Annual
🏖️ Top 25 beaches — Annual ranking
Average beach score over 12 months. Combines air + sea temperature, rainfall and sunshine. 311 coastal destinations.
| Rank | Destination | Beach score | Avg. sea | Best month | Months ≥7/10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | BanjulGambia | 8.8/10 | 82°F | April (9.3) | 12 |
| 🥈 | DarwinAustralia | 8.6/10 | 86°F | August (9.4) | 12 |
| 🥉 | KomodoIndonesia | 8.6/10 | 84°F | August (9.1) | 12 |
| 4 | Labuan BajoIndonesia | 8.5/10 | 85°F | August (9.1) | 12 |
| 5 | CuraçaoCuraçao | 8.5/10 | 84°F | April (8.9) | 12 |
| 6 | PattayaThailand | 8.5/10 | 85°F | December (9.1) | 12 |
| 7 | JeddahSaudi Arabia | 8.5/10 | 85°F | December (9.1) | 12 |
| 8 | Playa del CarmenMexico | 8.5/10 | 84°F | April (8.8) | 12 |
| 9 | CoronPhilippines | 8.4/10 | 85°F | January (9.1) | 12 |
| 10 | Riviera MayaMexico | 8.4/10 | 84°F | April (8.8) | 12 |
| 11 | Isla HolboxMexico | 8.4/10 | 80°F | March (9.1) | 12 |
| 12 | Hua HinThailand | 8.4/10 | 86°F | January (9.2) | 12 |
| 13 | Puerto VallartaMexico | 8.4/10 | 83°F | May (9.2) | 12 |
| 14 | ArubaAruba | 8.4/10 | 83°F | May (8.8) | 12 |
| 15 | ZanzibarTanzania | 8.4/10 | 82°F | January (8.6) | 12 |
| 16 | Sharm el-SheikhEgypt | 8.3/10 | 79°F | October (9.2) | 12 |
| 17 | Dar es SalaamTanzania | 8.3/10 | 84°F | June (8.6) | 12 |
| 18 | Mui NeVietnam | 8.3/10 | 83°F | April (9.1) | 12 |
| 19 | Koh LantaThailand | 8.3/10 | 86°F | February (8.9) | 12 |
| 20 | CartagenaColombia | 8.3/10 | 86°F | March (8.7) | 12 |
| 21 | Koh SamuiThailand | 8.3/10 | 86°F | March (9.0) | 12 |
| 22 | ManilaPhilippines | 8.3/10 | 86°F | February (9.1) | 12 |
| 23 | Gili IslandsIndonesia | 8.3/10 | 84°F | July (8.9) | 12 |
| 24 | BonaireCaribbean Netherlands | 8.3/10 | 84°F | May (8.7) | 12 |
| 25 | Stone TownTanzania | 8.3/10 | 84°F | January (8.8) | 12 |
Summer 2026
☀️ Top 20 beaches — Summer (June–Aug)
Best beaches for summer. Average beach score June–August.
