Where is the sea warmest in the Caribbean in May?
In May the warmest sea in the Caribbean is at Amapala, Honduras, at 30.6°C. Every one of the 191 cities measured here is comfortable this month.
| # | City | Country | Sea | Swimming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amapala | Honduras | 30.6°C | Bath-like |
| 2 | La Unión | El Salvador | 30.4°C | Bath-like |
| 3 | Santiago de Tolú | Colombia | 30.1°C | Bath-like |
| 4 | El Realejo | Nicaragua | 29.9°C | Bath-like |
| 5 | Quepos | Costa Rica | 29.9°C | Bath-like |
| 6 | Tamarindo | Costa Rica | 29.8°C | Bath-like |
| 7 | Nueva Gerona | Cuba | 29.8°C | Bath-like |
| 8 | Chacarita | Costa Rica | 29.8°C | Bath-like |
| 9 | Golfito | Costa Rica | 29.7°C | Bath-like |
| 10 | Puerto Cortez | Honduras | 29.7°C | Bath-like |
| 11 | Manzanillo | Cuba | 29.7°C | Bath-like |
| 12 | Puerto Lempira | Honduras | 29.6°C | Bath-like |
| 13 | Puerto Armuelles | Panama | 29.6°C | Bath-like |
| 14 | Puerto Cabezas | Nicaragua | 29.5°C | Bath-like |
| 15 | Pearl City | Nicaragua | 29.5°C | Bath-like |
| 16 | Masachapa | Nicaragua | 29.5°C | Bath-like |
| 17 | Port-au-Prince | Haiti | 29.5°C | Bath-like |
| 18 | Turbaná | Colombia | 29.4°C | Bath-like |
| 19 | Bluefields | Nicaragua | 29.4°C | Bath-like |
| 20 | San Juan de Urabá | Colombia | 29.4°C | Bath-like |
| 21 | Cartagena | Colombia | 29.4°C | Bath-like |
| 22 | Necoclí | Colombia | 29.4°C | Bath-like |
| 23 | Léogâne | Haiti | 29.4°C | Bath-like |
| 24 | Turbo | Colombia | 29.3°C | Bath-like |
| 25 | Bocas del Toro | Panama | 29.3°C | Bath-like |
Ranked on the NOAA OISST monthly climatology — a long-run average for May, not a forecast. A given May will run warmer or cooler than this, and the sea is warmest late in the afternoon and late in the season.