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Coldest sea in Africa in May

748 coastal locations in Africa ranked by typical May sea temperature, coldest first. Region-wide average in May: 24.4°C.

Coldest in May

Marion Island

6.6°C May mean in South Africa

Regional May average

24.4°C

across all 748 coastal locations in Africa

Vs annual mean

-0.0°C

below the year-round regional average

What the Africa sea feels like in May

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
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  • 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 May fits in the year

May 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 May 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 May

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

# Location May mean
1 Marion Island Western Cape 6.6°C
2 Sal 12.8°C
3 Luderitz 13.0°C
4 Port Nolloth 13.0°C
5 Hondeklip Bay 13.5°C
6 Lamberts Bay Western Cape 13.6°C
7 St Helena Bay 13.6°C
8 Velddrif 13.6°C
9 Buffels Bay Western Cape 13.7°C
10 Oranjemund Karas Region 13.7°C
11 Schrywers Hoek Western Cape 13.9°C
12 Schrywershoek Western Cape 13.9°C
13 Bloubergstrand 13.9°C
14 Camps Bay 13.9°C
15 Cape Town 13.9°C
16 Clifton 13.9°C
17 Sea Point 13.9°C
18 Sunset Beach 13.9°C
19 Elands Bay 13.9°C
20 Alexander Bay 14.0°C
21 Langebaan 14.1°C
22 Paternoster 14.1°C
23 Yzerfontein 14.4°C
24 Big Bay Western Cape 14.6°C
25 Robben Island Western Cape 14.6°C
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26 Table Bay Western Cape 14.6°C
27 Saldanha 14.6°C
28 Boulders Beach 14.6°C
29 Fish Hoek 14.6°C
30 Glencairn Beach 14.6°C
31 Hout Bay 14.6°C
32 Kalk Bay 14.6°C
33 Kommetjie 14.6°C
34 Melkbosstrand 14.6°C
35 Muizenberg 14.6°C
36 Noordhoek 14.6°C
37 Scarborough 14.6°C
38 Simon's Town 14.6°C
39 St James 14.6°C
40 Walvis Bay 15.1°C
41 Gansbaai 15.3°C
42 Pearly Beach 15.3°C
43 Pringle Bay 15.4°C
44 Skeleton Bay 15.4°C
45 Swakopmund 15.4°C
46 Milnerton 15.6°C
47 Henties Bay Erongo Region 15.7°C
48 Wlotzkasbaken Erongo Region 15.7°C
49 Cape Point 15.8°C
50 Khayelitsha Western Cape 15.8°C

Warmest 10 in Africa in May

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

# Location May mean
1 Ghoubbet El Kharâb Devil's Islands 31.0°C
2 Djibouti 31.0°C
3 Tadjoura 31.0°C
4 Abaya Lake 31.0°C
5 Arba Minch 31.0°C
6 Djibouti Djibouti 31.0°C
7 Loyada 30.9°C
8 Saylac Awdal 30.8°C
9 Obock 30.8°C
10 Mits'iwa Northern Red Sea 30.8°C

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