| Rank | Destination | Beach score | Sea | Temp. | Sun/day | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | LarnacaCyprus | 9.4/10 | 83°F | 90°F | 12.4h | 3% |
| 🥈 | Tel AvivIsrael | 9.3/10 | 83°F | 87°F | 11.8h | 1% |
| 🥉 | BeirutLebanon | 9.3/10 | 85°F | 86°F | 11.3h | 3% |
| 4 | DarwinAustralia | 9.3/10 | 80°F | 86°F | 10.3h | 4% |
| 5 | CataniaItaly | 9.3/10 | 82°F | 88°F | 12.3h | 6% |
| 6 | DjerbaTunisia | 9.3/10 | 83°F | 90°F | 11.4h | 1% |
| 7 | ValenciaSpain | 9.2/10 | 81°F | 85°F | 9.6h | 9% |
| 8 | AlicanteSpain | 9.2/10 | 81°F | 84°F | 10.7h | 6% |
| 9 | BariItaly | 9.1/10 | 81°F | 87°F | 11.0h | 16% |
| 10 | TrogirCroatia | 9.1/10 | 80°F | 87°F | 9.1h | 16% |
| 11 | SorrentoItaly | 9.1/10 | 81°F | 84°F | 9.1h | 17% |
| 12 | BudvaMontenegro | 9.1/10 | 80°F | 84°F | 10.8h | 24% |
| 13 | TaorminaItaly | 9.1/10 | 81°F | 85°F | 9.3h | 13% |
| 14 | DubrovnikCroatia | 9.1/10 | 78°F | 85°F | 10.7h | 18% |
| 15 | IbizaSpain | 9.1/10 | 80°F | 84°F | 10.4h | 6% |
| 16 | PaphosCyprus | 9.1/10 | 79°F | 85°F | 12.1h | 3% |
| 17 | LecceItaly | 9.1/10 | 81°F | 88°F | 9.3h | 13% |
| 18 | AnnabaAlgeria | 9.1/10 | 79°F | 88°F | 10.5h | 6% |
| 19 | PalermoItaly | 9.1/10 | 79°F | 84°F | 9.1h | 11% |
| 20 | ThessalonikiGreece | 9.1/10 | 81°F | 89°F | 10.0h | 15% |
Winter 2026
❄️ Top 20 beaches — Winter (Dec–Feb)
Where to swim in winter? Average beach score December–February.
| Rank | Destination | Beach score | Sea | Temp. | Sun/day | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | FreetownSierra Leone | 9.2/10 | 86°F | 85°F | 6.7h | 11% |
| 🥈 | MumbaiIndia | 9.2/10 | 79°F | 87°F | 9.2h | 2% |
| 🥉 | Hua HinThailand | 9.1/10 | 82°F | 86°F | 7.1h | 15% |
| 4 | GoaIndia | 9.0/10 | 82°F | 89°F | 10.1h | 3% |
| 5 | LamuKenya | 9.0/10 | 84°F | 86°F | 8.7h | 21% |
| 6 | CoronPhilippines | 9.0/10 | 83°F | 86°F | 7.7h | 30% |
| 7 | Puerto EscondidoMexico | 9.0/10 | 82°F | 87°F | 8.3h | 5% |
| 8 | KochiIndia | 9.0/10 | 87°F | 86°F | 8.0h | 24% |
| 9 | Phu QuocVietnam | 8.9/10 | 84°F | 85°F | 8.0h | 35% |
| 10 | PattayaThailand | 8.9/10 | 82°F | 88°F | 7.4h | 27% |
| 11 | ManilaPhilippines | 8.9/10 | 83°F | 85°F | 5.9h | 38% |
| 12 | CotonouBenin | 8.8/10 | 84°F | 87°F | 6.6h | 23% |
| 13 | Koh LantaThailand | 8.8/10 | 84°F | 88°F | 7.6h | 37% |
| 14 | JeddahSaudi Arabia | 8.8/10 | 80°F | 84°F | 7.8h | 8% |
| 15 | PhuketThailand | 8.8/10 | 84°F | 87°F | 7.2h | 38% |
| 16 | Koh ChangThailand | 8.8/10 | 83°F | 82°F | 7.8h | 26% |
| 17 | MaputoMozambique | 8.8/10 | 83°F | 86°F | 7.2h | 48% |
| 18 | LangkawiMalaysia | 8.7/10 | 84°F | 87°F | 7.3h | 42% |
| 19 | LoméTogo | 8.7/10 | 84°F | 88°F | 7.4h | 27% |
| 20 | Koh Phi PhiThailand | 8.7/10 | 84°F | 83°F | 7.6h | 34% |
Beach score methodology
Beach score combines air temperature (25%), sea temperature (25%), precipitation (30%) and sunshine (20%). Sea temperature from Open-Meteo Marine API (2024 data). Only coastal destinations with marine data are included.