Coldest sea in Africa in January

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

Coldest in January

Sal

6.6°C January mean in Morocco

Regional January average

24.3°C

across all 748 coastal locations in Africa

Vs annual mean

-0.2°C

below the year-round regional average

What the Africa sea feels like in January

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 January fits in the year

January 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 January 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 January

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

#	Location	Country	January mean
1	Sal	Morocco	6.6°C
2	Marion Island Western Cape	South Africa	7.0°C
3	Luderitz	Namibia	14.4°C
4	Sfax	Tunisia	14.4°C
5	Kerkennah Islands	Tunisia	14.6°C
6	Gabes	Tunisia	14.6°C
7	Langebaan	South Africa	15.2°C
8	St Helena Bay	South Africa	15.3°C
9	Velddrif	South Africa	15.3°C
10	Port Nolloth	South Africa	15.3°C
11	Yzerfontein	South Africa	15.5°C
12	Bloubergstrand	South Africa	15.5°C
13	Camps Bay	South Africa	15.5°C
14	Cape Town	South Africa	15.5°C
15	Clifton	South Africa	15.5°C
16	Sea Point	South Africa	15.5°C
17	Sunset Beach	South Africa	15.5°C
18	Schrywers Hoek Western Cape	South Africa	15.5°C
19	Schrywershoek Western Cape	South Africa	15.5°C
20	Paternoster	South Africa	15.6°C
21	Saldanha	South Africa	15.7°C
22	El Abassia Sfax	Tunisia	15.8°C
23	Dellys	Algeria	15.8°C
24	Algiers	Algeria	15.8°C
25	Bordj El Kiffan	Algeria	15.8°C

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26	Tipaza	Algeria	15.8°C
27	Bejaia	Algeria	15.8°C
28	Boumerdes	Algeria	15.9°C
29	Jijel	Algeria	15.9°C
30	Hammam Lif	Tunisia	15.9°C
31	Tunis	Tunisia	15.9°C
32	Annaba	Algeria	15.9°C
33	Bab Ezzouar	Algeria	15.9°C
34	Bizerte	Tunisia	15.9°C
35	Buffels Bay Western Cape	South Africa	15.9°C
36	Carthage	Tunisia	15.9°C
37	Gammarth	Tunisia	15.9°C
38	La Goulette	Tunisia	15.9°C
39	La Marsa	Tunisia	15.9°C
40	Sidi Bou Said	Tunisia	15.9°C
41	Korba	Tunisia	15.9°C
42	Elands Bay	South Africa	15.9°C
43	Boumerdas Boumerdès Province	Algeria	16.0°C
44	Skikda	Algeria	16.0°C
45	Mostaganem	Algeria	16.0°C
46	Tipasa Tipaza Province	Algeria	16.0°C
47	Mers El Kebir	Algeria	16.0°C
48	Oran	Algeria	16.0°C
49	Ain El Turk	Algeria	16.0°C
50	Tabarka	Tunisia	16.0°C

Warmest 10 in Africa in January

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

#	Location	Country	January mean
1	Îlot Indien Toliara Province	Madagascar	30.6°C
2	Cap Ankarana Toliara Province	Madagascar	30.5°C
3	Morondava	Madagascar	30.4°C
4	Nosy Andriangory Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	30.4°C
5	Nosy Andriamitaroka Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	30.3°C
6	Maintirano Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	30.2°C
7	Nosy Maroantaly Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	30.0°C
8	Moromb	Madagascar	30.0°C
9	Andoany (Hell-Ville) Antsiranana Province	Madagascar	29.9°C
10	Andoany (Hellville) Antsiranana Province	Madagascar	29.9°C