Water temperature of the South China Sea in october Where to swim in the South China Sea in october 2025?
Several countries border the seaside of the South China Sea, including: Borneo (Kalimantan), Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Palawan island, Philippines, Singapore and Sumatra. We measure the water temperature daily in these countries and archive it in order to calculate monthly averages, like those of the month of october.
The seasonal average for the water temperature in the month of october is between 77°F and 86°F. The lowest sea temperature measured this month is 73°F and the highest is 88°F.
The sea temperature map of the South China Sea in october
The map below presents a monthly average of the water temperature of the South China Sea for the month of october 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 october.
Where can you swim in the South China Sea in october?
Below, see the average temperatures measured in october in the different countries on the shores of the South China Sea.
Borneo (Kalimantan)
85°F to 86°F
ideal swimmingBrunei
85°F to 85°F
ideal swimmingCambodia
85°F
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77°F to 81°F
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80°F to 80°F
ideal swimmingMalaysia
85°F to 86°F
ideal swimmingPalawan island
85°F to 85°F
ideal swimmingPhilippines
83°F to 86°F
ideal swimmingSingapore
86°F to 86°F
ideal swimmingSumatra
86°F to 86°F
ideal swimmingTaiwan
82°F
ideal swimmingVietnam
81°F to 85°F
ideal swimmingWater temperature of the South China Sea: choose another month
See monthly seasonal averages of the water temperature of the South China Sea by clicking on the links below: