Zee op temperatuur, maand voor maand over de hele wereld

De maanden dat de zee comfortabel is zonder wetsuit.

169 bestemmingen op SeasonMap, binnen elke maand gerangschikt op de comfortscore — want het gaat er niet alleen om waar het seizoen speelt, maar of het weer de reis ondertussen waard is.

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Wanneer het speelt

Aantal bestemmingen waar de zee op temperatuur die maand speelt. De periodes schuiven elk jaar een beetje.

Zee op temperatuur in januari

  1. Auckland 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandSea warm enough to swim · 1 jan – 15 apr (meestal)The gulf beaches and the harbour are properly swimmable from January into April, and the water is at its warmest well after the school holidays have emptied them.89
  2. Mar del Plata 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëSea just about warm enough · 1 jan – 15 mrt (meestal)The water is only really swimmable in January and February, and it stays that way into early March once the crowds have gone.86
  3. Lima 🇵🇪 PeruBeach season on the south coast · 1 jan – 31 mrtThe overcast lifts and Lima decamps to the beach towns south of the city at weekends.85
  4. Montevideo 🇺🇾 UruguayRambla and beach season · 1 dec – 15 mrt (meestal)Pocitos and Malvin fill up once the water warms, and the rambla is the city's living room from late afternoon until dark.83
  5. Sydney 🇦🇺 AustraliëWarmest sea of the year · 15 jan – 31 mrt (meestal)The ocean pools and the harbour beaches are at their best from mid-January into March, well after the school holiday crowds have gone back.82
  6. Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EcuadorWarm season and calm crossings · 15 dec – 31 meiWarmer water, flatter seas and short heavy showers that green the islands.74
  7. Durban 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaSwimmable sea all year · 1 jan – 31 decThe Agulhas current runs warm down this coast, so this is the one big South African city where people swim in July without a wetsuit.72
  8. Ilha Grande 🇧🇷 BraziliëSea warm enough to swim · 1 dec – 30 apr (meestal)The water on the Angra side is comfortable without a wetsuit from December to April, which is also when the visibility is worst after a storm.66
  9. Búzios 🇧🇷 BraziliëCold-water upwelling · 1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)A hard north-easterly pushes the surface water offshore and cold water comes up behind it, so an ocean-facing beach can be far colder than a bay beach one headland away.65
  10. Florianópolis 🇧🇷 BraziliëSea warm enough to swim · 1 dec – 15 apr (meestal)The water is comfortable without a wetsuit from December to about mid-April, and it stays that way for a few weeks after the crowds have gone home.58
  11. Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 BraziliëWarmest sea of the year · 15 jan – 15 apr (meestal)The Atlantic off Ipanema and Copacabana holds its heat well past the summer crowds; the water is at its best in March, when the beaches have emptied.50

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Zee op temperatuur in februari

  1. Auckland 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandSea warm enough to swim · 1 jan – 15 apr (meestal)The gulf beaches and the harbour are properly swimmable from January into April, and the water is at its warmest well after the school holidays have emptied them.87
  2. Mar del Plata 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëSea just about warm enough · 1 jan – 15 mrt (meestal)The water is only really swimmable in January and February, and it stays that way into early March once the crowds have gone.84
  3. Lima 🇵🇪 PeruBeach season on the south coast · 1 jan – 31 mrtThe overcast lifts and Lima decamps to the beach towns south of the city at weekends.81
  4. Montevideo 🇺🇾 UruguayRambla and beach season · 1 dec – 15 mrt (meestal)Pocitos and Malvin fill up once the water warms, and the rambla is the city's living room from late afternoon until dark.81
  5. Sydney 🇦🇺 AustraliëWarmest sea of the year · 15 jan – 31 mrt (meestal)The ocean pools and the harbour beaches are at their best from mid-January into March, well after the school holiday crowds have gone back.80
  6. Ilha Grande 🇧🇷 BraziliëSea warm enough to swim · 1 dec – 30 apr (meestal)The water on the Angra side is comfortable without a wetsuit from December to April, which is also when the visibility is worst after a storm.71
  7. Durban 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaSwimmable sea all year · 1 jan – 31 decThe Agulhas current runs warm down this coast, so this is the one big South African city where people swim in July without a wetsuit.69
  8. Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EcuadorWarm season and calm crossings · 15 dec – 31 meiWarmer water, flatter seas and short heavy showers that green the islands.68
  9. Búzios 🇧🇷 BraziliëCold-water upwelling · 1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)A hard north-easterly pushes the surface water offshore and cold water comes up behind it, so an ocean-facing beach can be far colder than a bay beach one headland away.66
  10. Florianópolis 🇧🇷 BraziliëSea warm enough to swim · 1 dec – 15 apr (meestal)The water is comfortable without a wetsuit from December to about mid-April, and it stays that way for a few weeks after the crowds have gone home.62
  11. Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 BraziliëWarmest sea of the year · 15 jan – 15 apr (meestal)The Atlantic off Ipanema and Copacabana holds its heat well past the summer crowds; the water is at its best in March, when the beaches have emptied.51

