Water temperature of the Indian Ocean in january Where to swim in the Indian Ocean in january 2026?
Several countries border the seaside of the Indian Ocean, including: South Africa, Australia, Bali, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Borneo (Kalimantan), Mauritius, India, Indonesia and Java. We measure the water temperature daily in these countries and archive it in order to calculate monthly averages, like those of the month of january.
The seasonal average for the water temperature in the month of january is between 60°F and 87°F. The lowest sea temperature measured this month is 58°F and the highest is 90°F.
The sea temperature map of the Indian Ocean in january
The map below presents a monthly average of the water temperature of the Indian Ocean for the month of january for several coastal cities. You can zoom and move around on the map. By clicking on the markers, you can see sea temperature details by city in january.






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Where can you swim in the Indian Ocean in january?
Below, see the average temperatures measured in january in the different countries on the shores of the Indian Ocean.
South Africa
Sea temperature in january at the shore of the Indian Ocean:
69°F to 82°F
ideal swimmingAustralia
Sea temperature in january at the shore of the Indian Ocean:
64°F to 87°F
ideal swimmingBali
Sea temperature in january at the shore of the Indian Ocean:
84°F to 85°F
ideal swimmingBangladesh
Sea temperature in january at the shore of the Indian Ocean:
72°F to 75°F
pleasant swimmingMyanmar
Sea temperature in january at the shore of the Indian Ocean:
79°F
ideal swimmingBorneo (Kalimantan)
Sea temperature in january at the shore of the Indian Ocean:
84°F to 85°F
ideal swimmingMauritius
Sea temperature in january at the shore of the Indian Ocean:
82°F to 82°F
ideal swimmingIndia
Sea temperature in january at the shore of the Indian Ocean:
72°F to 83°F
ideal swimmingIndonesia
Sea temperature in january at the shore of the Indian Ocean:
85°F to 85°F
ideal swimmingJava
Sea temperature in january at the shore of the Indian Ocean:
84°F to 85°F
ideal swimmingKenya
Sea temperature in january at the shore of the Indian Ocean:
81°F to 83°F
ideal swimmingKerala
Sea temperature in january at the shore of the Indian Ocean:
83°F to 83°F
ideal swimmingLombok
Sea temperature in january at the shore of the Indian Ocean:
84°F to 85°F
ideal swimmingMadagascar
Sea temperature in january at the shore of the Indian Ocean:
81°F to 85°F
ideal swimmingMalaysia
Sea temperature in january at the shore of the Indian Ocean:
83°F to 84°F
ideal swimmingMaldives
Sea temperature in january at the shore of the Indian Ocean:
83°F to 84°F
ideal swimmingMozambique
Sea temperature in january at the shore of the Indian Ocean:
82°F to 85°F
ideal swimmingReunion
Sea temperature in january at the shore of the Indian Ocean:
82°F to 83°F
ideal swimmingRodrigues islands
Sea temperature in january at the shore of the Indian Ocean:
81°F
ideal swimmingSeychelles
Sea temperature in january at the shore of the Indian Ocean:
83°F to 84°F
ideal swimmingSingapore
Sea temperature in january at the shore of the Indian Ocean:
82°F
ideal swimmingWater temperature of the Indian Ocean: choose another month
See monthly seasonal averages of the water temperature of the Indian Ocean by clicking on the links below:
Water temperature of the Indian Ocean in january - Minimum: 60°F/Maximum: 87°FWater temperature of the Indian Ocean in february - Minimum: 61°F/Maximum: 87°FWater temperature of the Indian Ocean in march - Minimum: 61°F/Maximum: 87°FWater temperature of the Indian Ocean in april - Minimum: 59°F/Maximum: 87°FWater temperature of the Indian Ocean in may - Minimum: 58°F/Maximum: 87°FWater temperature of the Indian Ocean in june - Minimum: 56°F/Maximum: 87°FWater temperature of the Indian Ocean in july - Minimum: 56°F/Maximum: 86°FWater temperature of the Indian Ocean in august - Minimum: 55°F/Maximum: 86°FWater temperature of the Indian Ocean in september - Minimum: 55°F/Maximum: 86°FWater temperature of the Indian Ocean in october - Minimum: 55°F/Maximum: 86°FWater temperature of the Indian Ocean in november - Minimum: 58°F/Maximum: 88°FWater temperature of the Indian Ocean in december - Minimum: 60°F/Maximum: 89°F