Where it's hot in January in Africa

Africa coastal locations where the sea is genuinely warm in January. The regional average sits at 24.3°C in January. 557 of 748 tracked locations cross the comfortable swim threshold of 20°C this month — that's 74% of Africa's coastline.

Above 20°C

557

74% of Africa coastal locations, in January

Above 25°C

420

56% of Africa coastal locations, in January

Warmest in January

Îlot Indien

30.6°C in Madagascar

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

How January compares

January is a transition month for Africa. The warmer half of the region's coast is comfortable; the cooler half is borderline.

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 January mean built from a decade of daily history.

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Top 50 hottest Africa locations in January

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

#	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
11	Sofala Sofala Province	Mozambique	29.9°C
12	Nosy Hao Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	29.9°C
13	Chiloane (Porto De) Sofala	Mozambique	29.9°C
14	Porto de Chiloane Sofala Province	Mozambique	29.9°C
15	Pointe Maroloha Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	29.8°C
16	Nosy Lava Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	29.8°C
17	Nosy Mitsio Antsiranana Province	Madagascar	29.8°C
18	Baie De Baly Toamasina Province	Madagascar	29.7°C
19	Nosy Makamby Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	29.7°C
20	Beira	Mozambique	29.7°C
21	Marosakoa Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	29.7°C
22	Pointe Ambararata Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	29.7°C
23	Andoany	Madagascar	29.6°C
24	Nosy Be	Madagascar	29.6°C
25	Mahajanga	Madagascar	29.6°C

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26	Porto de Bartolomeu Dias Inhambane Province	Mozambique	29.4°C
27	Toliara	Madagascar	29.4°C
28	Rio del Rey Entrance Ndian	Cameroon	29.3°C
29	Sinoe Bay Sinoe County	Liberia	29.3°C
30	Chinde (Porto De) Zambézia	Mozambique	29.3°C
31	Porto de Chinde Zambezia	Mozambique	29.3°C
32	Dzaoudzi Dzaoudzi	Mayotte	29.3°C
33	Baffu Bay Sinoe County	Liberia	29.3°C
34	Porto do Ibo Cabo Delgado	Mozambique	29.3°C
35	Anakao	Madagascar	29.3°C
36	Ifaty	Madagascar	29.3°C
37	Bonaberi	Cameroon	29.3°C
38	River Cess River Cess	Liberia	29.3°C
39	Bamusso	Cameroon	29.2°C
40	Limbe	Cameroon	29.2°C
41	Malabo	Equatorial Guinea	29.2°C
42	Mocimboa da Praia Cabo Delgado	Mozambique	29.2°C
43	Douala	Cameroon	29.2°C
44	Greenville	Liberia	29.2°C
45	Palma (Baia de Tungue) Cabo Delgado	Mozambique	29.2°C
46	Ouani	Comoros	29.2°C
47	Mamoudzou	Mayotte	29.2°C
48	Passamainty	Mayotte	29.2°C
49	Sada	Mayotte	29.2°C
50	Jamestown Akwa Ibom	Nigeria	29.2°C

Above the comfortable-swim threshold (20°C)

Every Africa location whose typical January mean sits above 20°C, the threshold most people find comfortable for unassisted swimming. 557 locations in total (74% of the region's coastline).

#	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
11	Sofala Sofala Province	Mozambique	29.9°C
12	Nosy Hao Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	29.9°C
13	Chiloane (Porto De) Sofala	Mozambique	29.9°C
14	Porto de Chiloane Sofala Province	Mozambique	29.9°C
15	Pointe Maroloha Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	29.8°C
16	Nosy Lava Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	29.8°C
17	Nosy Mitsio Antsiranana Province	Madagascar	29.8°C
18	Baie De Baly Toamasina Province	Madagascar	29.7°C
19	Nosy Makamby Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	29.7°C
20	Beira	Mozambique	29.7°C

