Where is hot in December
Beaches where the sea is at least 18 °C in December – 102 destinations from 2021–2025 climatology, ranked warmest first. Pick with your eyes: every tile opens today's sea temperature and the 10-day forecast.
Warmest sea in December: Cable Beach (30.8 °C), Nosy Iranja (29.4 °C), Diamond Beach (29.1 °C).
Bathtub ≥ 28°C82°F27
Cable BeachAustralia · Broome30.8°C87.4°FSea30.2°C86.3°FAir
Nosy IranjaMadagascar · Indian Ocean29.4°C84.9°FSea27.1°C80.7°FAir
Diamond BeachIndonesia · Nusa Penida29.1°C84.5°FSea27.2°C81.0°FAir
Ofu BeachAmerican Samoa · South Pacific29.1°C84.4°FSea27.0°C80.7°FAir
Malolo LailaiFiji · Mamanuca Islands29.1°C84.3°FSea26.8°C80.3°FAir
UpoluSamoa · South Pacific29.0°C84.2°FSea26.2°C79.1°FAir
El NidoPhilippines · Palawan28.9°C84.1°FSea27.7°C81.9°FAir
Ko Phi Phi DonThailand · Phi Phi28.9°C84.0°FSea27.1°C80.8°FAir
Pink BeachIndonesia · Komodo28.9°C84.0°FSea27.5°C81.5°FAir
Marina BaySingapore · Singapore Strait28.9°C83.9°FSea26.8°C80.2°FAir
Railay BeachThailand · Krabi28.8°C83.9°FSea26.9°C80.5°FAir
James Bond IslandThailand · Phang Nga28.8°C83.9°FSea27.2°C81.0°FAir
Anse Source d'ArgentSeychelles · La Digue28.8°C83.8°FSea26.8°C80.2°FAir
MaldivesMaldives · Indian Ocean28.8°C83.8°FSea27.2°C80.9°FAir
KendwaTanzania · Zanzibar28.7°C83.7°FSea27.2°C81.0°FAir
CartagenaColombia · Caribbean28.7°C83.7°FSea27.8°C82.0°FAir
Manuel AntonioCosta Rica28.7°C83.6°FSea24.8°C76.6°FAir
MirissaSri Lanka · Indian Ocean28.7°C83.6°FSea26.5°C79.7°FAir
Bocas del ToroPanama28.5°C83.3°FSea25.9°C78.7°FAir
CornicheSaudi Arabia · Jeddah28.5°C83.3°FSea25.9°C78.6°FAir
Pulau Lang TengahMalaysia · South China Sea28.5°C83.2°FSea26.6°C79.9°FAir
Ocho RiosJamaica28.4°C83.2°FSea26.0°C78.8°FAir
Sao BeachVietnam · Phú Quốc28.4°C83.0°FSea27.1°C80.9°FAir
White BeachPhilippines · Boracay28.3°C83.0°FSea26.9°C80.5°FAir
Seven Mile BeachCayman Islands · Grand Cayman28.3°C82.9°FSea26.6°C79.9°FAir
Bora BoraFrench Polynesia · South Pacific28.2°C82.8°FSea26.4°C79.4°FAir
Coral Cove BeachThailand · Koh Samui28.0°C82.5°FSea26.9°C80.5°FAir
Beach day 23°73°–28°C82°F50
Haad Than SadetThailand · Koh Phangan28.0°C82.4°FSea27.0°C80.5°FAir
Crane BeachBarbados28.0°C82.4°FSea26.5°C79.7°FAir
SoufrièreSaint Lucia · The Pitons28.0°C82.4°FSea26.5°C79.6°FAir
Whitehaven BeachAustralia · Whitsundays27.9°C82.3°FSea26.7°C80.0°FAir
Cayo de AguaVenezuela · Los Roques27.9°C82.3°FSea26.8°C80.2°FAir
Playa del CarmenMexico27.9°C82.2°FSea25.1°C77.2°FAir
Pigeon PointTrinidad and Tobago · Tobago27.9°C82.2°FSea26.6°C79.8°FAir
Flamenco BeachPuerto Rico · Culebra27.9°C82.2°FSea26.2°C79.2°FAir
Dickenson BayAntigua and Barbuda · Antigua27.8°C82.1°FSea26.2°C79.1°FAir
CancúnMexico27.8°C82.0°FSea25.8°C78.5°FAir
GustaviaSaint Barthélemy27.8°C82.0°FSea26.1°C79.0°FAir
Playa BávaroDominican Republic · Punta Cana27.8°C82.0°FSea25.7°C78.2°FAir
Trunk BayU.S. Virgin Islands · St John27.8°C82.0°FSea26.1°C79.0°FAir
Devil's IslandFrench Guiana · Salvation Islands27.8°C82.0°FSea26.4°C79.5°FAir
Flamingo BeachAruba27.8°C82.0°FSea26.9°C80.4°FAir
English HarbourAntigua and Barbuda · Antigua27.8°C82.0°FSea26.1°C79.0°FAir
Maho BeachSint Maarten27.7°C81.9°FSea26.1°C79.0°FAir
The BathsBritish Virgin Islands · Virgin Gorda27.7°C81.9°FSea26.1°C78.9°FAir
Meads BayAnguilla27.7°C81.9°FSea26.1°C78.9°FAir
MooreaFrench Polynesia · South Pacific27.7°C81.9°FSea25.9°C78.7°FAir
