World Beach Map

Where the sea is warmest in December

1,383 of 4,050 mapped beaches average 20 °C or more this month. Every figure is a measurement, not an estimate.

#BeachCountryDec °CWarmest month
1Mindil BeachAustralia30.8Dec 30.8 °C
2Lameroo BeachAustralia30.8Dec 30.8 °C
3Eighty Mile BeachAustralia30.1Mar 30.8 °C
4Valu BeachTimor-Leste30.1Dec 30.1 °C
5Cable BeachAustralia30Mar 30.4 °C
6One Dollar BeachTimor-Leste29.8Dec 29.8 °C
7Madale BeachIndonesia29.8Apr 30.1 °C
8Areia Branca beach and hinterlandTimor-Leste29.7Nov 29.8 °C
9Cristo Rei beachTimor-Leste29.7Nov 29.8 °C
10Dolok Oan BeachTimor-Leste29.7Nov 29.8 °C
11Bubble BeachTimor-Leste29.7Nov 29.8 °C
12Bentar BeachIndonesia29.7Nov 29.9 °C
13Duta BeachIndonesia29.7Nov 29.9 °C
14Pagatan BeachIndonesia29.7Apr 29.9 °C
15Pantai AkkarenaIndonesia29.6Apr 29.7 °C
16Angsana BeachIndonesia29.6Nov 29.9 °C
17Jumiang BeachIndonesia29.6Nov 29.9 °C
18Pantai WayobIndonesia29.6Apr 29.6 °C
19Pantai Indah ModisiIndonesia29.6Apr 29.6 °C
20Modisi BeachIndonesia29.6Apr 29.6 °C
21Pantai WiduriIndonesia29.5May 29.9 °C
22Amban BeachIndonesia29.5Oct 29.7 °C
23DellpriceIndonesia29.5Oct 29.7 °C
24Pasir Putih ManokwariIndonesia29.5Oct 29.7 °C
25AipiriIndonesia29.5Oct 29.7 °C
26BakaroIndonesia29.5Oct 29.7 °C
27Tuban Pine BeachIndonesia29.5Nov 29.8 °C
28Lovina BeachIndonesia29.4Apr 29.5 °C
29Blebak BeachIndonesia29.4Nov 29.7 °C
30Kejawanan BeachIndonesia29.4May 29.9 °C
31Ujung Pandaran BeachIndonesia29.4Apr 29.9 °C
32TrikoraIndonesia29.3Nov 29.6 °C
33Batakan BeachIndonesia29.3Apr 29.8 °C
34Category:Kemala BeachIndonesia29.3May 29.5 °C
35Pantai BoneogeIndonesia29.2May 29.6 °C
36Batu FerringhiMalaysia29.1Jun 30.5 °C
37Morib BeachMalaysia29.1May 30.3 °C
38Barra Vieja BeachMexico29.1Aug 30.4 °C
39Muara BeachBrunei29.1May 30.2 °C
40Batu Lamampu BeachIndonesia29.1May 29.9 °C
41Pantai SenggigiIndonesia29Apr 29.4 °C
42MedewiIndonesia29Apr 29.1 °C
43Puteri BeachMalaysia29May 30.3 °C
44Klebang BeachMalaysia29May 30.3 °C
45Tanjung Bidara BeachMalaysia29May 30.3 °C
46Pengkalan Balak BeachMalaysia29May 30.3 °C
47Playa MajahuaMexico29Aug 30.4 °C
48Acapulco DiamanteMexico29Aug 30.4 °C
49Playa TlacopanochaMexico29Aug 30.4 °C
50Aganoa BeachSamoa29Apr 29.4 °C
51Playa RevolcaderoMexico29Aug 30.4 °C
52Playa LangostaMexico29Aug 30.4 °C
53Tungku BeachBrunei29May 30.1 °C
54Teluk Prancis BeachIndonesia29May 29.5 °C
55Pantai Biru KersikIndonesia29May 29.5 °C
56Tanjung Aru BeachMalaysia29Jun 30.2 °C
57Osuka BeachMalaysia29Jun 30.3 °C
58Playa Pie de La CuestaMexico29Aug 30.4 °C
59Padang BeachIndonesia28.9May 30.1 °C
60Pantai CaritaIndonesia28.9May 29.7 °C
61Pantai Kuta, LombokIndonesia28.9Dec 28.9 °C
62Pantai Tanjung AanIndonesia28.9Dec 28.9 °C
63Air Manis beachIndonesia28.9May 30.1 °C
64Ela BeachPapua New Guinea28.9Jan 29.3 °C
65Pasir Panjang BeachIndonesia28.9May 30.2 °C
66Pantai CarolinaIndonesia28.9May 30.1 °C
67Nirwana BeachIndonesia28.9May 30.1 °C
68Pantai Seri KenanganBrunei28.9May 30.1 °C
69Penanjong BeachBrunei28.9May 30.1 °C
70Belait BeachBrunei28.9Jun 30.1 °C
71Playa la RopaMexico28.9Aug 30.3 °C
72Playa Las GatasMexico28.9Aug 30.3 °C
73Monterrico BeachGuatemala28.9Aug 30.1 °C
74KappadIndia28.8Apr 29.8 °C
75Muzhappilangad BeachIndia28.8Apr 29.8 °C
76Tanjung TinggiIndonesia28.8May 30 °C
77SakouliFrance28.8Mar 29.5 °C
78Cenang BeachMalaysia28.8May 30.4 °C
79Tanjung RhuMalaysia28.8May 30.5 °C
80Sungai Suci BeachIndonesia28.8May 30 °C
81Tanjung Lesung BeachIndonesia28.8May 29.7 °C
82Thottada BeachIndia28.8Apr 29.8 °C
83Tahiti plageFrance28.8Mar 29.5 °C
84Meenkunnu BeachIndia28.8Apr 29.8 °C
85Black Sand BeachMalaysia28.8May 30.5 °C
86Pantai TengahMalaysia28.8May 30.4 °C
87Mtsanga SazileyFrance28.8Mar 29.5 °C
88Plage de SohoaFrance28.8Mar 29.5 °C
89Plage de SoulouFrance28.8Mar 29.5 °C
90Musicale PlageFrance28.8Mar 29.5 °C
91Plage de NyambadaoFrance28.8Mar 29.5 °C
92Hamouro BeachFrance28.8Mar 29.5 °C
93Moudou BeachFrance28.8Mar 29.5 °C
94Sanur BeachIndonesia28.7Mar 28.8 °C
95Pandawa BeachIndonesia28.7Mar 28.9 °C
96Cherai BeachIndia28.7Apr 30 °C
97Pantai KutaIndonesia28.7Mar 28.9 °C
98Snehatheeram BeachIndia28.7Apr 30 °C
99Fort Kochi beachIndia28.7Apr 30 °C
100Kozhikode BeachIndia28.7Apr 29.9 °C

Questions

Where is the sea warmest in December?

Mindil Beach, Australia, at 30.8 °C, the highest December mean among the 4,050 beaches this atlas measures.

How many beaches are warm enough to swim in December?

1,383 of 4,050 reach 20 °C or more as a monthly mean. Twenty degrees is the line used throughout this atlas, and it is stated rather than implied because a swimming season is an opinion dressed as a number unless the threshold is on the page.

Where do these numbers come from?

NOAA's OISST v2.1 monthly long-term mean for 1991 to 2020, on a 0.25° global grid, sampled at each beach's own coordinates. It is a satellite and buoy record, in the public domain, and nothing on this page is estimated or written by hand.