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Where it's hot in December in Africa

Africa coastal locations where the sea is genuinely warm in December. The regional average sits at 24.6°C in December. 578 of 748 tracked locations cross the comfortable swim threshold of 20°C this month — that's 77% of Africa's coastline.

Above 20°C

578

77% of Africa coastal locations, in December

Above 25°C

430

57% of Africa coastal locations, in December

Warmest in December

Maintirano

30.3°C in Madagascar

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
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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

How December compares

December is one of the warmest months for Africa coastal swimming. Most of the region's coast sits above the comfortable 20°C threshold.

All twelve months for Africa:

Africa sea temperatures right now

Live pins for Africa coloured by today's reading. The list below uses the typical December mean built from a decade of daily history.

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Top 50 hottest Africa locations in December

Sorted by typical December sea temperature. The first column is the rank; the value column is the long-term mean for December. Click any place for its full page.

# Location December mean
1 Maintirano Mahajanga Province 30.3°C
2 Îlot Indien Toliara Province 30.1°C
3 Morondava 29.9°C
4 Nosy Maroantaly Mahajanga Province 29.9°C
5 Andoany (Hell-Ville) Antsiranana Province 29.9°C
6 Andoany (Hellville) Antsiranana Province 29.9°C
7 Pointe Maroloha Mahajanga Province 29.9°C
8 Baie De Baly Toamasina Province 29.8°C
9 Nosy Makamby Mahajanga Province 29.8°C
10 Nosy Lava Mahajanga Province 29.7°C
11 Cap Ankarana Toliara Province 29.7°C
12 Marosakoa Mahajanga Province 29.7°C
13 Pointe Ambararata Mahajanga Province 29.6°C
14 Mahajanga 29.6°C
15 Nosy Mitsio Antsiranana Province 29.6°C
16 Andoany 29.5°C
17 Nosy Be 29.5°C
18 Nosy Andriangory Mahajanga Province 29.4°C
19 Batja Pwani Region 29.4°C
20 Salale Pwani Region 29.4°C
21 Simba Uranga Pwani Region 29.4°C
22 Porto do Ibo Cabo Delgado 29.3°C
23 Usimbe Pwani Region 29.3°C
24 Dzaoudzi Dzaoudzi 29.3°C
25 Nosy Andriamitaroka Mahajanga Province 29.3°C
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26 Mocimboa da Praia Cabo Delgado 29.3°C
27 Sofala Sofala Province 29.2°C
28 Rio del Rey Entrance Ndian 29.2°C
29 Pemba 29.2°C
30 Moroney 29.2°C
31 Lake Malawi 29.2°C
32 Mamoudzou 29.2°C
33 Passamainty 29.2°C
34 Sada 29.2°C
35 Lake Niassa 29.2°C
36 Lake Nyasa 29.2°C
37 Chiloane (Porto De) Sofala 29.2°C
38 Porto de Chiloane Sofala Province 29.2°C
39 River Cess River Cess 29.2°C
40 Palma (Baia de Tungue) Cabo Delgado 29.2°C
41 Tanganyika 29.2°C
42 Bandraboua 29.1°C
43 Koungou 29.1°C
44 Mtsahara 29.1°C
45 Mtsamboro 29.1°C
46 Mtwara Bay Mtwara Region 29.1°C
47 Bamusso 29.1°C
48 Ouani 29.1°C
49 Malabo 29.1°C
50 Sheather Rock Southern 29.1°C

Above the comfortable-swim threshold (20°C)

Every Africa location whose typical December mean sits above 20°C, the threshold most people find comfortable for unassisted swimming. 578 locations in total (77% of the region's coastline).