Wat er in februari wereldwijd speelt →

Zee op temperatuur in maart

  1. Auckland 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandSea warm enough to swim · 1 jan – 15 apr (meestal)The gulf beaches and the harbour are properly swimmable from January into April, and the water is at its warmest well after the school holidays have emptied them.91
  2. Mar del Plata 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëSea just about warm enough · 1 jan – 15 mrt (meestal)The water is only really swimmable in January and February, and it stays that way into early March once the crowds have gone.89
  3. Montevideo 🇺🇾 UruguayRambla and beach season · 1 dec – 15 mrt (meestal)Pocitos and Malvin fill up once the water warms, and the rambla is the city's living room from late afternoon until dark.86
  4. Lima 🇵🇪 PeruBeach season on the south coast · 1 jan – 31 mrtThe overcast lifts and Lima decamps to the beach towns south of the city at weekends.83
  5. Sydney 🇦🇺 AustraliëWarmest sea of the year · 15 jan – 31 mrt (meestal)The ocean pools and the harbour beaches are at their best from mid-January into March, well after the school holiday crowds have gone back.76
  6. Durban 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaSwimmable sea all year · 1 jan – 31 decThe Agulhas current runs warm down this coast, so this is the one big South African city where people swim in July without a wetsuit.74
  7. Ilha Grande 🇧🇷 BraziliëSea warm enough to swim · 1 dec – 30 apr (meestal)The water on the Angra side is comfortable without a wetsuit from December to April, which is also when the visibility is worst after a storm.72
  8. Búzios 🇧🇷 BraziliëCold-water upwelling · 1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)A hard north-easterly pushes the surface water offshore and cold water comes up behind it, so an ocean-facing beach can be far colder than a bay beach one headland away.67
  9. Florianópolis 🇧🇷 BraziliëSea warm enough to swim · 1 dec – 15 apr (meestal)The water is comfortable without a wetsuit from December to about mid-April, and it stays that way for a few weeks after the crowds have gone home.66
  10. Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EcuadorWarm season and calm crossings · 15 dec – 31 meiWarmer water, flatter seas and short heavy showers that green the islands.62
  11. Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 BraziliëWarmest sea of the year · 15 jan – 15 apr (meestal)The Atlantic off Ipanema and Copacabana holds its heat well past the summer crowds; the water is at its best in March, when the beaches have emptied.58

Wat er in maart wereldwijd speelt →

Zee op temperatuur in april

  1. Auckland 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandSea warm enough to swim · 1 jan – 15 apr (meestal)The gulf beaches and the harbour are properly swimmable from January into April, and the water is at its warmest well after the school holidays have emptied them.83
  2. Okinawa 🇯🇵 JapanBeach season · 1 apr – 31 okt (meestal)The island beaches hold umi-biraki opening ceremonies at the start of April and pull the lifeguards and the jellyfish nets at the end of October.80
  3. Ilha Grande 🇧🇷 BraziliëSea warm enough to swim · 1 dec – 30 apr (meestal)The water on the Angra side is comfortable without a wetsuit from December to April, which is also when the visibility is worst after a storm.78
  4. Florianópolis 🇧🇷 BraziliëSea warm enough to swim · 1 dec – 15 apr (meestal)The water is comfortable without a wetsuit from December to about mid-April, and it stays that way for a few weeks after the crowds have gone home.76
  5. Kenting 🇹🇼 TaiwanCalm sea season · 1 apr – 30 sep (meestal)The water here is warm all year; what changes is the wind.76
  6. Miyako-jima 🇯🇵 JapanSea warm enough to swim · 1 apr – 15 nov (meestal)The water off Yonaha Maehama is comfortable for most of the year.75
  7. Durban 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaSwimmable sea all year · 1 jan – 31 decThe Agulhas current runs warm down this coast, so this is the one big South African city where people swim in July without a wetsuit.74
  8. Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 BraziliëWarmest sea of the year · 15 jan – 15 apr (meestal)The Atlantic off Ipanema and Copacabana holds its heat well past the summer crowds; the water is at its best in March, when the beaches have emptied.69
  9. Ras al-Khaimah 🇦🇪 Verenigde Arabische EmiratenSea warm enough to swim · 1 apr – 30 nov (meestal)The Gulf is swimmable from spring and by August it is closer to a warm bath than a cool one.68
  10. Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EcuadorWarm season and calm crossings · 15 dec – 31 meiWarmer water, flatter seas and short heavy showers that green the islands.66

Wat er in april wereldwijd speelt →

Zee op temperatuur in mei

  1. Paphos 🇨🇾 CyprusSea warm enough to swim · 20 mei – 15 nov (meestal)Cyprus has the warmest water in the Mediterranean and holds it into November, which is the whole argument for coming in October rather than August.95
  2. Limassol 🇨🇾 CyprusSea warm enough to swim · 20 mei – 15 nov (meestal)The city beaches are dark sand and shelve gently, and the water stays comfortable into November.91
  3. Antalya 🇹🇷 TurkijeSea warm enough to swim · 20 mei – 10 nov (meestal)The Gulf of Antalya holds its heat later than anywhere else in Turkey, which makes late October the quiet reward: the water is still swimmable and the coach tours have gone.90
  4. Alanya 🇹🇷 TurkijeSea warm enough to swim · 15 mei – 20 nov (meestal)This is the warmest stretch of the Turkish coast and the last to cool, which is why the season runs deep into November while the rest of the Mediterranean has given up.90
  5. Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 IsraëlSwimming season · 15 mei – 15 novThe sea is comfortable without a wetsuit from about mid-May to mid-November, and the lifeguard towers work to that calendar.88
  6. Durban 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaSwimmable sea all year · 1 jan – 31 decThe Agulhas current runs warm down this coast, so this is the one big South African city where people swim in July without a wetsuit.84
  7. Bournemouth 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkBeach season · 15 mei – 15 sep (meestal)Seven miles of sand with lifeguards on through the summer, and the reason a hot weekend puts a hundred thousand people on the trains and the A31.84
  8. Hamilton 🇧🇲 BermudaSea warm enough to swim · 20 mei – 10 nov (meestal)The Gulf Stream keeps the water in far later than the latitude suggests, and October is still comfortable without a wetsuit.83
  9. Den Haag 🇳🇱 NederlandScheveningen beach season · 15 mei – 20 sep (meestal)The pavilions along Scheveningen and Kijkduin run through the warm months.82
  10. Marsa Alam 🇪🇬 EgypteSea warm enough to swim · 1 mei – 30 nov (meestal)Warm enough for a shorty or nothing from May into November, and the long shallow bays make it feel warmer still.76
  11. Hurghada 🇪🇬 EgypteSea warm enough to swim · 1 mei – 30 nov (meestal)Warm enough for a shorty or nothing from May into November.75
  12. Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EcuadorWarm season and calm crossings · 15 dec – 31 meiWarmer water, flatter seas and short heavy showers that green the islands.75
  13. Destin 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenGulf warm enough to swim · 1 mei – 31 oktThe Gulf here is comfortable from May and genuinely warm from July to September.75
  14. El Gouna 🇪🇬 EgypteSea warm enough to swim · 1 mei – 30 nov (meestal)The Red Sea holds its heat into November and the reef trips run without a wetsuit.74
  15. Dahab 🇪🇬 EgypteSea warm enough to swim · 15 mei – 30 nov (meestal)Shorty-and-nothing water from late May into November.74
  16. Clearwater 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenGulf warm enough to swim · 1 mei – 15 novThe shallow Gulf shelf warms early and holds it late, so the water is comfortable from May into November and bathlike by August.72
  17. Sharm-el-Sheikh 🇪🇬 EgypteSea warm enough to swim · 1 mei – 30 nov (meestal)Warm enough for a shorty from May into November, at its best in September and October.71
  18. Sarasota 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenGulf warm enough to swim · 1 mei – 31 oktThe Gulf here is shallow and calm and stays comfortable from May to the end of October, which is longer than the crowds who come in February would guess.71
  19. Okinawa 🇯🇵 JapanBeach season · 1 apr – 31 okt (meestal)The island beaches hold umi-biraki opening ceremonies at the start of April and pull the lifeguards and the jellyfish nets at the end of October.64
  20. Akaba 🇯🇴 JordaniëSea warm enough to swim · 1 mei – 30 nov (meestal)The gulf holds its warmth far longer than the Mediterranean does: from May a rash vest is enough, and the reef starts a five-minute walk off the shore hotels.60
  21. Miyako-jima 🇯🇵 JapanSea warm enough to swim · 1 apr – 15 nov (meestal)The water off Yonaha Maehama is comfortable for most of the year.60
  22. Kenting 🇹🇼 TaiwanCalm sea season · 1 apr – 30 sep (meestal)The water here is warm all year; what changes is the wind.59
  23. Ras al-Khaimah 🇦🇪 Verenigde Arabische EmiratenSea warm enough to swim · 1 apr – 30 nov (meestal)The Gulf is swimmable from spring and by August it is closer to a warm bath than a cool one.46

