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Warmest sea in Middle East

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

Al Qunfudhah

30.5°C annual mean in Saudi Arabia

Regional average

23.7°C

across all 551 Middle East coastal locations

Warmest month

August

29.8°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. Pick any pin for the location's full page.

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Top 50 warmest locations in Middle East

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

# 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
11 Jazirit al Hanish Al Kabir Al Hudaydah Governorate 28.9°C
12 Mayyun Taizz Governorate 28.9°C
13 Jeddah (Ghubbat Asharah) Makkah Province 28.9°C
14 Jeddah 28.9°C
15 Al Mukha Taizz Governorate 28.9°C
16 Dhubab 28.8°C
17 Majis (Sohar) Al Batinah North Governorate 28.8°C
18 Saham Al Batinah North Governorate 28.8°C
19 Al Khaburah Al Batinah North Governorate 28.8°C
20 Shinas Al Batinah North Governorate 28.7°C
21 Khawr Fakkan Sharjah 28.7°C
22 Mina Diba Musandam Governorate 28.7°C
23 Dibā Fujairah 28.7°C
24 Rabigh Makkah Province 28.7°C
25 Jazireh-ye Sirri Hormozgan Province 28.7°C
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26 Thuwal 28.7°C
27 Said Bin Sultan Naval Base Muscat Governorate 28.7°C
28 Al Lima Musandam Governorate 28.6°C
29 Dubai (Al Maktoum Bridge) Dubai 28.6°C
30 Fujairah 28.6°C
31 Kalba 28.6°C
32 Khor Fakkan 28.6°C
33 Al Ma‘allā’ 'Adan Governorate 28.6°C
34 Khawr Maksar 'Adan Governorate 28.6°C
35 Jazair Suwadi Al Batinah South 28.6°C
36 Jebel Ali Dubai 28.6°C
37 Umm al-Qaiwain Umm Al Quawain 28.6°C
38 Umm Al Qaywayn Umm Al Quawain 28.6°C
39 Bait al Barakah Muscat Governorate 28.6°C
40 Dib Dibba 28.5°C
41 Dibba 28.5°C
42 Khawr Ghanadah Abu Dhabi 28.5°C
43 Palm Jebel Ali 28.5°C
44 Aden 28.5°C
45 Tawahi 28.5°C
46 Dubai 28.5°C
47 Jumeirah 28.5°C
48 Palm Islands 28.5°C
49 Sir Abu Nu'ayr Abu Dhabi 28.5°C
50 Al Sawadi 28.5°C

Warmest countries in Middle East

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

Coldest 10 in Middle East for contrast

Same data, sorted the other way. Useful if you want to know which Middle East coasts stay coldest year-round.

# 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

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