Coldest sea in Africa in December

748 coastal locations in Africa ranked by typical December sea temperature, coldest first. Region-wide average in December: 24.6°C.

Coldest in December

Marion Island

6.1°C December mean in South Africa

Regional December average

24.6°C

across all 748 coastal locations in Africa

Vs annual mean

+0.2°C

above the year-round regional average

What the Africa sea feels like in December

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 December fits in the year

December 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 December 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 December

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

#	Location	Country	December mean
1	Marion Island Western Cape	South Africa	6.1°C
2	Sal	Morocco	9.8°C
3	Luderitz	Namibia	13.4°C
4	St Helena Bay	South Africa	14.8°C
5	Velddrif	South Africa	14.8°C
6	Port Nolloth	South Africa	14.9°C
7	Langebaan	South Africa	14.9°C
8	Schrywers Hoek Western Cape	South Africa	15.0°C
9	Schrywershoek Western Cape	South Africa	15.0°C
10	Buffels Bay Western Cape	South Africa	15.1°C
11	Elands Bay	South Africa	15.2°C
12	Lamberts Bay Western Cape	South Africa	15.2°C
13	Paternoster	South Africa	15.2°C
14	Bloubergstrand	South Africa	15.3°C
15	Camps Bay	South Africa	15.3°C
16	Cape Town	South Africa	15.3°C
17	Clifton	South Africa	15.3°C
18	Sea Point	South Africa	15.3°C
19	Sunset Beach	South Africa	15.3°C
20	Yzerfontein	South Africa	15.4°C
21	Saldanha	South Africa	15.5°C
22	Oranjemund Karas Region	Namibia	15.6°C
23	Hondeklip Bay	South Africa	15.8°C
24	Alexander Bay	South Africa	15.9°C
25	Big Bay Western Cape	South Africa	16.0°C

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26	Robben Island Western Cape	South Africa	16.0°C
27	Table Bay Western Cape	South Africa	16.0°C
28	Boulders Beach	South Africa	16.3°C
29	Fish Hoek	South Africa	16.3°C
30	Glencairn Beach	South Africa	16.3°C
31	Hout Bay	South Africa	16.3°C
32	Kalk Bay	South Africa	16.3°C
33	Kommetjie	South Africa	16.3°C
34	Melkbosstrand	South Africa	16.3°C
35	Muizenberg	South Africa	16.3°C
36	Noordhoek	South Africa	16.3°C
37	Scarborough	South Africa	16.3°C
38	Simon's Town	South Africa	16.3°C
39	St James	South Africa	16.3°C
40	Walvis Bay	Namibia	16.6°C
41	Sfax	Tunisia	16.6°C
42	Kerkennah Islands	Tunisia	16.7°C
43	Tanger Mediterranee Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma	Morocco	16.9°C
44	Skeleton Bay	Namibia	16.9°C
45	Swakopmund	Namibia	16.9°C
46	Mostaganem	Algeria	17.0°C
47	Mers El Kebir	Algeria	17.0°C
48	Oran	Algeria	17.0°C
49	Terrace Bay Kunene Region	Namibia	17.0°C
50	Ain El Turk	Algeria	17.1°C

Warmest 10 in Africa in December

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

#	Location	Country	December mean
1	Maintirano Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	30.3°C
2	Îlot Indien Toliara Province	Madagascar	30.1°C
3	Morondava	Madagascar	29.9°C
4	Nosy Maroantaly Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	29.9°C
5	Andoany (Hell-Ville) Antsiranana Province	Madagascar	29.9°C
6	Andoany (Hellville) Antsiranana Province	Madagascar	29.9°C
7	Pointe Maroloha Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	29.9°C
8	Baie De Baly Toamasina Province	Madagascar	29.8°C
9	Nosy Makamby Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	29.8°C
10	Nosy Lava Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	29.7°C