# Location December mean
1 Maintirano Mahajanga Province 30.3°C
2 Îlot Indien Toliara Province 30.1°C
3 Morondava 29.9°C
4 Nosy Maroantaly Mahajanga Province 29.9°C
5 Andoany (Hell-Ville) Antsiranana Province 29.9°C
6 Andoany (Hellville) Antsiranana Province 29.9°C
7 Pointe Maroloha Mahajanga Province 29.9°C
8 Baie De Baly Toamasina Province 29.8°C
9 Nosy Makamby Mahajanga Province 29.8°C
10 Nosy Lava Mahajanga Province 29.7°C
11 Cap Ankarana Toliara Province 29.7°C
12 Marosakoa Mahajanga Province 29.7°C
13 Pointe Ambararata Mahajanga Province 29.6°C
14 Mahajanga 29.6°C
15 Nosy Mitsio Antsiranana Province 29.6°C
16 Andoany 29.5°C
17 Nosy Be 29.5°C
18 Nosy Andriangory Mahajanga Province 29.4°C
19 Batja Pwani Region 29.4°C
20 Salale Pwani Region 29.4°C
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21 Simba Uranga Pwani Region 29.4°C
22 Porto do Ibo Cabo Delgado 29.3°C
23 Usimbe Pwani Region 29.3°C
24 Dzaoudzi Dzaoudzi 29.3°C
25 Nosy Andriamitaroka Mahajanga Province 29.3°C
26 Mocimboa da Praia Cabo Delgado 29.3°C
27 Sofala Sofala Province 29.2°C
28 Rio del Rey Entrance Ndian 29.2°C
29 Pemba 29.2°C
30 Moroney 29.2°C
31 Lake Malawi 29.2°C
32 Mamoudzou 29.2°C
33 Passamainty 29.2°C
34 Sada 29.2°C
35 Lake Niassa 29.2°C
36 Lake Nyasa 29.2°C
37 Chiloane (Porto De) Sofala 29.2°C
38 Porto de Chiloane Sofala Province 29.2°C
39 River Cess River Cess 29.2°C
40 Palma (Baia de Tungue) Cabo Delgado 29.2°C
41 Tanganyika 29.2°C
42 Bandraboua 29.1°C
43 Koungou 29.1°C
44 Mtsahara 29.1°C
45 Mtsamboro 29.1°C
46 Mtwara Bay Mtwara Region 29.1°C
47 Bamusso 29.1°C
48 Ouani 29.1°C
49 Malabo 29.1°C
50 Sheather Rock Southern 29.1°C
51 Baffu Bay Sinoe County 29.1°C
52 Vamizi Island 29.1°C
53 Shenge Point Southern Province 29.1°C
54 Bagamoyo 29.1°C
55 Burutu 29.1°C
56 Kiswere Lindi Region 29.1°C
57 Mtwara 29.1°C
58 Bonaberi 29.1°C
59 Sinoe Bay Sinoe County 29.1°C
60 Kilindoni Pwani Region 29.1°C
61 Limbe 29.1°C
62 Buchanan 29.1°C
63 River Cess 29.1°C
64 Bujumbura 29.1°C
65 Man O War Bay Southwest 29.1°C
66 Monrovia 29.1°C
67 Gisenyi 29.1°C
68 Lake Manyara 29.1°C
69 Lindi 29.1°C
70 Musoma 29.1°C
71 Mwanza 29.1°C
72 Ngorongoro 29.1°C
73 Entebbe 29.1°C
74 Kampala 29.1°C
75 Calabar 29.1°C
76 Esuk Oron 29.1°C
77 Douala 29.1°C
78 Greenville 29.1°C
79 Bonthe 29.0°C
80 Camayenne Conakry 29.0°C
81 Robertsport 29.0°C
82 Jamestown Akwa Ibom 29.0°C
83 Madagho Delta 29.0°C
84 Chole Bay (Mafia Island) Pwani Region 29.0°C
85 Mafia Island 29.0°C
86 Konakridee Northern Province 29.0°C
87 Bioko 29.0°C
88 Forcados River Bar Delta State 29.0°C
89 Luba 29.0°C
90 Beira 29.0°C
91 Coetivy Island Outer Islands 28.9°C
92 Brass 28.9°C
93 Ebute Ikorodu 28.9°C
94 Lagos 28.9°C
95 Aldabra Islands Outer Islands 28.9°C
96 Axim 28.9°C
97 Harper 28.9°C
98 Moromb 28.9°C