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21	Marosakoa Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	29.7°C
22	Pointe Ambararata Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	29.7°C
23	Andoany	Madagascar	29.6°C
24	Nosy Be	Madagascar	29.6°C
25	Mahajanga	Madagascar	29.6°C
26	Porto de Bartolomeu Dias Inhambane Province	Mozambique	29.4°C
27	Toliara	Madagascar	29.4°C
28	Rio del Rey Entrance Ndian	Cameroon	29.3°C
29	Sinoe Bay Sinoe County	Liberia	29.3°C
30	Chinde (Porto De) Zambézia	Mozambique	29.3°C
31	Porto de Chinde Zambezia	Mozambique	29.3°C
32	Dzaoudzi Dzaoudzi	Mayotte	29.3°C
33	Baffu Bay Sinoe County	Liberia	29.3°C
34	Porto do Ibo Cabo Delgado	Mozambique	29.3°C
35	Anakao	Madagascar	29.3°C
36	Ifaty	Madagascar	29.3°C
37	Bonaberi	Cameroon	29.3°C
38	River Cess River Cess	Liberia	29.3°C
39	Bamusso	Cameroon	29.2°C
40	Limbe	Cameroon	29.2°C
41	Malabo	Equatorial Guinea	29.2°C
42	Mocimboa da Praia Cabo Delgado	Mozambique	29.2°C
43	Douala	Cameroon	29.2°C
44	Greenville	Liberia	29.2°C
45	Palma (Baia de Tungue) Cabo Delgado	Mozambique	29.2°C
46	Ouani	Comoros	29.2°C
47	Mamoudzou	Mayotte	29.2°C
48	Passamainty	Mayotte	29.2°C
49	Sada	Mayotte	29.2°C
50	Jamestown Akwa Ibom	Nigeria	29.2°C
51	Aldabra Islands Outer Islands	Seychelles	29.2°C
52	Man O War Bay Southwest	Cameroon	29.2°C
53	Harper	Liberia	29.2°C
54	Bandraboua	Mayotte	29.2°C
55	Koungou	Mayotte	29.2°C
56	Mtsahara	Mayotte	29.2°C
57	Mtsamboro	Mayotte	29.2°C
58	Macuse Zambézia	Mozambique	29.2°C
59	Maquival Zambézia	Mozambique	29.2°C
60	Morrubune Zambezia	Mozambique	29.2°C
61	Pemba	Mozambique	29.2°C
62	Luba	Equatorial Guinea	29.2°C
63	River Cess	Liberia	29.2°C
64	Moroney	Comoros	29.2°C
65	Bioko	Equatorial Guinea	29.1°C
66	Calabar	Nigeria	29.1°C
67	Esuk Oron	Nigeria	29.1°C
68	Assumption Outer Islands	Seychelles	29.1°C
69	Agalega Islands Agaléga	Mauritius	29.1°C
70	Río Campo Litoral	Equatorial Guinea	29.1°C
71	Vamizi Island	Mozambique	29.1°C
72	Mtwara Bay Mtwara Region	Tanzania	29.1°C
73	Tabou	Cote d'Ivoire	29.1°C
74	Maroantsetra	Madagascar	29.1°C
75	Burutu	Nigeria	29.1°C
76	Buchanan	Liberia	29.1°C
77	Brass	Nigeria	29.1°C
78	Cocobeach	Gabon	29.0°C
79	Porto de Pebane Zambezia	Mozambique	29.0°C
80	Bata	Equatorial Guinea	29.0°C
81	Mananara Avaratra	Madagascar	29.0°C
82	Mtwara	Tanzania	29.0°C
83	Bazaruto Inhambane Province	Mozambique	29.0°C
84	Farquhar Islands Outer Islands	Seychelles	29.0°C
85	Libreville	Gabon	29.0°C
86	Akassa Bayelsa	Nigeria	29.0°C
87	Quelimane	Mozambique	28.9°C
88	Forcados River Bar Delta State	Nigeria	28.9°C
89	Qua Iboe River Entrance Akwa Ibom State	Nigeria	28.9°C
90	Batja Pwani Region	Tanzania	28.9°C
91	Salale Pwani Region	Tanzania	28.9°C
92	Simba Uranga Pwani Region	Tanzania	28.9°C
93	Nchelenge	Zambia	28.9°C
94	Kiswere Lindi Region	Tanzania	28.9°C
95	Mbini Litoral	Equatorial Guinea	28.9°C
96	Rio Benito Litoral	Equatorial Guinea	28.9°C
97	Bazaruto Island	Mozambique	28.9°C
98	Nacala Porto	Mozambique	28.9°C