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Zee op temperatuur in juni

  1. Nazaré 🇵🇹 PortugalBeach season on the main praia · 15 jun – 20 sep (meestal)The sheltered town beach is a different ocean from the one round the headland: striped tents, sardines drying on racks, and water cold enough that most people go in twice.94
  2. Durban 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaSwimmable sea all year · 1 jan – 31 decThe Agulhas current runs warm down this coast, so this is the one big South African city where people swim in July without a wetsuit.93
  3. Kopenhagen 🇩🇰 DenemarkenHarbour swimming season · 1 jun – 31 aug (meestal)The harbour baths at Islands Brygge, Sluseholmen and Fisketorvet put lifeguards on for the summer, and on a warm evening half the city swims in the middle of the city.92
  4. Riga 🇱🇻 LetlandJurmala beach season · 20 jun – 25 aug (meestal)The Baltic is swimmable for about two months and Jurmala is half an hour by train, so the whole city goes on a hot weekend.92
  5. Marbella 🇪🇸 SpanjeSea warm enough to swim · 20 jun – 10 okt (meestal)The Alboran side of the strait is slow to warm and slow to give it back, so late September and early October swim better than June does.92
  6. Jūrmala 🇱🇻 LetlandBaltic beach season · 15 jun – 25 aug (meestal)The Gulf of Riga only becomes swimmable for about ten weeks, and that is the whole of Jurmala's year: the beach cafes open, Riga moves out here at weekends, and rooms cost what they cost.92
  7. Genève 🇨🇭 ZwitserlandLake swimming season · 15 jun – 15 sep (meestal)The Bains des Paquis and the Geneve-Plage are how the city gets through July, and the lake holds its warmth into September after the crowds have gone back to work.91
  8. Faro 🇵🇹 PortugalSea warm enough to swim · 20 jun – 20 okt (meestal)The sheltered eastern Algarve warms earlier and holds longer than the west, and the island beaches across the lagoon are a boat ride rather than a drive.91
  9. Cádiz 🇪🇸 SpanjeSea warm enough to swim · 25 jun – 10 okt (meestal)This is the Atlantic, not the Mediterranean, and it stays a few degrees behind the east coast all summer.91
  10. Cannes 🇫🇷 FrankrijkSea warm enough to swim · 10 jun – 5 okt (meestal)The bay is swimmable from the middle of June to the start of October.91
  11. Portimão 🇵🇹 PortugalSea warm enough · 25 jun – 5 okt (meestal)This is the Atlantic rather than the Mediterranean and upwelling keeps it a couple of degrees cooler than the eastern Algarve.91
  12. Oslo 🇳🇴 NoorwegenFjord swimming season · 15 jun – 5 sep (meestal)The harbour baths and the island ferries carry the summer here: Hovedoya and Langoyene fill on any warm day, and the water is at its least shocking in August.90
  13. Taormina 🇮🇹 ItaliëSea warm enough to swim · 10 jun – 20 okt (meestal)The Ionian off Isola Bella and Mazzaro is warm from June to late October, and October days here still swim.90
  14. Kaliningrad 🇷🇺 RuslandBaltic swimming season · 15 jun – 15 sep (meestal)The water is swimmable from mid-June to mid-September, and July-August are the two months the coast resorts at Zelenogradsk and Svetlogorsk are full of Russian holidaymakers.90
  15. Ajaccio 🇫🇷 FrankrijkSea warm enough to swim · 15 jun – 10 okt (meestal)The gulf is comfortable from the middle of June and stays that way well past the September exodus, when the beaches south of town empty out but the water has not cooled.89
  16. Kelowna 🇨🇦 CanadaOkanagan Lake swimming season · 20 jun – 10 sep (meestal)The lake takes until late June to warm up and holds it into early September, which is exactly when the city fills with people from Vancouver and Calgary.89
  17. Milos 🇬🇷 GriekenlandSea warm enough to swim · 10 jun – 15 okt (meestal)The Aegean here holds its heat into October, and the volcanic coves on the south coast are sheltered enough to swim on days the north side is unusable.89
  18. Bournemouth 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkBeach season · 15 mei – 15 sep (meestal)Seven miles of sand with lifeguards on through the summer, and the reason a hot weekend puts a hundred thousand people on the trains and the A31.89
  19. Algiers 🇩🇿 AlgerijeBeach season on the Algérois coast · 25 jun – 5 okt (meestal)The city moves west to Sidi Fredj and Zeralda and east to the Kabylie corniche, and the coast road is solid on Fridays.88
  20. Málaga 🇪🇸 SpanjeSea warm and espetos lit · 1 jun – 15 okt (meestal)The chiringuitos run their sardine boats aground on the sand and grill on them from early summer to autumn.88
  21. Marseille 🇫🇷 FrankrijkSea warm enough to swim · 15 jun – 10 okt (meestal)The city swims from the Corniche and the Prado beaches from the middle of June into October.88
  22. Maui 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenCalmest water and warmest sea · 15 jun – 15 okt (meestal)Summer flattens the north and west shores and warms the water into the high twenties, which is why the snorkelling boats to Molokini run best then.88
  23. Odessa 🇺🇦 OekraïneSea warm enough to swim · 15 jun – 20 sep (meestal)The Black Sea here is shallow and warms quickly, so it is comfortable from the middle of June to about the equinox, and it cools just as fast once the autumn winds start.88
  24. Sotsji 🇷🇺 RuslandBlack Sea swimming season · 1 jun – 5 okt (meestal)The sea is comfortable from June and stays that way through September, when the beaches empty and the pebbles are finally yours.88
  25. Albufeira 🇵🇹 PortugalSea warm enough to swim · 25 jun – 15 okt (meestal)This stretch of Algarve coast faces south and is sheltered from the Atlantic swell, so it holds its warmth weeks longer than the west-facing beaches around Sagres.88