Cayo LargoCuba27.6°C81.8°FSea25.6°C78.1°FAir
Baía do SanchoBrazil · Fernando de Noronha27.6°C81.6°FSea26.7°C80.0°FAir
Cayo LevantadoDominican Republic · Samaná27.4°C81.3°FSea25.3°C77.6°FAir
Le MorneMauritius · Indian Ocean27.1°C80.7°FSea26.0°C78.8°FAir
Grace BayTurks & Caicos · Providenciales27.0°C80.5°FSea25.7°C78.2°FAir
VaraderoCuba26.7°C80.0°FSea24.6°C76.2°FAir
Cabo San JuanColombia · Tayrona26.6°C79.9°FSea23.9°C75.1°FAir
RarotongaCook Islands · South Pacific26.1°C79.0°FSea24.9°C76.9°FAir
Puerto VallartaMexico25.9°C78.7°FSea21.6°C70.8°FAir
Palm JumeirahUnited Arab Emirates · Dubai25.9°C78.6°FSea23.8°C74.8°FAir
Al MughsaylOman · Arabian Sea25.6°C78.1°FSea20.9°C69.7°FAir
Barr Al JissahOman · Gulf of Oman25.6°C78.0°FSea23.1°C73.5°FAir
WaikikiHawaii · Oahu25.5°C77.9°FSea24.0°C75.2°FAir
Miami BeachUnited States · Florida25.5°C77.9°FSea22.5°C72.5°FAir
Paradise IslandBahamas · Nassau25.4°C77.8°FSea24.0°C75.2°FAir
Marsa AlamEgypt · Red Sea25.3°C77.5°FSea22.0°C71.6°FAir
Sanya BayChina · Hainan25.3°C77.5°FSea21.7°C71.0°FAir
Cabo San LucasMexico25.1°C77.2°FSea22.4°C72.3°FAir
PraiaCape Verde · Santiago25.1°C77.1°FSea23.3°C74.0°FAir
Na Pali CoastHawaii · Kauai25.0°C77.0°FSea23.0°C73.4°FAir
Sharm El SheikhEgypt · Red Sea25.0°C76.9°FSea21.1°C69.9°FAir
Gold CoastAustralia · Queensland25.0°C76.9°FSea23.4°C74.2°FAir
Key WestUnited States · Florida Keys24.8°C76.6°FSea23.3°C73.8°FAir
Da NangVietnam · South China Sea24.7°C76.4°FSea22.8°C73.1°FAir
Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates · Persian Gulf24.4°C75.9°FSea23.3°C74.0°FAir
Tawila IslandEgypt · Hurghada24.1°C75.5°FSea20.4°C68.7°FAir
Tokashiki IslandJapan · Okinawa24.1°C75.4°FSea20.0°C68.0°FAir
Pontal do AtalaiaBrazil · Atlantic24.0°C75.3°FSea24.1°C75.5°FAir
IpanemaBrazil · Rio de Janeiro23.4°C74.1°FSea25.4°C77.8°FAir
MancoraPeru · Pacific23.1°C73.6°FSea24.3°C75.7°FAir
Refreshing 18°64°–23°C73°F25
Gardner BayEcuador · Galápagos22.7°C72.9°FSea22.5°C72.4°FAir
DohaQatar · Persian Gulf22.7°C72.9°FSea21.1°C70.0°FAir
Ocean Flower IslandChina · Hainan22.7°C72.9°FSea20.1°C68.3°FAir
Tel AvivIsrael · Mediterranean22.4°C72.2°FSea17.1°C62.9°FAir
Ely's HarborBermuda · Atlantic22.1°C71.8°FSea19.8°C67.7°FAir
Coral BeachIsrael · Eilat21.8°C71.3°FSea15.6°C60.1°FAir
BondiAustralia · Sydney21.8°C71.3°FSea20.8°C69.4°FAir
Hong KongHong Kong · South China Sea21.8°C71.2°FSea17.8°C64.1°FAir
Morro JableSpain · Canary Islands20.9°C69.5°FSea19.8°C67.6°FAir
OludenizTurkey20.7°C69.2°FSea15.0°C59.0°FAir
Amadores BeachSpain · Canary Islands20.6°C69.1°FSea18.6°C65.6°FAir
Nissi BeachCyprus · Ayia Napa20.6°C69.0°FSea17.6°C63.8°FAir
Punta del EsteUruguay · Atlantic20.5°C68.9°FSea20.0°C67.9°FAir
MadeiraPortugal20.5°C68.8°FSea16.1°C61.0°FAir
LindosGreece · Rhodes20.0°C68.0°FSea16.6°C62.0°FAir
TenerifeSpain · Canary Islands19.9°C67.9°FSea18.5°C65.3°FAir
BodrumTurkey19.6°C67.2°FSea15.8°C60.4°FAir
AntalyaTurkey19.4°C66.9°FSea12.0°C53.6°FAir
Clearwater BeachUnited States · Florida19.1°C66.3°FSea18.0°C64.5°FAir
Cathedral CoveNew Zealand · Coromandel18.9°C66.0°FSea18.5°C65.4°FAir
SantoriniGreece18.7°C65.7°FSea16.2°C61.2°FAir
ElafonissiGreece · Crete18.7°C65.7°FSea14.9°C58.8°FAir
Balos LagoonGreece · Crete18.7°C65.7°FSea15.6°C60.2°FAir
MaltaMalta18.7°C65.6°FSea16.8°C62.2°FAir
AthensGreece · Attica18.0°C64.5°FSea12.5°C54.4°FAir