99	Simuco Nampula	Mozambique	28.9°C
100	Bonny	Nigeria	28.9°C
101	Baie De Tintingue Toamasina Province	Madagascar	28.9°C
102	Madagho Delta	Nigeria	28.9°C
103	Lindi	Tanzania	28.9°C
104	Usimbe Pwani Region	Tanzania	28.9°C
105	Fenoarivo Atsinanana Toamasina Province	Madagascar	28.9°C
106	Rade d'Antalaha Province de Diego-Suarez	Madagascar	28.9°C
107	Chole Bay (Mafia Island) Pwani Region	Tanzania	28.9°C
108	Monrovia	Liberia	28.9°C
109	Bazaruto Archipelago Sofala	Mozambique	28.9°C
110	Bonny River Approaches Rivers State	Nigeria	28.9°C
111	Opobo River Entrance (Sandy Point) Rivers	Nigeria	28.9°C
112	Saint Pierre Island Praslin	Seychelles	28.9°C
113	Okrika	Nigeria	28.9°C
114	Port Harcourt	Nigeria	28.9°C
115	Baia de Santo Antonio Príncipe	Sao Tome and Principe	28.9°C
116	Vohemar Antsiranana Province	Madagascar	28.9°C
117	Moebase Zambézia	Mozambique	28.9°C
118	Kilindoni Pwani Region	Tanzania	28.9°C
119	Nacala Nampula	Mozambique	28.9°C
120	Bonny River Bar Rivers State	Nigeria	28.8°C
121	Bonny Town Rivers	Nigeria	28.8°C
122	Mafia Island	Tanzania	28.8°C
123	Vilankulos	Mozambique	28.8°C
124	Marie Louise Island Outer Islands	Seychelles	28.8°C
125	Baie du Courrier Antsiranana Province	Madagascar	28.8°C
126	Bancs Africains Outer Islands	Seychelles	28.8°C
127	Pointe Owendo Estuaire	Gabon	28.8°C
128	Ambodifotatra	Madagascar	28.8°C
129	Nosy Boraha Sainte-Marie	Madagascar	28.8°C
130	Soanierana Ivongo	Madagascar	28.8°C
131	Shenge Point Southern Province	Sierra Leone	28.8°C
132	Baie De Rigny Antsiranana Province	Madagascar	28.8°C
133	Antsiranana (Diego Suarez) Antsiranana Province	Madagascar	28.7°C
134	Mahavelona	Madagascar	28.7°C
135	Lake Malawi	Malawi	28.7°C
136	Lake Niassa	Mozambique	28.7°C
137	D'arros Island Outer Islands	Seychelles	28.7°C
138	Eagle Island Outer Islands	Seychelles	28.7°C
139	Lake Nyasa	Tanzania	28.7°C
140	Tanganyika	Tanzania	28.7°C
141	Sambava	Madagascar	28.7°C
142	Ebute Ikorodu	Nigeria	28.7°C
143	Lagos	Nigeria	28.7°C
144	Sheather Rock Southern	Sierra Leone	28.7°C
145	Antalaha	Madagascar	28.7°C
146	Bird Island	Seychelles	28.7°C
147	Alphonse Island	Seychelles	28.7°C
148	Île Desroches Grand'Anse Mahé	Seychelles	28.7°C
149	Iles Desroches Outer Islands	Seychelles	28.7°C
150	Robertsport	Liberia	28.7°C
151	Porto-Novo	Benin	28.7°C
152	Moma Nampula	Mozambique	28.7°C
153	Caue	Sao Tome and Principe	28.7°C
154	Sao Jose dos Angolaresh	Sao Tome and Principe	28.7°C
155	Sao Tome	Sao Tome and Principe	28.7°C
156	Desroches Island	Seychelles	28.7°C
157	Denis Island	Seychelles	28.6°C
158	Port-Gentil	Gabon	28.6°C
159	Bagamoyo	Tanzania	28.6°C
160	Latham Island Zanzibar	Tanzania	28.6°C
161	Cotonou	Benin	28.6°C
162	Ile Denis Inner Islands	Seychelles	28.6°C
163	Badagry Creek Lagos	Nigeria	28.6°C
164	Lagos Bar Lagos	Nigeria	28.6°C
165	North Island	Seychelles	28.6°C
166	Silhouette Island	Seychelles	28.6°C
167	Konakridee	Sierra Leone	28.6°C
168	Ras Rangoni Dar es Salam	Tanzania	28.6°C