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Zee op temperatuur in juli

  1. Oslo 🇳🇴 NoorwegenFjord swimming season · 15 jun – 5 sep (meestal)The harbour baths and the island ferries carry the summer here: Hovedoya and Langoyene fill on any warm day, and the water is at its least shocking in August.94
  2. La Rochelle 🇫🇷 FrankrijkAtlantic swimming season · 25 jun – 20 sep (meestal)The bay only really warms up from the end of June and cools quickly after the first September gales.94
  3. Bournemouth 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkBeach season · 15 mei – 15 sep (meestal)Seven miles of sand with lifeguards on through the summer, and the reason a hot weekend puts a hundred thousand people on the trains and the A31.94
  4. Ericeira 🇵🇹 PortugalSea at its warmest · 20 jul – 5 okt (meestal)Cold Atlantic upwelling means the water only comes round late, and even at its best most people here are in a wetsuit rather than out of one.93
  5. Nazaré 🇵🇹 PortugalBeach season on the main praia · 15 jun – 20 sep (meestal)The sheltered town beach is a different ocean from the one round the headland: striped tents, sardines drying on racks, and water cold enough that most people go in twice.93
  6. Brighton 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkBeach season · 1 jun – 15 sep (meestal)Day trippers from London fill the pebbles on any warm weekend and the trains down are rationed by capacity rather than timetable.92
  7. Saint Helier JerseyBeach season · 20 jun – 20 sep (meestal)The Channel only really warms up for three months, and the tide does the rest of the work: the sea goes out far enough at St Aubin's Bay to double the beach.92
  8. Durban 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaSwimmable sea all year · 1 jan – 31 decThe Agulhas current runs warm down this coast, so this is the one big South African city where people swim in July without a wetsuit.91
  9. Cascais 🇵🇹 PortugalSea at its warmest · 20 jul – 5 okt (meestal)The Atlantic upwelling keeps this coast cold well into summer and it only comes round in August and September.91
  10. Mundaka 🇪🇸 SpanjeSummer beach season · 1 jul – 15 sep (meestal)The wave almost never breaks in summer, and the estuary becomes a swimming and paddling spot instead.91
  11. Den Haag 🇳🇱 NederlandScheveningen beach season · 15 mei – 20 sep (meestal)The pavilions along Scheveningen and Kijkduin run through the warm months.90
  12. Kopenhagen 🇩🇰 DenemarkenHarbour swimming season · 1 jun – 31 aug (meestal)The harbour baths at Islands Brygge, Sluseholmen and Fisketorvet put lifeguards on for the summer, and on a warm evening half the city swims in the middle of the city.89
  13. Riga 🇱🇻 LetlandJurmala beach season · 20 jun – 25 aug (meestal)The Baltic is swimmable for about two months and Jurmala is half an hour by train, so the whole city goes on a hot weekend.89
  14. Fuerteventura 🇪🇸 SpanjeSea at its warmest · 15 jul – 30 nov (meestal)The Canary current keeps the water cooler than the latitude suggests and it peaks late, in September and October rather than August.89
  15. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 🇪🇸 SpanjeSea at its warmest · 15 jul – 30 nov (meestal)Las Canteras has a natural reef breaking the swell, so it is swimmable most of the year and genuinely warm from late summer into November, when nobody else in Europe can say that.89
  16. Santander 🇪🇸 SpanjeBeach season on the Sardinero · 1 jul – 20 sep (meestal)The northern coast warms late and cools fast, so the swimming window is roughly July to mid-September.89
  17. Jūrmala 🇱🇻 LetlandBaltic beach season · 15 jun – 25 aug (meestal)The Gulf of Riga only becomes swimmable for about ten weeks, and that is the whole of Jurmala's year: the beach cafes open, Riga moves out here at weekends, and rooms cost what they cost.89
  18. San Sebastián 🇪🇸 SpanjeLa Concha swimming season · 1 jul – 25 sep (meestal)The Cantabrian sea is cold and slow to warm, so the bay only really swims from July to late September.88
  19. Lagos 🇵🇹 PortugalSea warm enough to swim · 1 jul – 5 okt (meestal)The western Algarve sits closer to the Atlantic than the eastern half and runs a few degrees behind it all summer.88
  20. Kaliningrad 🇷🇺 RuslandBaltic swimming season · 15 jun – 15 sep (meestal)The water is swimmable from mid-June to mid-September, and July-August are the two months the coast resorts at Zelenogradsk and Svetlogorsk are full of Russian holidaymakers.88
  21. Genève 🇨🇭 ZwitserlandLake swimming season · 15 jun – 15 sep (meestal)The Bains des Paquis and the Geneve-Plage are how the city gets through July, and the lake holds its warmth into September after the crowds have gone back to work.87
  22. Gdańsk 🇵🇱 PolenBaltic swimming season · 1 jul – 31 aug (meestal)The sea at Sopot and Brzezno is swimmable for about two months and no longer.87
  23. Portimão 🇵🇹 PortugalSea warm enough · 25 jun – 5 okt (meestal)This is the Atlantic rather than the Mediterranean and upwelling keeps it a couple of degrees cooler than the eastern Algarve.87
  24. Maui 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenCalmest water and warmest sea · 15 jun – 15 okt (meestal)Summer flattens the north and west shores and warms the water into the high twenties, which is why the snorkelling boats to Molokini run best then.86
  25. Faro 🇵🇹 PortugalSea warm enough to swim · 20 jun – 20 okt (meestal)The sheltered eastern Algarve warms earlier and holds longer than the west, and the island beaches across the lagoon are a boat ride rather than a drive.86

