World Beach Map

Where the sea is warmest in January

1,329 of 4,050 mapped beaches average 20 °C or more this month. Every figure is a measurement, not an estimate.

#BeachCountryJan °CWarmest month
1Eighty Mile BeachAustralia30.5Mar 30.8 °C
2Mindil BeachAustralia30.3Dec 30.8 °C
3Lameroo BeachAustralia30.3Dec 30.8 °C
4Cable BeachAustralia30.2Mar 30.4 °C
5Valu BeachTimor-Leste29.6Dec 30.1 °C
6Madale BeachIndonesia29.6Apr 30.1 °C
7Padang BeachIndonesia29.3May 30.1 °C
8Air Manis beachIndonesia29.3May 30.1 °C
9Ela BeachPapua New Guinea29.3Jan 29.3 °C
10Pantai CarolinaIndonesia29.3May 30.1 °C
11Nirwana BeachIndonesia29.3May 30.1 °C
12Bentar BeachIndonesia29.3Nov 29.9 °C
13Duta BeachIndonesia29.3Nov 29.9 °C
14Pantai WayobIndonesia29.3Apr 29.6 °C
15Amban BeachIndonesia29.2Oct 29.7 °C
16Pagatan BeachIndonesia29.2Apr 29.9 °C
17Pantai Indah ModisiIndonesia29.2Apr 29.6 °C
18Modisi BeachIndonesia29.2Apr 29.6 °C
19DellpriceIndonesia29.2Oct 29.7 °C
20Pasir Putih ManokwariIndonesia29.2Oct 29.7 °C
21AipiriIndonesia29.2Oct 29.7 °C
22BakaroIndonesia29.2Oct 29.7 °C
23Champagne BeachVanuatu29.1Feb 29.3 °C
24Aganoa BeachSamoa29.1Apr 29.4 °C
25Angsana BeachIndonesia29.1Nov 29.9 °C
26Category:Kemala BeachIndonesia29.1May 29.5 °C
27Jumiang BeachIndonesia29.1Nov 29.9 °C
28Settlers BeachAustralia29.1Mar 29.9 °C
29Ifaty BeachMadagascar29.1Feb 29.3 °C
30Lovina BeachIndonesia29Apr 29.5 °C
31Batu FerringhiMalaysia29Jun 30.5 °C
32MedewiIndonesia29Apr 29.1 °C
33Kurrimine Beach National ParkAustralia29Feb 29.1 °C
34One Dollar BeachTimor-Leste29Dec 29.8 °C
35Pantai AkkarenaIndonesia29Apr 29.7 °C
36Plages de MoyaFrance29Mar 29.5 °C
37SakouliFrance29Mar 29.5 °C
38Ujung Pandaran BeachIndonesia29Apr 29.9 °C
39Tahiti plageFrance29Mar 29.5 °C
40Four Mile BeachAustralia29Feb 29.1 °C
41Wongaling BeachAustralia29Feb 29.1 °C
42Mtsanga SazileyFrance29Mar 29.5 °C
43Plage de SohoaFrance29Mar 29.5 °C
44Plage de SoulouFrance29Mar 29.5 °C
45Musicale PlageFrance29Mar 29.5 °C
46Plage de NyambadaoFrance29Mar 29.5 °C
47Hamouro BeachFrance29Mar 29.5 °C
48Moudou BeachFrance29Mar 29.5 °C
49Colonia BeachCosta Rica29Mar 29.8 °C
50Anakao BeachMadagascar29Feb 29.2 °C
51Tuban Pine BeachIndonesia29Nov 29.8 °C
52DominicalCosta Rica28.9Mar 29.8 °C
53Pantai WiduriIndonesia28.9May 29.9 °C
54Areia Branca beach and hinterlandTimor-Leste28.9Nov 29.8 °C
55Cristo Rei beachTimor-Leste28.9Nov 29.8 °C
56Batakan BeachIndonesia28.9Apr 29.8 °C
57Dolok Oan BeachTimor-Leste28.9Nov 29.8 °C
58Bubble BeachTimor-Leste28.9Nov 29.8 °C
59Teluk Prancis BeachIndonesia28.9May 29.5 °C
60Sungai Suci BeachIndonesia28.9May 30 °C
61Plage du PréfetFrance28.9Mar 29.5 °C
62Pantai BoneogeIndonesia28.9May 29.6 °C
63Pantai Biru KersikIndonesia28.9May 29.5 °C
64Trevani BeachFrance28.9Mar 29.5 °C
65Playa Las LajasPanama28.9Apr 29.4 °C
66Pandawa BeachIndonesia28.8Mar 28.9 °C
67Pantai KutaIndonesia28.8Mar 28.9 °C
68Padang Padang BeachIndonesia28.8Mar 28.9 °C
69Morib BeachMalaysia28.8May 30.3 °C
70Pantai Glagah IndahIndonesia28.8Mar 29 °C
71Pantai MengantiIndonesia28.8Apr 29.1 °C
72Pantai LogendingIndonesia28.8Apr 29.1 °C
73Pantai WidarapayungIndonesia28.8Apr 29.1 °C
74Pantai SuwukIndonesia28.8Apr 29.1 °C
75TrikoraIndonesia28.8Nov 29.6 °C
76Pantai SeminyakIndonesia28.8Mar 28.9 °C
77Kejawanan BeachIndonesia28.8May 29.9 °C
78Melasti BeachIndonesia28.8Mar 28.9 °C
79Playa Espadilla SurCosta Rica28.8Mar 29.7 °C
80Pantai SulubanIndonesia28.8Mar 28.9 °C
81Bingin BeachIndonesia28.8Mar 28.9 °C
82Green Bowl BeachIndonesia28.8Mar 28.9 °C
83Nyang Nyang BeachIndonesia28.8Mar 28.9 °C
84Sanur BeachIndonesia28.7Mar 28.8 °C
85Pantai SenggigiIndonesia28.7Apr 29.4 °C
86Parangtritis BeachIndonesia28.7Mar 28.9 °C
87PangandaranIndonesia28.7Apr 29.1 °C
88BalekambangIndonesia28.7Apr 29.1 °C
89Pantai Batu KarasIndonesia28.7Apr 29.1 °C
90Pantai DriniIndonesia28.7Mar 28.9 °C
91Pantai Kuta, LombokIndonesia28.7Dec 28.9 °C
92Pantai Tanjung AanIndonesia28.7Dec 28.9 °C
93Pantai SliliIndonesia28.7Mar 28.9 °C
94Pantai baronIndonesia28.7Mar 28.9 °C
95Pantai PalabuhanratuIndonesia28.7Apr 29.2 °C
96Karang Bolong BeachIndonesia28.7Apr 29.1 °C
97Parangkusumo BeachIndonesia28.7Mar 28.9 °C
98Pantai Goa CinaIndonesia28.7Mar 28.9 °C
99Nampu BeachIndonesia28.7Mar 28.9 °C
100Blebak BeachIndonesia28.7Nov 29.7 °C

Questions

Where is the sea warmest in January?

Eighty Mile Beach, Australia, at 30.5 °C, the highest January mean among the 4,050 beaches this atlas measures.

How many beaches are warm enough to swim in January?

1,329 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.