Coldest sea in Africa in April

748 coastal locations in Africa ranked by typical April sea temperature, coldest first. Region-wide average in April: 24.3°C.

Coldest in April

Marion Island

7.0°C April mean in South Africa

Regional April average

24.3°C

across all 748 coastal locations in Africa

Vs annual mean

-0.1°C

below the year-round regional average

What the Africa sea feels like in April

Water at this temperature is very pleasant to swim in. If you tend to wear a wetsuit when swimming, you might consider removing it now to avoid the body overheating.

Africa monthly average 24.2°C to 24.9°C

Warmest month November 24.9°C
Coldest month March 24.2°C
Annual mean 24.4°C
Months above 20°C 12 of 12

Where April fits in the year

April sits inside the regional pattern shown on the left. Pick a different month to see how the ranking shifts.

All twelve Africa month rankings:

Africa sea temperature map (live)

The map shows today's latest reading at every Africa location. The list below is based on the typical April mean.

Zoom in to see individual locations. Click a pin for water temperatures. View list →

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Top 50 coldest Africa locations in April

Sorted by typical April mean from a decade of daily readings, coldest first. Click any place for the full location page.

#	Location	Country	April mean
1	Marion Island Western Cape	South Africa	7.0°C
2	Sal	Morocco	8.4°C
3	Port Nolloth	South Africa	13.7°C
4	Luderitz	Namibia	13.7°C
5	Bloubergstrand	South Africa	13.8°C
6	Buffels Bay Western Cape	South Africa	13.8°C
7	Camps Bay	South Africa	13.8°C
8	Cape Town	South Africa	13.8°C
9	Clifton	South Africa	13.8°C
10	Sea Point	South Africa	13.8°C
11	Sunset Beach	South Africa	13.8°C
12	Schrywers Hoek Western Cape	South Africa	13.9°C
13	Schrywershoek Western Cape	South Africa	13.9°C
14	Langebaan	South Africa	14.0°C
15	Yzerfontein	South Africa	14.1°C
16	Hondeklip Bay	South Africa	14.1°C
17	St Helena Bay	South Africa	14.1°C
18	Velddrif	South Africa	14.1°C
19	Big Bay Western Cape	South Africa	14.3°C
20	Robben Island Western Cape	South Africa	14.3°C
21	Table Bay Western Cape	South Africa	14.3°C
22	Boulders Beach	South Africa	14.3°C
23	Fish Hoek	South Africa	14.3°C
24	Glencairn Beach	South Africa	14.3°C
25	Hout Bay	South Africa	14.3°C

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26	Kalk Bay	South Africa	14.3°C
27	Kommetjie	South Africa	14.3°C
28	Melkbosstrand	South Africa	14.3°C
29	Muizenberg	South Africa	14.3°C
30	Noordhoek	South Africa	14.3°C
31	Scarborough	South Africa	14.3°C
32	Simon's Town	South Africa	14.3°C
33	St James	South Africa	14.3°C
34	Paternoster	South Africa	14.3°C
35	Lamberts Bay Western Cape	South Africa	14.5°C
36	Saldanha	South Africa	14.5°C
37	Oranjemund Karas Region	Namibia	14.6°C
38	Elands Bay	South Africa	14.6°C
39	Alexander Bay	South Africa	14.8°C
40	Llandudno Western Cape	South Africa	15.5°C
41	Cape Point	South Africa	15.5°C
42	Gansbaai	South Africa	15.5°C
43	Pearly Beach	South Africa	15.5°C
44	Khayelitsha Western Cape	South Africa	15.7°C
45	Milnerton	South Africa	15.7°C
46	Pringle Bay	South Africa	15.7°C
47	Walvis Bay	Namibia	16.1°C
48	Bizerte	Tunisia	16.2°C
49	Korba	Tunisia	16.3°C
50	Gordon's Bay	South Africa	16.3°C

Warmest 10 in Africa in April

Same data the other way. The warmest spots for the same month.

#	Location	Country	April mean
1	Bird Island	Seychelles	30.5°C
2	Denis Island	Seychelles	30.4°C
3	Ile Denis Inner Islands	Seychelles	30.4°C
4	Bancs Africains Outer Islands	Seychelles	30.3°C
5	North Island	Seychelles	30.3°C
6	Silhouette Island	Seychelles	30.3°C
7	Anse Lazio	Seychelles	30.3°C
8	Anse Volbert	Seychelles	30.3°C
9	Cousin Island	Seychelles	30.3°C
10	Praslin	Seychelles	30.3°C