169	Ras Rongoni Dar es Salam	Tanzania	28.6°C
170	Antseranana	Madagascar	28.6°C
171	Dar es Salaam	Tanzania	28.6°C
172	Toamasina	Madagascar	28.6°C
173	Île Aux Vaches Grand'Anse Mahé	Seychelles	28.6°C
174	Mahé Grand'Anse Mahé	Seychelles	28.6°C
175	Baia de Ana Chaves São Tomé	Sao Tome and Principe	28.5°C
176	Coetivy Island Outer Islands	Seychelles	28.5°C
177	Mahonda Unguja North Region	Tanzania	28.5°C
178	Axim	Ghana	28.5°C
179	Antonio Enes	Mozambique	28.5°C
180	Ilha De Mocambique	Mozambique	28.5°C
181	Porto de Mozambique Nampula	Mozambique	28.5°C
182	Bonthe	Sierra Leone	28.5°C
183	Bujumbura	Burundi	28.5°C
184	Gisenyi	Rwanda	28.5°C
185	Beau Vallon	Seychelles	28.5°C
186	Island Cerf	Seychelles	28.5°C
187	Mahe Island	Seychelles	28.5°C
188	Victoria	Seychelles	28.5°C
189	Lake Manyara	Tanzania	28.5°C
190	Musoma	Tanzania	28.5°C
191	Mwanza	Tanzania	28.5°C
192	Ngorongoro	Tanzania	28.5°C
193	Entebbe	Uganda	28.5°C
194	Kampala	Uganda	28.5°C
195	Anse Lazio	Seychelles	28.5°C
196	Anse Volbert	Seychelles	28.5°C
197	Baie Curieuse Grand'Anse Mahé	Seychelles	28.5°C
198	Cousin Island	Seychelles	28.5°C
199	Praslin Island Baie Sainte Anne	Seychelles	28.5°C
200	Praslin	Seychelles	28.5°C
201	Vatomandry Toamasina Province	Madagascar	28.5°C
202	Linga-Linga Inhambane Province	Mozambique	28.5°C
203	Felicite Island	Seychelles	28.5°C
204	La Digue	Seychelles	28.5°C
205	Chake Chake	Tanzania	28.5°C
206	Grand Bassam	Cote d'Ivoire	28.5°C
207	Andovoranto	Madagascar	28.5°C
208	Freetown	Sierra Leone	28.5°C
209	Sassandra	Cote d'Ivoire	28.5°C
210	Island Anonyme	Seychelles	28.5°C
211	Round Island	Seychelles	28.5°C
212	Sainte Anne Island	Seychelles	28.5°C
213	Konakridee Northern Province	Sierra Leone	28.5°C
214	Frigate Island	Seychelles	28.5°C
215	PajePaje	Tanzania	28.5°C
216	Sao Tome Caué	Sao Tome and Principe	28.4°C
217	Pemba Island Pemba North Region	Tanzania	28.4°C
218	Grand Lahou	Cote d'Ivoire	28.4°C
219	Fenoarivo Atsinanana	Madagascar	28.4°C
220	Nosy Varika	Madagascar	28.4°C
221	Pemba	Tanzania	28.4°C
222	Cap Lopez Ogooue-Maritime	Gabon	28.4°C
223	Mahonda	Tanzania	28.4°C
224	Sekondi-Takoradi	Ghana	28.3°C
225	Tofo	Mozambique	28.3°C
226	Mkokotoni Harbour Unguja North Region	Tanzania	28.3°C
227	Zanzibar	Tanzania	28.3°C
228	Pepel	Sierra Leone	28.3°C
229	Tintafor	Sierra Leone	28.3°C
230	Abidjan-Vridi District Autonome d'Abidjan	Cote d'Ivoire	28.3°C
231	Inhambane	Mozambique	28.3°C
232	Maxixe	Mozambique	28.3°C
233	Kassiri	Sierra Leone	28.3°C
234	Mkoani Kusini Pemba	Tanzania	28.3°C
235	Camayenne Conakry	Guinea	28.3°C
236	San-Pedro	Cote d'Ivoire	28.2°C
237	Keta Volta Region	Ghana	28.2°C
238	Mesale Island Pemba South Region	Tanzania	28.2°C
239	Mesali Island Pemba South Region	Tanzania	28.2°C
240	Androka Toliara Province	Madagascar	28.2°C
241	Abidjan	Cote d'Ivoire	28.1°C
242	Conakry	Guinea	28.1°C
243	Sekondi Western	Ghana	28.1°C
244	Shama Junction Western Region	Ghana	28.1°C
245	Takoradi Western Region	Ghana	28.1°C
246	Lome	Togo	28.1°C