99 Konakridee 28.9°C
100 Conakry 28.9°C
101 Tabou 28.9°C
102 Freetown 28.9°C
103 Kassiri 28.9°C
104 Pepel 28.9°C
105 Tintafor 28.9°C
106 Simuco Nampula 28.9°C
107 Río Campo Litoral 28.8°C
108 Mahonda 28.8°C
109 Latham Island Zanzibar 28.8°C
110 Grand Bassam 28.8°C
111 Akassa Bayelsa 28.8°C
112 Badagry Creek Lagos 28.8°C
113 Lagos Bar Lagos 28.8°C
114 Mahonda Unguja North Region 28.8°C
115 Sekondi-Takoradi 28.8°C
116 Nacala Porto 28.8°C
117 Nacala Nampula 28.8°C
118 Assumption Outer Islands 28.8°C
119 Grand Lahou 28.8°C
120 Bird Island 28.8°C
121 Bancs Africains Outer Islands 28.8°C
122 Chake Chake 28.8°C
123 Pemba Island Pemba North Region 28.8°C
124 Ras Rangoni Dar es Salam 28.8°C
125 Ras Rongoni Dar es Salam 28.8°C
126 Abidjan-Vridi District Autonome d'Abidjan 28.8°C
127 Boffa 28.8°C
128 Mkokotoni Harbour Unguja North Region 28.8°C
129 PajePaje 28.8°C
130 Porto-Novo 28.7°C
131 Eagle Island Outer Islands 28.7°C
132 Île Desroches Grand'Anse Mahé 28.7°C
133 Iles Desroches Outer Islands 28.7°C
134 Dar es Salaam 28.7°C
135 Bonny 28.7°C
136 Qua Iboe River Entrance Akwa Ibom State 28.7°C
137 Marie Louise Island Outer Islands 28.7°C
138 Abidjan 28.7°C
139 Sassandra 28.7°C
140 D'arros Island Outer Islands 28.7°C
141 Île Aux Vaches Grand'Anse Mahé 28.7°C
142 Mahé Grand'Anse Mahé 28.7°C
143 Zanzibar 28.7°C
144 Bata 28.7°C
145 Ile Denis Inner Islands 28.7°C
146 Pemba 28.7°C
147 Cotonou 28.7°C
148 Okrika 28.7°C
149 Port Harcourt 28.7°C
150 Opobo River Entrance (Sandy Point) Rivers 28.7°C
151 Alphonse Island 28.7°C
152 Baie Curieuse Grand'Anse Mahé 28.7°C
153 Praslin Island Baie Sainte Anne 28.7°C
154 Mbini Litoral 28.7°C
155 Rio Benito Litoral 28.7°C
156 Bonny River Approaches Rivers State 28.7°C
157 Denis Island 28.7°C
158 Agalega Islands Agaléga 28.7°C
159 North Island 28.7°C
160 Silhouette Island 28.7°C
161 Nosy Hao Mahajanga Province 28.6°C
162 Mkoani Kusini Pemba 28.6°C
163 Sekondi Western 28.6°C
164 Shama Junction Western Region 28.6°C
165 Takoradi Western Region 28.6°C
166 Beau Vallon 28.6°C
167 Island Cerf 28.6°C
168 Mahe Island 28.6°C
169 Victoria 28.6°C
170 San-Pedro 28.6°C
171 Mits'iwa Northern Red Sea 28.6°C
172 Porto de Bartolomeu Dias Inhambane Province 28.6°C
173 Bonny River Bar Rivers State 28.6°C
174 Bonny Town Rivers 28.6°C
175 Desroches Island 28.6°C
176 Mumford Central 28.6°C
177 Anse Lazio 28.6°C
178 Anse Volbert 28.6°C
179 Cousin Island 28.6°C
180 Praslin 28.6°C
181 Cocobeach 28.6°C
182 Frigate Island 28.6°C
183 Island Anonyme 28.6°C
184 Round Island 28.6°C
185 Sainte Anne Island 28.6°C
186 Farquhar Islands Outer Islands 28.6°C
187 Felicite Island 28.6°C
188 La Digue 28.6°C
189 Mesale Island Pemba South Region 28.6°C
190 Mesali Island Pemba South Region 28.6°C
191 Winneba 28.6°C
192 Pangani Bay Tanga Region 28.6°C
