Where is the sea warmest in the Mediterranean in February?
In February the warmest sea in the Mediterranean is at Byblos, Lebanon, at 18.4°C. Nowhere in the region is comfortable for swimming this month — not one of the 204 cities measured reaches 19.0°C.
| # | City | Country | Sea | Swimming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Byblos | Lebanon | 18.4°C | Bracing |
| 2 | Aajaltoûn | Lebanon | 18.4°C | Bracing |
| 3 | Beirut | Lebanon | 18.4°C | Bracing |
| 4 | Sidon | Lebanon | 18.4°C | Bracing |
| 5 | Tripoli | Lebanon | 18.4°C | Bracing |
| 6 | Latakia | Syria | 18.4°C | Bracing |
| 7 | Burj Islām | Syria | 18.4°C | Bracing |
| 8 | Tel Aviv | Israel | 18.3°C | Bracing |
| 9 | Ţarţūs | Syria | 18.3°C | Bracing |
| 10 | Ashkelon | Israel | 18.3°C | Bracing |
| 11 | Bāniyās | Syria | 18.3°C | Bracing |
| 12 | Ashdod | Israel | 18.3°C | Bracing |
| 13 | Ness Ziona | Israel | 18.3°C | Bracing |
| 14 | Gaza | Palestinian Territory | 18.3°C | Bracing |
| 15 | Jablah | Syria | 18.3°C | Bracing |
| 16 | Tyre | Lebanon | 18.3°C | Bracing |
| 17 | Samandağ | Turkey | 18.3°C | Bracing |
| 18 | Netanya | Israel | 18.3°C | Bracing |
| 19 | Atlit | Israel | 18.3°C | Bracing |
| 20 | En Nâqoûra | Lebanon | 18.3°C | Bracing |
| 21 | Acre | Israel | 18.2°C | Bracing |
| 22 | Rafaḩ | Palestinian Territory | 18.2°C | Bracing |
| 23 | El Dabaa | Egypt | 18.1°C | Bracing |
| 24 | Al ‘Alamayn | Egypt | 18.1°C | Bracing |
| 25 | Alanya | Turkey | 18.1°C | Bracing |
Ranked on the NOAA OISST monthly climatology — a long-run average for February, not a forecast. A given February will run warmer or cooler than this, and the sea is warmest late in the afternoon and late in the season.