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Zee op temperatuur in augustus

  1. Gdańsk 🇵🇱 PolenBaltic swimming season · 1 jul – 31 aug (meestal)The sea at Sopot and Brzezno is swimmable for about two months and no longer.93
  2. Ericeira 🇵🇹 PortugalSea at its warmest · 20 jul – 5 okt (meestal)Cold Atlantic upwelling means the water only comes round late, and even at its best most people here are in a wetsuit rather than out of one.93
  3. Durban 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaSwimmable sea all year · 1 jan – 31 decThe Agulhas current runs warm down this coast, so this is the one big South African city where people swim in July without a wetsuit.92
  4. La Rochelle 🇫🇷 FrankrijkAtlantic swimming season · 25 jun – 20 sep (meestal)The bay only really warms up from the end of June and cools quickly after the first September gales.92
  5. Kaliningrad 🇷🇺 RuslandBaltic swimming season · 15 jun – 15 sep (meestal)The water is swimmable from mid-June to mid-September, and July-August are the two months the coast resorts at Zelenogradsk and Svetlogorsk are full of Russian holidaymakers.92
  6. Nazaré 🇵🇹 PortugalBeach season on the main praia · 15 jun – 20 sep (meestal)The sheltered town beach is a different ocean from the one round the headland: striped tents, sardines drying on racks, and water cold enough that most people go in twice.91
  7. Bournemouth 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkBeach season · 15 mei – 15 sep (meestal)Seven miles of sand with lifeguards on through the summer, and the reason a hot weekend puts a hundred thousand people on the trains and the A31.91
  8. Genève 🇨🇭 ZwitserlandLake swimming season · 15 jun – 15 sep (meestal)The Bains des Paquis and the Geneve-Plage are how the city gets through July, and the lake holds its warmth into September after the crowds have gone back to work.90
  9. Cascais 🇵🇹 PortugalSea at its warmest · 20 jul – 5 okt (meestal)The Atlantic upwelling keeps this coast cold well into summer and it only comes round in August and September.90
  10. Brighton 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkBeach season · 1 jun – 15 sep (meestal)Day trippers from London fill the pebbles on any warm weekend and the trains down are rationed by capacity rather than timetable.90
  11. San Diego 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSea at its warmest · 1 aug – 30 sep (meestal)The Pacific here takes all summer to warm up and only gets comfortable without a wetsuit in August and September, which is also when the marine layer has finally gone.89
  12. Den Haag 🇳🇱 NederlandScheveningen beach season · 15 mei – 20 sep (meestal)The pavilions along Scheveningen and Kijkduin run through the warm months.89
  13. Saint Helier JerseyBeach season · 20 jun – 20 sep (meestal)The Channel only really warms up for three months, and the tide does the rest of the work: the sea goes out far enough at St Aubin's Bay to double the beach.89
  14. Kopenhagen 🇩🇰 DenemarkenHarbour swimming season · 1 jun – 31 aug (meestal)The harbour baths at Islands Brygge, Sluseholmen and Fisketorvet put lifeguards on for the summer, and on a warm evening half the city swims in the middle of the city.88
  15. Santander 🇪🇸 SpanjeBeach season on the Sardinero · 1 jul – 20 sep (meestal)The northern coast warms late and cools fast, so the swimming window is roughly July to mid-September.88
  16. Sylt 🇩🇪 DuitslandNorth Sea swimming season · 1 jul – 10 sep (meestal)The water reaches the high teens in late summer and no higher.88
  17. Newquay 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkSea at its warmest · 1 aug – 30 sep (meestal)The water lags the air by about two months, so late August into September is the best of it.88
  18. Riga 🇱🇻 LetlandJurmala beach season · 20 jun – 25 aug (meestal)The Baltic is swimmable for about two months and Jurmala is half an hour by train, so the whole city goes on a hot weekend.87
  19. South Lake Tahoe 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenLake warm enough to swim · 10 jul – 10 sep (meestal)The lake is 500 metres deep and never really warms, but the shallow bays at Baldwin and Zephyr Cove get tolerable for about eight weeks from mid-July.87
  20. Maui 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenCalmest water and warmest sea · 15 jun – 15 okt (meestal)Summer flattens the north and west shores and warms the water into the high twenties, which is why the snorkelling boats to Molokini run best then.87
  21. Lagos 🇵🇹 PortugalSea warm enough to swim · 1 jul – 5 okt (meestal)The western Algarve sits closer to the Atlantic than the eastern half and runs a few degrees behind it all summer.87
  22. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 🇪🇸 SpanjeSea at its warmest · 15 jul – 30 nov (meestal)Las Canteras has a natural reef breaking the swell, so it is swimmable most of the year and genuinely warm from late summer into November, when nobody else in Europe can say that.87
  23. Annecy 🇫🇷 FrankrijkLake warm enough to swim · 25 jun – 10 sep (meestal)The lake comes up to swimming temperature in the last week of June and holds it into September.87
  24. Montreux 🇨🇭 ZwitserlandLake swimming season · 20 jun – 15 sep (meestal)The Vaud shore swims from late June, and the water holds into September after the festival crowd has gone.87
  25. Jūrmala 🇱🇻 LetlandBaltic beach season · 15 jun – 25 aug (meestal)The Gulf of Riga only becomes swimmable for about ten weeks, and that is the whole of Jurmala's year: the beach cafes open, Riga moves out here at weekends, and rooms cost what they cost.87