193 Cape Coast 28.6°C
194 Saint Pierre Island Praslin 28.6°C
195 Massawa 28.6°C
196 Libreville 28.5°C
197 Tema 28.5°C
198 Saltpond Central 28.5°C
199 Msuka Bay Pemba North Region 28.5°C
200 Keta Volta Region 28.5°C
201 Nungwi 28.5°C
202 Accra 28.5°C
203 Teshie 28.5°C
204 Porto de Mozambique Nampula 28.5°C
205 Tanga 28.5°C
206 Chinde (Porto De) Zambézia 28.5°C
207 Porto de Chinde Zambezia 28.5°C
208 Baia de Santo Antonio Príncipe 28.5°C
209 Antonio Enes 28.5°C
210 Ilha De Mocambique 28.4°C
211 Pointe Owendo Estuaire 28.4°C
212 Elmina Central 28.4°C
213 Jinja 28.4°C
214 Wasini Island Kwale County 28.4°C
215 Maroantsetra 28.4°C
216 Kilindini Mombasa County 28.4°C
217 Macuse Zambézia 28.4°C
218 Maquival Zambézia 28.4°C
219 Morrubune Zambezia 28.4°C
220 Apam Central 28.4°C
221 Bamburi 28.4°C
222 Mombasa 28.4°C
223 Kilifi 28.4°C
224 Takaungu 28.4°C
225 Shela Lamu County 28.4°C
226 Shimoni 28.4°C
227 Malindi 28.4°C
228 Mananara Avaratra 28.4°C
229 Lome 28.4°C
230 Kisumu 28.3°C
231 Watamu 28.3°C
232 Diani Beach 28.3°C
233 Gazi 28.3°C
234 Moma Nampula 28.3°C
235 Baie du Courrier Antsiranana Province 28.3°C
236 Port Kamsar Boké 28.3°C
237 Rio Nunez Approaches Boke Prefecture 28.3°C
238 Quelimane 28.3°C
239 Nchelenge 28.3°C
240 Kipini 28.2°C
241 Bazaruto Inhambane Province 28.2°C
242 Caue 28.2°C
243 Sao Jose dos Angolaresh 28.2°C
244 Sao Tome 28.2°C
245 Baie De Tintingue Toamasina Province 28.2°C
246 Soanierana Ivongo 28.2°C
247 Ambodifotatra 28.2°C
248 Antsiranana (Diego Suarez) Antsiranana Province 28.2°C
249 Mahavelona 28.2°C
250 Nosy Boraha Sainte-Marie 28.2°C
251 Ghoubbet El Kharâb Devil's Islands 28.2°C
252 Port-Gentil 28.2°C
253 Lamu 28.2°C
254 Antalaha 28.2°C
255 Fenoarivo Atsinanana Toamasina Province 28.2°C
256 Rade d'Antalaha Province de Diego-Suarez 28.1°C
257 Sambava 28.1°C
258 Antseranana 28.1°C
259 Moebase Zambézia 28.1°C
260 Baia de Ana Chaves São Tomé 28.1°C
261 Baie De Rigny Antsiranana Province 28.1°C
262 Bazaruto Island 28.1°C
263 Vohemar Antsiranana Province 28.1°C
264 Bazaruto Archipelago Sofala 28.1°C
265 Porto de Pebane Zambezia 28.1°C
266 Djibouti 28.1°C
267 Tadjoura 28.1°C
268 Abaya Lake 28.1°C
269 Arba Minch 28.1°C
270 Cap Lopez Ogooue-Maritime 28.1°C
271 Kiunga Lamu County 28.1°C
272 Sao Tome Caué 28.0°C
273 Joao Vieira (Jamber Islands) Bolama 28.0°C
274 Toamasina 28.0°C
275 Qooriga Kismaayo Jubbada Hoose 28.0°C
276 Toliara 28.0°C
277 Vilankulos 28.0°C
278 Anakao 27.9°C
279 Ifaty 27.9°C
280 Andovoranto 27.9°C
281 Djibouti Djibouti 27.9°C
282 Sawakin Red Sea 27.9°C
283 Bubaque Bolama 27.9°C
284 Kismaayo 27.9°C
285 Buur Gaabo 27.8°C
286 Port Sudan 27.8°C
287 Suakin 27.8°C
288 Loyada 27.8°C
289 Dahlac Archipelago 27.8°C
290 Harmil Island Northern Red Sea 27.8°C
291 Fenoarivo Atsinanana 27.8°C
292 Nosy Varika 27.8°C
