Coldest sea in Africa in November

748 coastal locations in Africa ranked by typical November sea temperature, coldest first. Region-wide average in November: 24.9°C.

Coldest in November

Marion Island

5.5°C November mean in South Africa

Regional November average

24.9°C

across all 748 coastal locations in Africa

Vs annual mean

+0.4°C

above the year-round regional average

What the Africa sea feels like in November

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 November fits in the year

November 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 November 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 November

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

#	Location	Country	November mean
1	Marion Island Western Cape	South Africa	5.5°C
2	Luderitz	Namibia	12.9°C
3	Port Nolloth	South Africa	13.9°C
4	Sal	Morocco	14.0°C
5	St Helena Bay	South Africa	14.3°C
6	Velddrif	South Africa	14.3°C
7	Oranjemund Karas Region	Namibia	14.6°C
8	Elands Bay	South Africa	14.6°C
9	Alexander Bay	South Africa	14.7°C
10	Hondeklip Bay	South Africa	14.7°C
11	Langebaan	South Africa	14.7°C
12	Lamberts Bay Western Cape	South Africa	14.7°C
13	Paternoster	South Africa	14.8°C
14	Buffels Bay Western Cape	South Africa	14.8°C
15	Bloubergstrand	South Africa	14.9°C
16	Camps Bay	South Africa	14.9°C
17	Cape Town	South Africa	14.9°C
18	Clifton	South Africa	14.9°C
19	Sea Point	South Africa	14.9°C
20	Sunset Beach	South Africa	14.9°C
21	Schrywers Hoek Western Cape	South Africa	14.9°C
22	Schrywershoek Western Cape	South Africa	14.9°C
23	Yzerfontein	South Africa	14.9°C
24	Saldanha	South Africa	15.1°C
25	Tristan da Cunha Tristan da Cunha	Saint Helena	15.2°C

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26	Walvis Bay	Namibia	15.3°C
27	Big Bay Western Cape	South Africa	15.4°C
28	Robben Island Western Cape	South Africa	15.4°C
29	Table Bay Western Cape	South Africa	15.4°C
30	Boulders Beach	South Africa	15.5°C
31	Fish Hoek	South Africa	15.5°C
32	Glencairn Beach	South Africa	15.5°C
33	Hout Bay	South Africa	15.5°C
34	Kalk Bay	South Africa	15.5°C
35	Kommetjie	South Africa	15.5°C
36	Melkbosstrand	South Africa	15.5°C
37	Muizenberg	South Africa	15.5°C
38	Noordhoek	South Africa	15.5°C
39	Scarborough	South Africa	15.5°C
40	Simon's Town	South Africa	15.5°C
41	St James	South Africa	15.5°C
42	Skeleton Bay	Namibia	15.7°C
43	Swakopmund	Namibia	15.7°C
44	Terrace Bay Kunene Region	Namibia	15.8°C
45	Torra Bay Kunene Region	Namibia	15.9°C
46	Mile 108 Erongo Region	Namibia	15.9°C
47	Henties Bay Erongo Region	Namibia	16.1°C
48	Wlotzkasbaken Erongo Region	Namibia	16.1°C
49	Mile 72 Erongo Region	Namibia	16.4°C
50	Llandudno Western Cape	South Africa	16.5°C

Warmest 10 in Africa in November

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

#	Location	Country	November mean
1	Mits'iwa Northern Red Sea	Eritrea	30.4°C
2	Massawa	Eritrea	30.3°C
3	Sawakin Red Sea	Sudan	29.9°C
4	Harmil Island Northern Red Sea	Eritrea	29.9°C
5	Bubaque Bolama	Guinea-Bissau	29.9°C
6	Ponta Biombo Biombo	Guinea-Bissau	29.9°C
7	Ghoubbet El Kharâb Devil's Islands	Djibouti	29.8°C
8	Bolama Bissau	Guinea-Bissau	29.8°C
9	Suakin	Sudan	29.8°C
10	Bissau	Guinea-Bissau	29.8°C