247	Saint-Gilles-les-Bains	Reunion	28.1°C
248	Msuka Bay Pemba North Region	Tanzania	28.1°C
249	Nungwi	Tanzania	28.1°C
250	Tema	Ghana	28.1°C
251	Les Avirons	Reunion	28.1°C
252	Piton Saint-Leu	Reunion	28.1°C
253	Saint-Leu	Reunion	28.1°C
254	Saint-Paul	Reunion	28.1°C
255	Le Port	Reunion	28.0°C
256	Saint-Denis	Reunion	28.0°C
257	Pangani Bay Tanga Region	Tanzania	28.0°C
258	Port Reunion (Pointe des Galets) Saint-Paul	Reunion	28.0°C
259	Mumford Central	Ghana	28.0°C
260	Tanga	Tanzania	28.0°C
261	Winneba	Ghana	28.0°C
262	Cape Coast	Ghana	28.0°C
263	Boffa	Guinea	28.0°C
264	Accra	Ghana	28.0°C
265	Teshie	Ghana	28.0°C
266	Shimoni	Kenya	27.9°C
267	Jinja	Uganda	27.9°C
268	Bamburi	Kenya	27.9°C
269	Mombasa	Kenya	27.9°C
270	Wasini Island Kwale County	Kenya	27.9°C
271	Manakara	Madagascar	27.9°C
272	Mayumba	Gabon	27.9°C
273	Saltpond Central	Ghana	27.9°C
274	Flic-en-Flac	Mauritius	27.9°C
275	Grande Riviere Noire	Mauritius	27.9°C
276	Le Morne	Mauritius	27.9°C
277	Petite Case Noyale	Mauritius	27.9°C
278	Tamarin	Mauritius	27.9°C
279	Port Sonara Southwest	Cameroon	27.9°C
280	Kisumu	Kenya	27.9°C
281	Roches Noire Rivière du Rempart District	Mauritius	27.8°C
282	Diani Beach	Kenya	27.8°C
283	Gazi	Kenya	27.8°C
284	Kilifi	Kenya	27.8°C
285	Kilindini Mombasa County	Kenya	27.8°C
286	Takaungu	Kenya	27.8°C
287	Cap Malheureux	Mauritius	27.8°C
288	Grand-Baie	Mauritius	27.8°C
289	Grand Gaube	Mauritius	27.8°C
290	Grande Pointe aux Piments	Mauritius	27.8°C
291	Port Louis	Mauritius	27.8°C
292	Poste de Flacq	Mauritius	27.8°C
293	Riviere du Rempart	Mauritius	27.8°C
294	Roches Noires	Mauritius	27.8°C
295	Trou aux Biches	Mauritius	27.8°C
296	Turtle Bay	Mauritius	27.8°C
297	Muanda	Democratic Republic of Congo	27.8°C
298	Elmina Central	Ghana	27.8°C
299	Saint-Joseph	Reunion	27.8°C
300	Saint-Philippe	Reunion	27.8°C
301	Saint-Pierre	Reunion	27.8°C
302	Beau-Vallon	Mauritius	27.7°C
303	Blue Bay	Mauritius	27.7°C
304	Bois des Amourettes	Mauritius	27.7°C
305	Mahebourg	Mauritius	27.7°C
306	Mauritius Island	Mauritius	27.7°C
307	Soyo	Angola	27.7°C
308	Belle Mare	Mauritius	27.7°C
309	Trou deau Douce	Mauritius	27.7°C
310	Loandjili	Congo	27.7°C
311	Pointe-Noire	Congo	27.7°C
312	Bambous Virieux	Mauritius	27.7°C
313	Grand Sable	Mauritius	27.7°C
314	Grande Riviere Sud Est	Mauritius	27.7°C
315	Quatre Soeurs	Mauritius	27.7°C
316	Souillac	Mauritius	27.7°C
317	Apam Central	Ghana	27.7°C
318	Pointe Bulabemba Kongo-Central	Democratic Republic of Congo	27.7°C
319	Malindi	Kenya	27.6°C
320	Port Mathurin	Mauritius	27.6°C
321	Rodrigues	Mauritius	27.6°C
322	Cabinda	Angola	27.6°C
323	Watamu	Kenya	27.6°C
324	Enseada de Cabinda Cabinda	Angola	27.6°C
325	Baixos da Inhaca Maputo Province	Mozambique	27.6°C
326	Mits'iwa Northern Red Sea	Eritrea	27.6°C
327	Loandjili Kouilou	Democratic Republic of Congo	27.5°C
328	Pointe-Noire Pwantenwa	Democratic Republic of Congo	27.5°C
329	Massawa	Eritrea	27.5°C
330	Inhampura Gaza	Mozambique	27.5°C
331	Port Kamsar Boké	Guinea	27.4°C
