Warmest sea in Africa in June

748 coastal locations in Africa ranked by their typical June sea temperature. Region-wide average in June: 24.4°C. The top of the list is where to find the warmest swimming this month.

Warmest in June

Ghoubbet El Kharâb

31.8°C June mean in Djibouti

Regional June average

24.4°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 June

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 June fits in the year

June 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 June mean, useful for trip planning weeks or months ahead.

Zoom in to see individual locations. Click a pin for water temperatures. View list →

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Top 50 warmest Africa locations in June

Sorted by the typical June mean built from a decade of daily readings at each location. Click any place for its 30-day chart, monthly profile, and full 10-year history.

#	Location	Country	June mean
1	Ghoubbet El Kharâb Devil's Islands	Djibouti	31.8°C
2	Djibouti	Djibouti	31.6°C
3	Tadjoura	Djibouti	31.6°C
4	Abaya Lake	Ethiopia	31.6°C
5	Arba Minch	Ethiopia	31.6°C
6	Qandala	Somalia	31.6°C
7	Djibouti Djibouti	Djibouti	31.6°C
8	Loyada	Djibouti	31.5°C
9	Caluula Bari	Somalia	31.4°C
10	Bosaso	Somalia	31.4°C
11	Saylac Awdal	Somalia	31.4°C
12	Obock	Djibouti	31.3°C
13	Mits'iwa Northern Red Sea	Eritrea	31.3°C
14	Bahir Dar	Ethiopia	31.3°C
15	Lake Tana	Ethiopia	31.3°C
16	Dahlac Archipelago	Eritrea	31.2°C
17	Edd	Eritrea	31.2°C
18	Massawa	Eritrea	31.2°C
19	Harmil Island Northern Red Sea	Eritrea	31.1°C
20	Aseb Southern Red Sea	Eritrea	30.9°C
21	Assab	Eritrea	30.9°C
22	Xiis Sanaag	Somalia	30.8°C
23	Sawabi Obock	Djibouti	30.8°C
24	Berbera	Somalia	30.7°C
25	Bereeda	Somalia	30.6°C

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26	Sawakin Red Sea	Sudan	30.4°C
27	Suakin	Sudan	30.4°C
28	Port Sudan	Sudan	30.3°C
29	Muhammad Qol South Kordan	Sudan	29.5°C
30	Konakridee Northern Province	Sierra Leone	29.0°C
31	Camayenne Conakry	Guinea	29.0°C
32	Shenge Point Southern Province	Sierra Leone	29.0°C
33	Konakridee	Sierra Leone	29.0°C
34	Kassiri	Sierra Leone	29.0°C
35	Freetown	Sierra Leone	28.9°C
36	Pepel	Sierra Leone	28.9°C
37	Sheather Rock Southern	Sierra Leone	28.9°C
38	Tintafor	Sierra Leone	28.9°C
39	Bolama Bissau	Guinea-Bissau	28.9°C
40	Port Kamsar Boké	Guinea	28.9°C
41	Rio Nunez Approaches Boke Prefecture	Guinea	28.9°C
42	Ponta Biombo Biombo	Guinea-Bissau	28.9°C
43	Conakry	Guinea	28.9°C
44	Bubaque Bolama	Guinea-Bissau	28.9°C
45	Bonthe	Sierra Leone	28.8°C
46	Bissau	Guinea-Bissau	28.8°C
47	Joao Vieira (Jamber Islands) Bolama	Guinea-Bissau	28.8°C
48	River Cess River Cess	Liberia	28.7°C
49	Boffa	Guinea	28.7°C
50	Robertsport	Liberia	28.7°C

Coldest 10 in Africa in June

Same data the other way. Helpful if you want to know which Africa coasts to avoid for swimming in June.

#	Location	Country	June mean
1	Marion Island Western Cape	South Africa	5.9°C
2	Luderitz	Namibia	12.7°C
3	Port Nolloth	South Africa	13.0°C
4	Lamberts Bay Western Cape	South Africa	13.4°C
5	Elands Bay	South Africa	13.4°C
6	Hondeklip Bay	South Africa	13.5°C
7	St Helena Bay	South Africa	13.5°C
8	Velddrif	South Africa	13.5°C
9	Oranjemund Karas Region	Namibia	13.5°C
10	Alexander Bay	South Africa	13.6°C