293 Vatomandry Toamasina Province 27.7°C
294 Baraawe Shabeellaha Hoose 27.7°C
295 Ponta Biombo Biombo 27.7°C
296 Bolama Bissau 27.7°C
297 Bahir Dar 27.6°C
298 Lake Tana 27.6°C
299 Muqdisho (Mogadishu) Banaadir 27.6°C
300 Port Sonara Southwest 27.6°C
301 Marka 27.6°C
302 Saylac Awdal 27.5°C
303 Bissau 27.5°C
304 Linga-Linga Inhambane Province 27.5°C
305 Mogadishu 27.5°C
306 Obock 27.4°C
307 Muhammad Qol South Kordan 27.4°C
308 Saint-Gilles-les-Bains 27.4°C
309 Cadale 27.4°C
310 Pointe Bulabemba Kongo-Central 27.4°C
311 Le Port 27.4°C
312 Les Avirons 27.4°C
313 Piton Saint-Leu 27.4°C
314 Port Reunion (Pointe des Galets) Saint-Paul 27.4°C
315 Saint-Denis 27.4°C
316 Saint-Leu 27.4°C
317 Saint-Paul 27.4°C
318 Tofo 27.3°C
319 Flic-en-Flac 27.3°C
320 Grande Riviere Noire 27.3°C
321 Le Morne 27.3°C
322 Petite Case Noyale 27.3°C
323 Tamarin 27.3°C
324 Inhambane 27.3°C
325 Maxixe 27.3°C
326 Roches Noire Rivière du Rempart District 27.2°C
327 Grand-Baie 27.2°C
328 Grand Gaube 27.2°C
329 Grande Pointe aux Piments 27.2°C
330 Port Louis 27.2°C
331 Poste de Flacq 27.2°C
332 Riviere du Rempart 27.2°C
333 Roches Noires 27.2°C
334 Trou aux Biches 27.2°C
335 Turtle Bay 27.2°C
336 Cap Malheureux 27.2°C
337 Hobyo 27.1°C
338 Enseada de Cabinda Cabinda 27.1°C
339 Berbera 27.1°C
340 Sawabi Obock 27.1°C
341 Androka Toliara Province 27.1°C
342 Manakara 27.1°C
343 Belle Mare 27.1°C
344 Trou deau Douce 27.1°C
345 Soyo 27.1°C
346 Muanda 27.1°C
347 Loandjili Kouilou 27.0°C
348 Pointe-Noire Pwantenwa 27.0°C
349 Bambous Virieux 27.0°C
350 Grand Sable 27.0°C
351 Grande Riviere Sud Est 27.0°C
352 Quatre Soeurs 27.0°C
353 Beau-Vallon 27.0°C
354 Blue Bay 27.0°C
355 Bois des Amourettes 27.0°C
356 Mahebourg 27.0°C
357 Mauritius Island 27.0°C
358 Porto do Lobito Benguela 27.0°C
359 Saint-Joseph 27.0°C
360 Saint-Philippe 27.0°C
361 Saint-Pierre 27.0°C
362 Ilheu de Caio Provincia Norte 27.0°C
363 Souillac 27.0°C
364 Porto de Luanda Luanda 27.0°C
365 Mayumba 26.9°C
366 Loandjili 26.8°C
367 Pointe-Noire 26.8°C
368 Cabinda 26.8°C
369 Luanda 26.7°C
370 Port Mathurin 26.7°C
371 Rodrigues 26.7°C
372 Bandarbeyla 26.7°C
373 Lobito 26.6°C
374 Baia Farta 26.6°C
375 Cacheu Cacheu 26.6°C
376 Benguela 26.6°C
377 Ziguinchor 26.5°C
378 Xiis Sanaag 26.4°C
379 Aseb Southern Red Sea 26.4°C
380 Varela Cacheu 26.4°C
381 Assab 26.4°C
382 Baixos da Inhaca Maputo Province 26.4°C
383 Cap Skirring 26.3°C
384 Bereeda 26.3°C
385 Zabargad Island 26.3°C
386 Caluula Bari 26.3°C
387 Bosaso 26.3°C
388 Barnīs Red Sea Governorate 26.2°C
389 Maputo 26.1°C
390 Matola 26.1°C
391 Berenice 26.0°C
392 Qandala 26.0°C
393 Inhampura Gaza 26.0°C
394 Kosi Bay KwaZulu-Natal 26.0°C
395 Bilene 26.0°C
396 Edd 25.9°C
397 Porto Amboim 25.9°C
398 Xai Xai 25.9°C
399 Cape Vidal KwaZulu-Natal 25.9°C
