Water temperature of the Mediterranean Sea in may Where to swim in the Mediterranean Sea in may 2025?

Several countries border the seaside of the Mediterranean Sea, including: Albania, Algeria, Balearic Islands, Camargue, Cyprus, Corfu Island, Corsica, French Riviera and Provence, Crete and Djerba. We measure the water temperature daily in these countries and archive it in order to calculate monthly averages, like those of the month of may.

The seasonal average for the water temperature in the month of may is between 60°F and 71°F. The lowest sea temperature measured this month is 55°F and the highest is 76°F.

The sea temperature map of the Mediterranean Sea in may

The map below presents a monthly average of the water temperature of the Mediterranean Sea for the month of may 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 may.

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Where can you swim in the Mediterranean Sea in may?

Below, see the average temperatures measured in may in the different countries on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea.

Albania

Sea temperature in may at the shore of the Mediterranean Sea:

67°F

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Algeria

Sea temperature in may at the shore of the Mediterranean Sea:

66°F to 67°F

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Balearic Islands

Sea temperature in may at the shore of the Mediterranean Sea:

66°F to 67°F

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Camargue

Sea temperature in may at the shore of the Mediterranean Sea:

63°F to 63°F

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Cyprus

Sea temperature in may at the shore of the Mediterranean Sea:

70°F to 70°F

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Corfu Island

Sea temperature in may at the shore of the Mediterranean Sea:

67°F to 68°F

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Corsica

Sea temperature in may at the shore of the Mediterranean Sea:

65°F to 66°F

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French Riviera and Provence

Sea temperature in may at the shore of the Mediterranean Sea:

63°F to 65°F

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Crete

Sea temperature in may at the shore of the Mediterranean Sea:

67°F to 68°F

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Djerba

Sea temperature in may at the shore of the Mediterranean Sea:

68°F to 69°F

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Egypt

Sea temperature in may at the shore of the Mediterranean Sea:

69°F to 71°F

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Spain

Sea temperature in may at the shore of the Mediterranean Sea:

63°F to 67°F

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Greece

Sea temperature in may at the shore of the Mediterranean Sea:

64°F to 68°F

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Ibiza

Sea temperature in may at the shore of the Mediterranean Sea:

67°F to 67°F

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Kos

Sea temperature in may at the shore of the Mediterranean Sea:

67°F to 68°F

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Israel

Sea temperature in may at the shore of the Mediterranean Sea:

70°F to 71°F

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Italy

Sea temperature in may at the shore of the Mediterranean Sea:

65°F to 67°F

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Languedoc-Roussillon Mediterranean

Sea temperature in may at the shore of the Mediterranean Sea:

62°F to 63°F

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Lebanon

Sea temperature in may at the shore of the Mediterranean Sea:

71°F to 71°F

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Majorca

Sea temperature in may at the shore of the Mediterranean Sea:

66°F to 67°F

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Malta

Sea temperature in may at the shore of the Mediterranean Sea:

66°F to 66°F

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See monthly seasonal averages of the water temperature of the Mediterranean Sea by clicking on the links below:

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