332	Rio Nunez Approaches Boke Prefecture	Guinea	27.4°C
333	Kipini	Kenya	27.4°C
334	Shela Lamu County	Kenya	27.4°C
335	Lamu	Kenya	27.3°C
336	Cape Vidal KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	27.3°C
337	Luanda	Angola	27.3°C
338	Maputo	Mozambique	27.3°C
339	Matola	Mozambique	27.3°C
340	Kosi Bay KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	27.2°C
341	Ghoubbet El Kharâb Devil's Islands	Djibouti	27.2°C
342	Porto de Luanda Luanda	Angola	27.2°C
343	Bilene	Mozambique	27.2°C
344	Xai Xai	Mozambique	27.1°C
345	Baia Farta	Angola	27.1°C
346	Bahir Dar	Ethiopia	27.1°C
347	Lake Tana	Ethiopia	27.1°C
348	Djibouti	Djibouti	27.1°C
349	Tadjoura	Djibouti	27.1°C
350	Abaya Lake	Ethiopia	27.1°C
351	Arba Minch	Ethiopia	27.1°C
352	Kiunga Lamu County	Kenya	27.1°C
353	Ponta do Ouro	Mozambique	27.1°C
354	Ponta Malongane	Mozambique	27.1°C
355	Qooriga Kismaayo Jubbada Hoose	Somalia	27.0°C
356	Sodwana Bay	South Africa	27.0°C
357	Djibouti Djibouti	Djibouti	27.0°C
358	Saint Lucia KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	26.9°C
359	Dahlac Archipelago	Eritrea	26.9°C
360	Benguela	Angola	26.9°C
361	Buur Gaabo	Somalia	26.9°C
362	Kismaayo	Somalia	26.9°C
363	Loyada	Djibouti	26.9°C
364	Harmil Island Northern Red Sea	Eritrea	26.9°C
365	Porto do Lobito Benguela	Angola	26.8°C
366	Baraawe Shabeellaha Hoose	Somalia	26.7°C
367	Lobito	Angola	26.7°C
368	Saylac Awdal	Somalia	26.7°C
369	St Lucia	South Africa	26.7°C
370	Muqdisho (Mogadishu) Banaadir	Somalia	26.6°C
371	Obock	Djibouti	26.6°C
372	Marka	Somalia	26.6°C
373	Fort Dauphin	Madagascar	26.6°C
374	Mogadishu	Somalia	26.6°C
375	Joao Vieira (Jamber Islands) Bolama	Guinea-Bissau	26.5°C
376	Cadale	Somalia	26.5°C
377	Georgetown	Ascension Island	26.4°C
378	Ascension Island Saint Helena	Saint Helena	26.4°C
379	Port Sudan	Sudan	26.4°C
380	Suakin	Sudan	26.4°C
381	Berbera	Somalia	26.3°C
382	Hobyo	Somalia	26.3°C
383	Sawakin Red Sea	Sudan	26.3°C
384	Sawabi Obock	Djibouti	26.3°C
385	Porto Amboim	Angola	26.2°C
386	Bubaque Bolama	Guinea-Bissau	26.2°C
387	Richards Bay	South Africa	26.1°C
388	Bandarbeyla	Somalia	26.1°C
389	Bolama Bissau	Guinea-Bissau	26.0°C
390	Shelly Beach KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	25.9°C
391	Muhammad Qol South Kordan	Sudan	25.9°C
392	Baia dos Elefantes Benguela Province	Angola	25.9°C
393	Ponta Biombo Biombo	Guinea-Bissau	25.9°C
394	Xiis Sanaag	Somalia	25.9°C
395	Caluula Bari	Somalia	25.8°C
396	Margate	South Africa	25.8°C
397	Aseb Southern Red Sea	Eritrea	25.8°C
398	Bereeda	Somalia	25.8°C
399	Bosaso	Somalia	25.8°C
400	Assab	Eritrea	25.7°C
401	Port Shepstone	South Africa	25.7°C
402	Amanzimtoti	South Africa	25.7°C
403	Umkomaas	South Africa	25.7°C
404	Bissau	Guinea-Bissau	25.7°C
405	Port Edward KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	25.7°C
406	Qandala	Somalia	25.6°C
407	eSikhawini KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	25.6°C
408	Mtunzini KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	25.6°C
