Coldest sea in Africa in August

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

Coldest in August

Marion Island

5.3°C August mean in South Africa

Regional August 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 August

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 August fits in the year

August 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 August 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 August

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

#	Location	Country	August mean
1	Marion Island Western Cape	South Africa	5.3°C
2	Luderitz	Namibia	11.7°C
3	Port Nolloth	South Africa	12.2°C
4	Oranjemund Karas Region	Namibia	12.6°C
5	Alexander Bay	South Africa	12.8°C
6	Hondeklip Bay	South Africa	13.0°C
7	Elands Bay	South Africa	13.2°C
8	Lamberts Bay Western Cape	South Africa	13.2°C
9	Walvis Bay	Namibia	13.3°C
10	Skeleton Bay	Namibia	13.4°C
11	Swakopmund	Namibia	13.4°C
12	St Helena Bay	South Africa	13.5°C
13	Velddrif	South Africa	13.5°C
14	Henties Bay Erongo Region	Namibia	13.6°C
15	Wlotzkasbaken Erongo Region	Namibia	13.6°C
16	Tristan da Cunha Tristan da Cunha	Saint Helena	13.7°C
17	Mile 72 Erongo Region	Namibia	13.9°C
18	Terrace Bay Kunene Region	Namibia	13.9°C
19	Mile 108 Erongo Region	Namibia	13.9°C
20	Torra Bay Kunene Region	Namibia	14.0°C
21	Bloubergstrand	South Africa	14.2°C
22	Camps Bay	South Africa	14.2°C
23	Cape Town	South Africa	14.2°C
24	Clifton	South Africa	14.2°C
25	Sea Point	South Africa	14.2°C

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26	Sunset Beach	South Africa	14.2°C
27	Paternoster	South Africa	14.2°C
28	Buffels Bay Western Cape	South Africa	14.3°C
29	Big Bay Western Cape	South Africa	14.4°C
30	Robben Island Western Cape	South Africa	14.4°C
31	Table Bay Western Cape	South Africa	14.4°C
32	Boulders Beach	South Africa	14.4°C
33	Fish Hoek	South Africa	14.4°C
34	Glencairn Beach	South Africa	14.4°C
35	Hout Bay	South Africa	14.4°C
36	Kalk Bay	South Africa	14.4°C
37	Kommetjie	South Africa	14.4°C
38	Melkbosstrand	South Africa	14.4°C
39	Muizenberg	South Africa	14.4°C
40	Noordhoek	South Africa	14.4°C
41	Scarborough	South Africa	14.4°C
42	Simon's Town	South Africa	14.4°C
43	St James	South Africa	14.4°C
44	Langebaan	South Africa	14.5°C
45	Yzerfontein	South Africa	14.6°C
46	Khayelitsha Western Cape	South Africa	14.6°C
47	Schrywers Hoek Western Cape	South Africa	14.6°C
48	Schrywershoek Western Cape	South Africa	14.6°C
49	Saldanha	South Africa	14.6°C
50	Pringle Bay	South Africa	14.7°C

Warmest 10 in Africa in August

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

#	Location	Country	August mean
1	Dahlac Archipelago	Eritrea	32.7°C
2	Harmil Island Northern Red Sea	Eritrea	32.6°C
3	Massawa	Eritrea	32.5°C
4	Mits'iwa Northern Red Sea	Eritrea	32.5°C
5	Bahir Dar	Ethiopia	32.4°C
6	Lake Tana	Ethiopia	32.4°C
7	Edd	Eritrea	32.3°C
8	Aseb Southern Red Sea	Eritrea	31.9°C
9	Assab	Eritrea	31.8°C
10	Muhammad Qol South Kordan	Sudan	31.8°C