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Zee op temperatuur in september

  1. Odessa 🇺🇦 OekraïneSea warm enough to swim · 15 jun – 20 sep (meestal)The Black Sea here is shallow and warms quickly, so it is comfortable from the middle of June to about the equinox, and it cools just as fast once the autumn winds start.95
  2. Kelowna 🇨🇦 CanadaOkanagan Lake swimming season · 20 jun – 10 sep (meestal)The lake takes until late June to warm up and holds it into early September, which is exactly when the city fills with people from Vancouver and Calgary.94
  3. Mamaia 🇷🇴 RoemeniëSea warm enough to swim · 15 jun – 15 sep (meestal)The Black Sea here is shallow and slow to warm: June still catches people out, and a northerly blowing for a day or two can turn the water over and drop it again in August.93
  4. Ohrid 🇲🇰 Noord-MacedoniëLake warm enough to swim · 1 jul – 10 sep (meestal)Three million years old and nearly three hundred metres deep, so it takes all summer to warm and only the top few metres do.92
  5. Nazaré 🇵🇹 PortugalBeach season on the main praia · 15 jun – 20 sep (meestal)The sheltered town beach is a different ocean from the one round the headland: striped tents, sardines drying on racks, and water cold enough that most people go in twice.92
  6. Zonnestrand 🇧🇬 BulgarijeBlack Sea swimming season · 15 jun – 25 sep (meestal)The water is comfortable from the second half of June to late September, and the beach is shallow a long way out, which is why the package families come.92
  7. Chalkidiki 🇬🇷 GriekenlandSea warm enough to swim · 1 jun – 15 okt (meestal)Three sheltered peninsulas mean the water warms early and there is always a lee shore.91
  8. Cascais 🇵🇹 PortugalSea at its warmest · 20 jul – 5 okt (meestal)The Atlantic upwelling keeps this coast cold well into summer and it only comes round in August and September.91
  9. San Diego 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSea at its warmest · 1 aug – 30 sep (meestal)The Pacific here takes all summer to warm up and only gets comfortable without a wetsuit in August and September, which is also when the marine layer has finally gone.90
  10. Lagos 🇵🇹 PortugalSea warm enough to swim · 1 jul – 5 okt (meestal)The western Algarve sits closer to the Atlantic than the eastern half and runs a few degrees behind it all summer.90
  11. Faro 🇵🇹 PortugalSea warm enough to swim · 20 jun – 20 okt (meestal)The sheltered eastern Algarve warms earlier and holds longer than the west, and the island beaches across the lagoon are a boat ride rather than a drive.90
  12. Cannes 🇫🇷 FrankrijkSea warm enough to swim · 10 jun – 5 okt (meestal)The bay is swimmable from the middle of June to the start of October.90
  13. Ericeira 🇵🇹 PortugalSea at its warmest · 20 jul – 5 okt (meestal)Cold Atlantic upwelling means the water only comes round late, and even at its best most people here are in a wetsuit rather than out of one.90
  14. La Rochelle 🇫🇷 FrankrijkAtlantic swimming season · 25 jun – 20 sep (meestal)The bay only really warms up from the end of June and cools quickly after the first September gales.90
  15. Lissabon 🇵🇹 PortugalSea at its warmest · 15 aug – 10 okt (meestal)The Atlantic here is never warm, but it holds what heat it has into early autumn, and the Costa da Caparica beaches empty out after the first week of September.89
  16. Nice 🇫🇷 FrankrijkSea warm enough to swim · 25 jun – 15 okt (meestal)The Mediterranean here holds its heat into October, well after the crowds have gone.89
  17. Monaco 🇲🇨 MonacoSea warm enough to swim · 25 jun – 10 okt (meestal)Larvotto is the only public beach and it is small, so it fills by mid-morning through the summer.89
  18. Marseille 🇫🇷 FrankrijkSea warm enough to swim · 15 jun – 10 okt (meestal)The city swims from the Corniche and the Prado beaches from the middle of June into October.89
  19. Portimão 🇵🇹 PortugalSea warm enough · 25 jun – 5 okt (meestal)This is the Atlantic rather than the Mediterranean and upwelling keeps it a couple of degrees cooler than the eastern Algarve.89
  20. Genève 🇨🇭 ZwitserlandLake swimming season · 15 jun – 15 sep (meestal)The Bains des Paquis and the Geneve-Plage are how the city gets through July, and the lake holds its warmth into September after the crowds have gone back to work.88
  21. Cádiz 🇪🇸 SpanjeSea warm enough to swim · 25 jun – 10 okt (meestal)This is the Atlantic, not the Mediterranean, and it stays a few degrees behind the east coast all summer.88
  22. Marbella 🇪🇸 SpanjeSea warm enough to swim · 20 jun – 10 okt (meestal)The Alboran side of the strait is slow to warm and slow to give it back, so late September and early October swim better than June does.88
  23. Ajaccio 🇫🇷 FrankrijkSea warm enough to swim · 15 jun – 10 okt (meestal)The gulf is comfortable from the middle of June and stays that way well past the September exodus, when the beaches south of town empty out but the water has not cooled.88
  24. Rimini 🇮🇹 ItaliëSea warm enough · 20 jun – 20 sep (meestal)Shallow enough that the water warms quickly and you can wade a long way out, which is why this coast is where Italian families bring small children.88
  25. Saint-Tropez 🇫🇷 FrankrijkSea warm enough to swim · 10 jun – 5 okt (meestal)The gulf is swimmable from June into early October.88