409	Edd	Eritrea	25.5°C
410	Scottburgh	South Africa	25.4°C
411	Port Saint Johns	South Africa	25.4°C
412	Umhlanga	South Africa	25.3°C
413	Ballito KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	25.2°C
414	Salt Rock KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	25.2°C
415	Umdloti KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	25.2°C
416	Umhlanga Rocks KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	25.2°C
417	Ilheu de Caio Provincia Norte	Guinea-Bissau	25.2°C
418	Tugela River KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	25.1°C
419	Coffee Bay	South Africa	25.0°C
420	Baia de Santa Marta Namibe Province	Angola	25.0°C
421	Ballitoville	South Africa	24.9°C
422	Durban	South Africa	24.9°C
423	Zabargad Island	Egypt	24.9°C
424	KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	24.9°C
425	Cacheu Cacheu	Guinea-Bissau	24.8°C
426	Varela Cacheu	Guinea-Bissau	24.6°C
427	Barnīs Red Sea Governorate	Egypt	24.6°C
428	Ziguinchor	Senegal	24.5°C
429	Namibe	Angola	24.5°C
430	Berenice	Egypt	24.5°C
431	Cap Skirring	Senegal	24.4°C
432	Mazeppa Bay Eastern Cape	South Africa	24.4°C
433	Porto da Praia Praia	Cabo Verde	24.4°C
434	Brava	Cabo Verde	24.2°C
435	Calheta São Miguel	Cabo Verde	24.2°C
436	Fogo	Cabo Verde	24.2°C
437	Hamata	Egypt	24.1°C
438	Baie do Tarrafal Tarrafal	Cabo Verde	24.0°C
439	Cidade Velha	Cabo Verde	24.0°C
440	Praia	Cabo Verde	24.0°C
441	Porto Dos Mosteiros	Cabo Verde	24.0°C
442	St. Helena Island Saint Helena	Saint Helena	23.9°C
443	East London	South Africa	23.9°C
444	Ilha de Santiago	Cabo Verde	23.8°C
445	Nabq	Egypt	23.8°C
446	Calheta	Cabo Verde	23.7°C
447	Maio	Cabo Verde	23.7°C
448	Vila Do Maio	Cabo Verde	23.7°C
449	Coral Bay	Egypt	23.7°C
450	Hadaba	Egypt	23.7°C
451	Naama Bay	Egypt	23.7°C
452	Ras Um El Sid	Egypt	23.7°C
453	Sharm El Sheikh	Egypt	23.7°C
454	Jamestown	Saint Helena	23.7°C
455	Jazirat Shakir South Sinai Governorate	Egypt	23.6°C
456	Marsa Alam	Egypt	23.6°C
457	Al Qusayr Red Sea Governorate	Egypt	23.6°C
458	Elphinstone Reef	Egypt	23.6°C
459	Ras Muhammad	Egypt	23.5°C
460	Port Ghalib	Egypt	23.5°C
461	Tombua	Angola	23.4°C
462	Makadi Bay	Egypt	23.4°C
463	Nile River (Luxor)	Egypt	23.4°C
464	Safaga	Egypt	23.4°C
465	Sharm El Naga	Egypt	23.4°C
466	Soma Bay	Egypt	23.4°C
467	El Quseir	Egypt	23.4°C
468	Sahl Hasheesh	Egypt	23.4°C
469	Pombas	Cabo Verde	23.4°C
470	Ponta Do Sol	Cabo Verde	23.4°C
471	Porto Novo	Cabo Verde	23.4°C
472	Ribeira Grande	Cabo Verde	23.4°C
473	Santo Antao	Cabo Verde	23.4°C
474	Porto de Sal Rei Boa Vista	Cabo Verde	23.3°C
475	Porto Grande de S. Vicente São Vicente	Cabo Verde	23.3°C
476	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape	South Africa	23.3°C
477	Wavecrest Eastern Cape	South Africa	23.3°C
478	Mindelo	Cabo Verde	23.2°C
479	Sao Vicente	Cabo Verde	23.2°C
480	Sao Nicolau	Cabo Verde	23.1°C
481	Tarrafal De Sao Nicolau	Cabo Verde	23.1°C
482	Boa Vista	Cabo Verde	23.1°C
483	Sal Rei	Cabo Verde	23.1°C
