Annual
🏖️ Top 25 beaches — Annual ranking
Average beach score over 12 months. Combines air + sea temperature, rainfall and sunshine. 122 coastal destinations.
| Rank | Destination | Beach score | Avg. sea | Best month | Months ≥7/10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | SalalahOman | 7.4/10 | 82°F | March (9.3) | 8 |
| 🥈 | JeddahSaudi Arabia | 7.3/10 | 85°F | December (8.5) | 9 |
| 🥉 | MuscatOman | 6.8/10 | 84°F | November (8.5) | 5 |
| 4 | ArubaAruba | 6.8/10 | 83°F | May (8.5) | 5 |
| 5 | SalCape Verde | 6.7/10 | 77°F | October (9.1) | 5 |
| 6 | SocotraYemen | 6.5/10 | 81°F | March (9.1) | 4 |
| 7 | CuraçaoCuraçao | 6.5/10 | 84°F | April (8.2) | 3 |
| 8 | DakarSenegal | 6.5/10 | 77°F | November (9.2) | 5 |
| 9 | DarwinAustralia | 6.3/10 | 86°F | August (9.4) | 5 |
| 10 | BonaireCaribbean Netherlands | 6.3/10 | 84°F | May (7.8) | 3 |
| 11 | MumbaiIndia | 6.2/10 | 84°F | March (8.7) | 7 |
| 12 | Ras al-KhaimahUnited Arab Emirates | 6.2/10 | 84°F | November (8.9) | 4 |
| 13 | LamuKenya | 6.0/10 | 83°F | February (8.7) | 3 |
| 14 | Turks and CaicosTurks and Caicos | 6.0/10 | 83°F | July (7.2) | 1 |
| 15 | PondicherryIndia | 5.9/10 | 86°F | February (8.3) | 3 |
| 16 | AqabaJordan | 5.9/10 | 78°F | October (7.6) | 3 |
| 17 | Dar es SalaamTanzania | 5.9/10 | 84°F | June (7.5) | 2 |
| 18 | HonoluluUnited States | 5.8/10 | 78°F | September (7.5) | 3 |
| 19 | GrenadinesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.7/10 | 84°F | April (6.8) | 0 |
| 20 | CartagenaColombia | 5.6/10 | 86°F | January (8.2) | 4 |
| 21 | CartagenaColombia | 5.6/10 | 86°F | January (8.2) | 4 |
| 22 | TofoMozambique | 5.6/10 | 80°F | November (6.7) | 0 |
| 23 | Isla HolboxMexico | 5.5/10 | 80°F | March (7.5) | 2 |
| 24 | MaputoMozambique | 5.5/10 | 77°F | March (7.0) | 1 |
| 25 | Labuan BajoIndonesia | 5.5/10 | 85°F | August (7.6) | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | BeirutLebanon | 9.1/10 | 85°F | 86°F | 13.3h | 3% |
| 🥈 | LarnacaCyprus | 9.0/10 | 83°F | 90°F | 13.5h | 3% |
| 🥉 | DarwinAustralia | 8.9/10 | 80°F | 86°F | 11.0h | 4% |
| 4 | CataniaItaly | 8.5/10 | 82°F | 88°F | 13.5h | 6% |
| 5 | LecceItaly | 8.3/10 | 81°F | 88°F | 13.7h | 13% |
| 6 | TaorminaItaly | 8.3/10 | 81°F | 85°F | 13.6h | 13% |
| 7 | BariItaly | 8.2/10 | 81°F | 87°F | 13.6h | 16% |
| 8 | SorrentoItaly | 8.1/10 | 81°F | 84°F | 13.6h | 17% |
| 9 | TrogirCroatia | 8.0/10 | 80°F | 87°F | 13.7h | 16% |
| 10 | Palma de MallorcaSpain | 7.8/10 | 79°F | 87°F | 13.6h | 12% |
| 11 | BudvaMontenegro | 7.8/10 | 80°F | 84°F | 13.8h | 24% |
| 12 | AlaçatıTurkey | 7.8/10 | 75°F | 87°F | 13.6h | 3% |
| 13 | CannesFrance | 7.6/10 | 78°F | 82°F | 14.1h | 12% |
| 14 | RavelloItaly | 7.6/10 | 81°F | 82°F | 13.6h | 18% |
| 15 | ArubaAruba | 7.5/10 | 83°F | 87°F | 12.1h | 33% |
| 16 | MarbellaSpain | 7.3/10 | 73°F | 84°F | 13.3h | 2% |
| 17 | SalCape Verde | 7.3/10 | 78°F | 82°F | 11.2h | 8% |
| 18 | HonoluluUnited States | 7.1/10 | 79°F | 84°F | 12.9h | 24% |
| 19 | Dar es SalaamTanzania | 7.1/10 | 81°F | 84°F | 11.0h | 24% |
| 20 | Labuan BajoIndonesia | 7.1/10 | 84°F | 84°F | 11.6h | 29% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | MumbaiIndia | 8.1/10 | 79°F | 87°F | 10.6h | 2% |
| 🥈 | FreetownSierra Leone | 8.1/10 | 86°F | 85°F | 10.7h | 11% |
| 🥉 | LamuKenya | 8.0/10 | 84°F | 86°F | 11.6h | 21% |
| 4 | PerthAustralia | 8.0/10 | 76°F | 85°F | 13.3h | 6% |
| 5 | JeddahSaudi Arabia | 7.8/10 | 80°F | 84°F | 10.6h | 8% |
| 6 | CartagenaColombia | 7.8/10 | 85°F | 89°F | 11.2h | 17% |
| 7 | CartagenaColombia | 7.8/10 | 85°F | 89°F | 11.2h | 17% |
| 8 | CotonouBenin | 7.5/10 | 84°F | 87°F | 10.4h | 23% |
| 9 | KochiIndia | 7.4/10 | 87°F | 86°F | 11.2h | 24% |
| 10 | SalalahOman | 7.3/10 | 79°F | 81°F | 10.9h | 3% |
| 11 | CoronPhilippines | 7.2/10 | 83°F | 86°F | 11.1h | 30% |
| 12 | AccraGhana | 7.2/10 | 84°F | 88°F | 10.5h | 26% |
| 13 | LoméTogo | 7.1/10 | 84°F | 88°F | 10.4h | 27% |
| 14 | LagosNigeria | 6.9/10 | 85°F | 90°F | 10.3h | 24% |
| 15 | PondicherryIndia | 6.9/10 | 82°F | 83°F | 11.1h | 26% |
| 16 | MombasaKenya | 6.8/10 | 85°F | 87°F | 11.7h | 41% |
| 17 | Diani BeachKenya | 6.7/10 | 84°F | 87°F | 11.7h | 43% |
| 18 | ManilaPhilippines | 6.6/10 | 83°F | 85°F | 10.7h | 38% |
| 19 | SocotraYemen | 6.6/10 | 80°F | 78°F | 11.0h | 8% |
| 20 | Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago | 6.5/10 | 83°F | 86°F | 11.2h | 47% |
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.
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