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Zee op temperatuur in oktober

  1. Athene 🇬🇷 GriekenlandSea warm enough to swim · 1 jun – 31 okt (meestal)The coastal suburbs down the tram line from the centre are swimmable from June, and the water is at its warmest in September, well after the air has stopped being punishing.94
  2. Nauplion 🇬🇷 GriekenlandSea warm enough · 15 jun – 15 okt (meestal)The town beach at Arvanitia is a slab of rock rather than sand; the swimming is at Karathona round the headland or at Tolo.93
  3. İzmir 🇹🇷 TurkijeSea warm enough to swim · 10 jun – 20 okt (meestal)Nobody swims in the gulf itself; the season is measured by the peninsula, Cesme and Urla, forty minutes west.93
  4. Ölüdeniz 🇹🇷 TurkijeSwimming season · 1 jun – 15 okt (meestal)The lagoon is a paid nature reserve and it is at its worst for space in July and August, when the package flights land and Belcekiz beach is full end to end.93
  5. Iraklion 🇬🇷 GriekenlandSea warm enough to swim · 1 jun – 5 nov (meestal)Crete's water runs a month ahead of the mainland at both ends of the season.92
  6. Cagliari 🇮🇹 ItaliëPoetto swimming season · 10 jun – 10 okt (meestal)The city beach runs eight kilometres and the kiosks work from June until the water goes off in October.92
  7. Çeşme 🇹🇷 TurkijeSea warm enough to swim · 5 jun – 20 okt (meestal)Ilica and the shallow bays warm up fast and stay swimmable into October, once the beach clubs have stopped charging for a sunbed.92
  8. Bonifacio 🇫🇷 FrankrijkSea warm enough to swim · 10 jun – 10 okt (meestal)The water off the Lavezzi and the beaches east of town is swimmable from June into early October.92
  9. Thera 🇬🇷 GriekenlandSea still warm · 15 aug – 25 okt (meestal)The Aegean holds August heat into late October, which is why the shoulder is the better swim: warm water, thinning crowds, and the caldera path walkable again.91
  10. Algiers 🇩🇿 AlgerijeBeach season on the Algérois coast · 25 jun – 5 okt (meestal)The city moves west to Sidi Fredj and Zeralda and east to the Kabylie corniche, and the coast road is solid on Fridays.91
  11. Olbia 🇮🇹 ItaliëSea warm enough · 20 jun – 5 okt (meestal)The gulf and the Maddalena beaches are comfortable from late June and best in September, when the water is at its warmest and the yacht traffic has gone.91
  12. Paros 🇬🇷 GriekenlandSea warm enough to swim · 10 jun – 15 okt (meestal)Warm from mid-June to mid-October.91
  13. Side 🇹🇷 TurkijeSwimming season · 1 jun – 31 okt (meestal)The bay warms early and holds it deep into October, well past the point the package flights taper off.91
  14. Mikonos 🇬🇷 GriekenlandSea warm enough to swim · 10 jun – 15 okt (meestal)Warm through to mid-October, though which beach is swimmable on a given day is decided by the wind rather than the temperature.90
  15. Lagos 🇵🇹 PortugalSea warm enough to swim · 1 jul – 5 okt (meestal)The western Algarve sits closer to the Atlantic than the eastern half and runs a few degrees behind it all summer.90
  16. Ajaccio 🇫🇷 FrankrijkSea warm enough to swim · 15 jun – 10 okt (meestal)The gulf is comfortable from the middle of June and stays that way well past the September exodus, when the beaches south of town empty out but the water has not cooled.90
  17. Bari 🇮🇹 ItaliëSea warm enough · 20 jun – 10 okt (meestal)The Adriatic here holds its warmth into October, which is why the lidi along the Bari coast keep running past the end of the school holidays.90
  18. Portimão 🇵🇹 PortugalSea warm enough · 25 jun – 5 okt (meestal)This is the Atlantic rather than the Mediterranean and upwelling keeps it a couple of degrees cooler than the eastern Algarve.90
  19. Alghero 🇮🇹 ItaliëSea warm enough to swim · 20 jun – 5 okt (meestal)The bay holds its heat into early October, and the beaches north towards Fertilia are usable a fortnight after the Italian season has officially ended.90
  20. Nerja 🇪🇸 SpanjeSwimming season · 15 jun – 20 okt (meestal)The Alboran sea is warm enough for a comfortable swim from about mid-June into late October, which is longer than the beach cafes stay busy.90
  21. Naxos 🇬🇷 GriekenlandSea warm enough to swim · 10 jun – 15 okt (meestal)The long west-coast sand at Plaka and Agios Prokopios shelves shallowly, so it warms early and stays comfortable well into October.90
  22. Rhodos 🇬🇷 GriekenlandSea warm enough to swim · 10 jun – 31 okt (meestal)The east coast is the swimmable side and stays comfortable to the end of October.89
  23. Paphos 🇨🇾 CyprusSea warm enough to swim · 20 mei – 15 nov (meestal)Cyprus has the warmest water in the Mediterranean and holds it into November, which is the whole argument for coming in October rather than August.89
  24. Málaga 🇪🇸 SpanjeSea warm and espetos lit · 1 jun – 15 okt (meestal)The chiringuitos run their sardine boats aground on the sand and grill on them from early summer to autumn.89
  25. Fuerteventura 🇪🇸 SpanjeSea at its warmest · 15 jul – 30 nov (meestal)The Canary current keeps the water cooler than the latitude suggests and it peaks late, in September and October rather than August.89

…en nog 89 in oktober.