484	Hurghada	Egypt	23.1°C
485	Santa Luzia	Cabo Verde	23.1°C
486	Ilha do Sal Bahia de Palmeira Sal	Cabo Verde	23.1°C
487	Chintsa Eastern Cape	South Africa	23.0°C
488	Sal	Cabo Verde	23.0°C
489	Santa Maria	Cabo Verde	23.0°C
490	Dhahab South Sinai Governorate	Egypt	22.9°C
491	Kidd's Beach Eastern Cape	South Africa	22.8°C
492	Nuwaybi‘A South Sinai Governorate	Egypt	22.8°C
493	Nuweiba	Egypt	22.7°C
494	Buniada Point North Bank Division	Gambia	22.7°C
495	Dog Island North Bank Division	Gambia	22.7°C
496	Pointe de Sangomar Fatick Region	Senegal	22.7°C
497	El Gouna	Egypt	22.6°C
498	Dahab	Egypt	22.6°C
499	Gulf of Aqaba	Egypt	22.6°C
500	Taba	Egypt	22.5°C
501	Juzur Ashrafi Red Sea Governorate	Egypt	22.4°C
502	Sinai Peninsula (North)	Egypt	22.4°C
503	Sinai Peninsula (South)	Egypt	22.4°C
504	El-Tor	Egypt	22.3°C
505	Bakau	Gambia	22.3°C
506	Banjul	Gambia	22.3°C
507	Kotu	Gambia	22.3°C
508	Serrekunda	Gambia	22.3°C
509	Kaolack	Senegal	22.3°C
510	Gunjur	Gambia	22.2°C
511	Kartong	Gambia	22.2°C
512	At Tur South Sinai Governorate	Egypt	21.9°C
513	Port Alfred	South Africa	21.9°C
514	Les Almadies	Senegal	21.7°C
515	Joal Fadiout	Senegal	21.6°C
516	Grand Dakar Dakar	Senegal	21.5°C
517	Cape Infanta Western Cape	South Africa	21.5°C
518	Port Beaufort Western Cape	South Africa	21.5°C
519	De Hoop Nature Reserve Western Cape	South Africa	21.5°C
520	Mbour	Senegal	21.4°C
521	Saly	Senegal	21.4°C
522	Warang	Senegal	21.4°C
523	Infanta	South Africa	21.4°C
524	Witsand	South Africa	21.4°C
525	Stilbaai	South Africa	21.4°C
526	Vleesbaai Western Cape	South Africa	21.4°C
527	Herolds Bay Western Cape	South Africa	21.3°C
528	Agulhas	South Africa	21.3°C
529	Cape Agulhas	South Africa	21.3°C
530	Struisbaai	South Africa	21.3°C
531	Pikine	Senegal	21.3°C
532	Bahia dos Tigres Namibe Province	Angola	21.2°C
533	Dakar	Senegal	21.2°C
534	Mermoz Boabab	Senegal	21.2°C
535	Hartenbos	South Africa	21.2°C
536	Mossel Bay	South Africa	21.2°C
537	Wilderness	South Africa	21.1°C
538	Arniston	South Africa	21.1°C
539	Somone	Senegal	20.9°C
540	Kenton-on-Sea Eastern Cape	South Africa	20.9°C
541	Victoria Bay	South Africa	20.9°C
542	Sedgefield Western Cape	South Africa	20.9°C
543	Kayar	Senegal	20.9°C
544	Buffelsbaai	South Africa	20.8°C
545	Brenton-on-Sea Western Cape	South Africa	20.7°C
546	Knysna	South Africa	20.7°C
547	Plettenberg Bay	South Africa	20.6°C
548	Jeffreys Bay	South Africa	20.6°C
549	Nature’s Valley Western Cape	South Africa	20.5°C
550	Port Alfred, South Africa Eastern Cape	South Africa	20.4°C
551	Stormsrivier Eastern Cape	South Africa	20.4°C
552	St. Louis Saint-Louis Region	Senegal	20.4°C
553	Port Elizabeth	South Africa	20.3°C
554	Cape Saint Francis Eastern Cape	South Africa	20.2°C
555	St Francis Bay Eastern Cape	South Africa	20.2°C
556	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape	South Africa	20.1°C
557	Saint Louis	Senegal	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 January, 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.