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Sea temperature and swimming season in China

When the sea is warm enough to swim in 26 coastal cities in China.

CityWarmestColdestSwimming season
Shenzhen 29.5°C Jul 17.7°C Jan Mar – Dec (10 months)
Qingdao 27.4°C Aug 5.9°C Feb Jun – Oct (5 months)
Dalian 25.9°C Aug 4.3°C Feb Jul – Oct (4 months)
Xiamen 28.5°C Aug 14.9°C Feb Apr – Nov (8 months)
Shantou 28.5°C Jul 16.3°C Feb Apr – Dec (9 months)
Haikou 29.7°C Jul 20.1°C Feb all year
Wenzhou 29.4°C Aug 10.9°C Feb May – Nov (7 months)
Yantai 25.3°C Aug 3.6°C Feb Jul – Oct (4 months)
Taizhou 28.9°C Aug 9.6°C Feb May – Nov (7 months)
Sanya 29.7°C Jun 23.9°C Feb all year
Weihai 25.7°C Aug 3.8°C Feb Jul – Oct (4 months)
Qinhuangdao 26.5°C Aug 0.8°C Feb Jun – Sep (4 months)
Rizhao 27.9°C Aug 5.7°C Feb Jun – Oct (5 months)
Yingkou 27.0°C Aug -1.1°C Jan Jun – Sep (4 months)
Wenchang 29.4°C Sep 22.8°C Feb all year
Wanning 29.5°C Sep 23.5°C Feb all year
Qionghai 29.4°C Sep 22.9°C Feb all year
Beihai 30.9°C Jul 19.1°C Jan all year
Shanwei 29.5°C Jul 18.8°C Feb Mar – Dec (10 months)
Hepu 31.0°C Jul 18.3°C Jan Feb – Dec (11 months)
Laizhou 28.1°C Aug 1.9°C Feb Jun – Oct (5 months)
Yatou 25.5°C Aug 3.8°C Feb Jul – Oct (4 months)
Dengzhou 25.1°C Aug 3.8°C Feb Jul – Oct (4 months)
Lüshun 25.5°C Aug 4.5°C Feb Jul – Oct (4 months)
Huilong 28.4°C Aug 7.7°C Feb Jun – Oct (5 months)
Lingao 30.7°C Jul 20.6°C Feb all year

Season uses 19°C. Why that number, and where the data comes from