400 Ponta do Ouro 25.8°C
401 Ponta Malongane 25.8°C
402 Georgetown 25.7°C
403 Baia dos Elefantes Benguela Province 25.7°C
404 Sodwana Bay 25.7°C
405 Ascension Island Saint Helena 25.6°C
406 Porto da Praia Praia 25.6°C
407 Hamata 25.6°C
408 Saint Lucia KwaZulu-Natal 25.5°C
409 Brava 25.5°C
410 Fogo 25.5°C
411 St Lucia 25.4°C
412 Calheta São Miguel 25.4°C
413 Cidade Velha 25.3°C
414 Praia 25.3°C
415 Porto Dos Mosteiros 25.3°C
416 Nabq 25.3°C
417 Baie do Tarrafal Tarrafal 25.3°C
418 Fort Dauphin 25.2°C
419 Coral Bay 25.2°C
420 Hadaba 25.2°C
421 Naama Bay 25.2°C
422 Ras Um El Sid 25.2°C
423 Sharm El Sheikh 25.2°C
424 Ilha de Santiago 25.2°C
425 Jazirat Shakir South Sinai Governorate 25.1°C
426 Calheta 25.1°C
427 Maio 25.1°C
428 Vila Do Maio 25.1°C
429 Marsa Alam 25.0°C
430 Ras Muhammad 25.0°C
431 Baia de Santa Marta Namibe Province 25.0°C
432 Nile River (Luxor) 25.0°C
433 Al Qusayr Red Sea Governorate 24.9°C
434 Richards Bay 24.9°C
435 Makadi Bay 24.9°C
436 Safaga 24.9°C
437 Sharm El Naga 24.9°C
438 Soma Bay 24.9°C
439 Elphinstone Reef 24.9°C
440 Sahl Hasheesh 24.9°C
441 Port Ghalib 24.9°C
442 El Quseir 24.8°C
443 Porto de Sal Rei Boa Vista 24.7°C
444 Hurghada 24.6°C
445 Shelly Beach KwaZulu-Natal 24.6°C
446 Porto Grande de S. Vicente São Vicente 24.6°C
447 Pombas 24.6°C
448 Ponta Do Sol 24.6°C
449 Porto Novo 24.6°C
450 Ribeira Grande 24.6°C
451 Santo Antao 24.6°C
452 Margate 24.5°C
453 Boa Vista 24.5°C
454 Mindelo 24.5°C
455 Sal Rei 24.5°C
456 Sao Vicente 24.5°C
457 Amanzimtoti 24.5°C
458 Umkomaas 24.5°C
459 Port Shepstone 24.4°C
460 Sao Nicolau 24.4°C
461 Tarrafal De Sao Nicolau 24.4°C
462 Port Edward KwaZulu-Natal 24.4°C
463 Santa Luzia 24.4°C
464 Gunjur 24.4°C
465 Kartong 24.4°C
466 Buniada Point North Bank Division 24.4°C
467 Dog Island North Bank Division 24.4°C
468 Pointe de Sangomar Fatick Region 24.4°C
469 eSikhawini KwaZulu-Natal 24.4°C
470 Mtunzini KwaZulu-Natal 24.4°C
471 Ilha do Sal Bahia de Palmeira Sal 24.4°C
472 Sal 24.4°C
473 Santa Maria 24.4°C
474 Les Almadies 24.3°C
475 Grand Dakar Dakar 24.3°C
476 Port Saint Johns 24.2°C
477 El Gouna 24.2°C
478 Scottburgh 24.2°C
479 Bakau 24.1°C
480 Banjul 24.1°C
481 Kotu 24.1°C
482 Serrekunda 24.1°C
483 Kaolack 24.1°C
484 Dhahab South Sinai Governorate 24.1°C
485 Juzur Ashrafi Red Sea Governorate 24.0°C
486 Coffee Bay 23.9°C
487 Umhlanga 23.9°C
488 El-Tor 23.9°C
489 Nuweiba 23.9°C
490 Nuwaybi‘A South Sinai Governorate 23.9°C
491 Joal Fadiout 23.9°C
492 Tugela River KwaZulu-Natal 23.8°C
493 Ballito KwaZulu-Natal 23.8°C
494 Salt Rock KwaZulu-Natal 23.8°C
495 Umdloti KwaZulu-Natal 23.8°C
496 Umhlanga Rocks KwaZulu-Natal 23.8°C
497 Dakar 23.7°C
498 Mermoz Boabab 23.7°C
499 Pikine 23.7°C
500 Dahab 23.7°C
501 Gulf of Aqaba 23.7°C
502 Mbour 23.7°C
503 Saly 23.7°C
504 Warang 23.7°C
