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Where is the sea warmest in the Caribbean?

The warmest water in the Caribbean month by month, across 191 coastal cities — and how many of them are comfortable enough to swim in.

MonthWarmest citySeaComfortable
January Golfito 29.5°C 189 of 191
February Golfito 30.0°C 189 of 191
March Golfito 30.3°C 191 of 191
April Quepos 30.1°C 191 of 191
May Amapala 30.6°C 191 of 191
June Amapala 30.4°C 191 of 191
July Nueva Gerona 31.1°C 191 of 191
August Nueva Gerona 31.3°C 191 of 191
September Manzanillo 30.9°C 191 of 191
October Gonaïves 30.5°C 191 of 191
November Léogâne 29.8°C 191 of 191
December Santiago de Tolú 29.8°C 191 of 191

"Comfortable" means at least 19.0°C, which is a judgement and not a fact — a Norwegian and a Spaniard genuinely disagree. Every city page shows the season at four thresholds instead of insisting on one. Method and sources