Where is the sea warmest in the Mediterranean in August?
In August the warmest sea in the Mediterranean is at Yumurtalık, Turkey, at 30.0°C. Every one of the 204 cities measured here is comfortable this month.
| # | City | Country | Sea | Swimming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yumurtalık | Turkey | 30.0°C | Bath-like |
| 2 | İskenderun | Turkey | 29.9°C | Bath-like |
| 3 | Gabès | Tunisia | 29.8°C | Bath-like |
| 4 | Antalya | Turkey | 29.7°C | Bath-like |
| 5 | Arīsh | Egypt | 29.7°C | Bath-like |
| 6 | Skhira | Tunisia | 29.7°C | Bath-like |
| 7 | Alanya | Turkey | 29.6°C | Bath-like |
| 8 | Acre | Israel | 29.5°C | Bath-like |
| 9 | Sidon | Lebanon | 29.5°C | Bath-like |
| 10 | Byblos | Lebanon | 29.4°C | Bath-like |
| 11 | Aajaltoûn | Lebanon | 29.4°C | Bath-like |
| 12 | Samandağ | Turkey | 29.4°C | Bath-like |
| 13 | Beirut | Lebanon | 29.4°C | Bath-like |
| 14 | En Nâqoûra | Lebanon | 29.4°C | Bath-like |
| 15 | Netanya | Israel | 29.4°C | Bath-like |
| 16 | Atlit | Israel | 29.4°C | Bath-like |
| 17 | Jablah | Syria | 29.3°C | Bath-like |
| 18 | Kyrenia | Cyprus | 29.3°C | Bath-like |
| 19 | Rizokárpaso | Cyprus | 29.3°C | Bath-like |
| 20 | Tyre | Lebanon | 29.3°C | Bath-like |
| 21 | Rafaḩ | Palestinian Territory | 29.3°C | Bath-like |
| 22 | Bāniyās | Syria | 29.3°C | Bath-like |
| 23 | Burj Islām | Syria | 29.3°C | Bath-like |
| 24 | Ashdod | Israel | 29.3°C | Bath-like |
| 25 | Ness Ziona | Israel | 29.3°C | Bath-like |
Ranked on the NOAA OISST monthly climatology — a long-run average for August, not a forecast. A given August will run warmer or cooler than this, and the sea is warmest late in the afternoon and late in the season.