505 Namibe 23.7°C
506 KwaZulu-Natal 23.6°C
507 Ballitoville 23.6°C
508 Durban 23.6°C
509 Taba 23.6°C
510 At Tur South Sinai Governorate 23.5°C
511 Sinai Peninsula (North) 23.5°C
512 Sinai Peninsula (South) 23.5°C
513 Somone 23.5°C
514 Mazeppa Bay Eastern Cape 23.4°C
515 Kayar 23.3°C
516 East London 23.0°C
517 Tombua 22.8°C
518 St. Louis Saint-Louis Region 22.6°C
519 Morgans Bay Eastern Cape 22.4°C
520 Wavecrest Eastern Cape 22.4°C
521 Saint Louis 22.2°C
522 Chintsa Eastern Cape 22.1°C
523 St. Helena Island Saint Helena 22.1°C
524 Jamestown 22.0°C
525 Kidd's Beach Eastern Cape 21.8°C
526 Ras Gharib 21.7°C
527 Ra's Za'faranah Red Sea Governorate 21.5°C
528 Suez (as Suways) El Suez 21.5°C
529 El-Arish 21.4°C
530 Ras Sedr 21.3°C
531 Zaafarna 21.3°C
532 Ain Sukhna 21.2°C
533 Al Matariyah 21.2°C
534 Cairo 21.2°C
535 Suez 21.2°C
536 Ezbet el-Borg 21.2°C
537 Al Iskandariyah (Alexandria) Alexandria 21.1°C
538 Port Alfred 21.1°C
539 El Alamein 21.0°C
540 ‘Izbat Al Burj Damietta Governorate 21.0°C
541 Mina Dumyat Damietta Governorate 21.0°C
542 Alexandria 21.0°C
543 Port Said 20.9°C
544 Idku 20.9°C
545 Marsa al Burayqah Al Wahat 20.9°C
546 Marsá Maţrūḩ Matrouh Governorate 20.7°C
547 Benghazi 20.7°C
548 Mina Bardiyah Butnan District 20.6°C
549 Mersa Matruh 20.6°C
550 Sirte 20.5°C
551 Herolds Bay Western Cape 20.5°C
552 Port Said (Bur Sa'id) Port Said Governorate 20.5°C
553 Misratah Misrata District 20.4°C
554 Cape Infanta Western Cape 20.4°C
555 Port Beaufort Western Cape 20.4°C
556 Vleesbaai Western Cape 20.4°C
557 Cabo Bojador Western Sahara 20.4°C
558 Al Maţarīyah Dakahlia Governorate 20.4°C
559 Wilderness 20.3°C
560 Stilbaai 20.3°C
561 Bahia dos Tigres Namibe Province 20.3°C
562 De Hoop Nature Reserve Western Cape 20.2°C
563 Hartenbos 20.2°C
564 Infanta 20.2°C
565 Mossel Bay 20.2°C
566 Witsand 20.2°C
567 Sedgefield Western Cape 20.2°C
568 Nouakchott 20.2°C
569 Tobruk 20.2°C
570 Brenton-on-Sea Western Cape 20.1°C
571 Agulhas 20.1°C
572 Cape Agulhas 20.1°C
573 Struisbaai 20.1°C
574 Kenton-on-Sea Eastern Cape 20.1°C
575 Victoria Bay 20.0°C
576 Derna 20.0°C
577 Tarabulus (Tripoli) Tripoli District 20.0°C
578 Arniston 20.0°C

What this list does and doesn't tell you

Sea temperature is one input. Air temperature, wind, swell, and crowding all shape what a beach actually feels like. A 22°C sea on a cold cloudy day with strong onshore wind feels colder than the number suggests. A 17°C sea on a hot still day feels warmer.

The rankings here are typical means built from about ten years of daily readings, so they represent a normal December, not whatever's happening this week. For today's actual reading, click through to any location page. The 30-day chart will show you the current trend.

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