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Zee op temperatuur in november

  1. Limassol 🇨🇾 CyprusSea warm enough to swim · 20 mei – 15 nov (meestal)The city beaches are dark sand and shelve gently, and the water stays comfortable into November.93
  2. Larnaca 🇨🇾 CyprusSea warm enough · 1 jun – 15 nov (meestal)The eastern Mediterranean is the warmest water in Europe by late summer and it stays swimmable here into November.92
  3. Paphos 🇨🇾 CyprusSea warm enough to swim · 20 mei – 15 nov (meestal)Cyprus has the warmest water in the Mediterranean and holds it into November, which is the whole argument for coming in October rather than August.92
  4. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 🇪🇸 SpanjeSea at its warmest · 15 jul – 30 nov (meestal)Las Canteras has a natural reef breaking the swell, so it is swimmable most of the year and genuinely warm from late summer into November, when nobody else in Europe can say that.92
  5. Lanzarote 🇪🇸 SpanjeSea at its warmest · 15 jul – 30 nov (meestal)The Canary current keeps the water cool for the latitude and it stays flat and warm from July through October rather than peaking in August alone.90
  6. Tenerife 🇪🇸 SpanjeWarmest sea of the year · 1 sep – 5 nov (meestal)The Atlantic here is at its best in early autumn rather than midsummer, which is the argument for September and October over August.90
  7. Iraklion 🇬🇷 GriekenlandSea warm enough to swim · 1 jun – 5 nov (meestal)Crete's water runs a month ahead of the mainland at both ends of the season.89
  8. Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 IsraëlSwimming season · 15 mei – 15 novThe sea is comfortable without a wetsuit from about mid-May to mid-November, and the lifeguard towers work to that calendar.89
  9. Fuerteventura 🇪🇸 SpanjeSea at its warmest · 15 jul – 30 nov (meestal)The Canary current keeps the water cooler than the latitude suggests and it peaks late, in September and October rather than August.89
  10. Dahab 🇪🇬 EgypteSea warm enough to swim · 15 mei – 30 nov (meestal)Shorty-and-nothing water from late May into November.86
  11. Alanya 🇹🇷 TurkijeSea warm enough to swim · 15 mei – 20 nov (meestal)This is the warmest stretch of the Turkish coast and the last to cool, which is why the season runs deep into November while the rest of the Mediterranean has given up.86
  12. Hurghada 🇪🇬 EgypteSea warm enough to swim · 1 mei – 30 nov (meestal)Warm enough for a shorty or nothing from May into November.85
  13. El Gouna 🇪🇬 EgypteSea warm enough to swim · 1 mei – 30 nov (meestal)The Red Sea holds its heat into November and the reef trips run without a wetsuit.85
  14. Clearwater 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenGulf warm enough to swim · 1 mei – 15 novThe shallow Gulf shelf warms early and holds it late, so the water is comfortable from May into November and bathlike by August.85
  15. Sharm-el-Sheikh 🇪🇬 EgypteSea warm enough to swim · 1 mei – 30 nov (meestal)Warm enough for a shorty from May into November, at its best in September and October.84
  16. Marsa Alam 🇪🇬 EgypteSea warm enough to swim · 1 mei – 30 nov (meestal)Warm enough for a shorty or nothing from May into November, and the long shallow bays make it feel warmer still.84
  17. Akaba 🇯🇴 JordaniëSea warm enough to swim · 1 mei – 30 nov (meestal)The gulf holds its warmth far longer than the Mediterranean does: from May a rash vest is enough, and the reef starts a five-minute walk off the shore hotels.83
  18. Valletta 🇲🇹 MaltaSea warm enough to swim · 1 jun – 10 nov (meestal)Valletta itself has no beach; swimming means the rocks at Sliema across the harbour or a bus to the north.82
  19. Durban 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaSwimmable sea all year · 1 jan – 31 decThe Agulhas current runs warm down this coast, so this is the one big South African city where people swim in July without a wetsuit.81
  20. Antalya 🇹🇷 TurkijeSea warm enough to swim · 20 mei – 10 nov (meestal)The Gulf of Antalya holds its heat later than anywhere else in Turkey, which makes late October the quiet reward: the water is still swimmable and the coach tours have gone.80
  21. Chania 🇬🇷 GriekenlandSea warm enough to swim · 1 jun – 5 nov (meestal)Crete's water is usable a month either side of the Greek mainland's season, and the shallow lagoons at Balos and Elafonissi are warm well before the open coast.80
  22. Ras al-Khaimah 🇦🇪 Verenigde Arabische EmiratenSea warm enough to swim · 1 apr – 30 nov (meestal)The Gulf is swimmable from spring and by August it is closer to a warm bath than a cool one.76
  23. Hamilton 🇧🇲 BermudaSea warm enough to swim · 20 mei – 10 nov (meestal)The Gulf Stream keeps the water in far later than the latitude suggests, and October is still comfortable without a wetsuit.75
  24. Búzios 🇧🇷 BraziliëCold-water upwelling · 1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)A hard north-easterly pushes the surface water offshore and cold water comes up behind it, so an ocean-facing beach can be far colder than a bay beach one headland away.71
  25. Miyako-jima 🇯🇵 JapanSea warm enough to swim · 1 apr – 15 nov (meestal)The water off Yonaha Maehama is comfortable for most of the year.70

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Zee op temperatuur in december

  1. Montevideo 🇺🇾 UruguayRambla and beach season · 1 dec – 15 mrt (meestal)Pocitos and Malvin fill up once the water warms, and the rambla is the city's living room from late afternoon until dark.88
  2. Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EcuadorWarm season and calm crossings · 15 dec – 31 meiWarmer water, flatter seas and short heavy showers that green the islands.81
  3. Durban 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaSwimmable sea all year · 1 jan – 31 decThe Agulhas current runs warm down this coast, so this is the one big South African city where people swim in July without a wetsuit.73
  4. Ilha Grande 🇧🇷 BraziliëSea warm enough to swim · 1 dec – 30 apr (meestal)The water on the Angra side is comfortable without a wetsuit from December to April, which is also when the visibility is worst after a storm.73
  5. Búzios 🇧🇷 BraziliëCold-water upwelling · 1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)A hard north-easterly pushes the surface water offshore and cold water comes up behind it, so an ocean-facing beach can be far colder than a bay beach one headland away.69
  6. Florianópolis 🇧🇷 BraziliëSea warm enough to swim · 1 dec – 15 apr (meestal)The water is comfortable without a wetsuit from December to about mid-April, and it stays that way for a few weeks after the crowds have gone home.68

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