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Where it's hot in March in Africa

Africa coastal locations where the sea is genuinely warm in March. The regional average sits at 24.2°C in March. 525 of 748 tracked locations cross the comfortable swim threshold of 20°C this month — that's 70% of Africa's coastline.

Above 20°C

525

70% of Africa coastal locations, in March

Above 25°C

427

57% of Africa coastal locations, in March

Warmest in March

Îlot Indien

30.4°C in Madagascar

What the Africa sea feels like in March

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 March compares

March 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 March mean built from a decade of daily history.

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Top 50 hottest Africa locations in March

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

# Location March mean
1 Îlot Indien Toliara Province 30.4°C
2 Maintirano Mahajanga Province 30.4°C
3 Morondava 30.2°C
4 Cap Ankarana Toliara Province 30.2°C
5 Nosy Maroantaly Mahajanga Province 30.2°C
6 Andoany (Hell-Ville) Antsiranana Province 30.1°C
7 Andoany (Hellville) Antsiranana Province 30.1°C
8 Nosy Andriangory Mahajanga Province 30.0°C
9 Pointe Maroloha Mahajanga Province 30.0°C
10 Nosy Makamby Mahajanga Province 30.0°C
11 Baie De Baly Toamasina Province 30.0°C
12 Nosy Andriamitaroka Mahajanga Province 29.9°C
13 Marosakoa Mahajanga Province 29.9°C
14 Jamestown Akwa Ibom 29.9°C
15 Rio del Rey Entrance Ndian 29.9°C
16 Nosy Lava Mahajanga Province 29.9°C
17 Pointe Ambararata Mahajanga Province 29.9°C
18 Mahajanga 29.8°C
19 Nosy Mitsio Antsiranana Province 29.8°C
20 Madagho Delta 29.8°C
21 Forcados River Bar Delta State 29.8°C
22 Andoany 29.8°C
23 Nosy Be 29.8°C
24 Dzaoudzi Dzaoudzi 29.8°C
25 Bonny River Bar Rivers State 29.8°C
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26 Bonny Town Rivers 29.8°C
27 Burutu 29.8°C
28 Opobo River Entrance (Sandy Point) Rivers 29.8°C
29 Qua Iboe River Entrance Akwa Ibom State 29.8°C
30 Bonny River Approaches Rivers State 29.7°C
31 Moroney 29.7°C
32 Calabar 29.7°C
33 Esuk Oron 29.7°C
34 Akassa Bayelsa 29.7°C
35 Mamoudzou 29.7°C
36 Passamainty 29.7°C
37 Sada 29.7°C
38 Ouani 29.7°C
39 Bandraboua 29.7°C
40 Koungou 29.7°C
41 Mtsahara 29.7°C
42 Mtsamboro 29.7°C
43 Bamusso 29.6°C
44 Malabo 29.6°C
45 Okrika 29.6°C
46 Port Harcourt 29.6°C
47 Man O War Bay Southwest 29.6°C
48 Bonny 29.6°C
49 Alphonse Island 29.6°C
50 Ile Denis Inner Islands 29.6°C

Above the comfortable-swim threshold (20°C)

Every Africa location whose typical March mean sits above 20°C, the threshold most people find comfortable for unassisted swimming. 525 locations in total (70% of the region's coastline).

# Location March mean
1 Îlot Indien Toliara Province 30.4°C
2 Maintirano Mahajanga Province 30.4°C
3 Morondava 30.2°C
4 Cap Ankarana Toliara Province 30.2°C
5 Nosy Maroantaly Mahajanga Province 30.2°C
6 Andoany (Hell-Ville) Antsiranana Province 30.1°C
7 Andoany (Hellville) Antsiranana Province 30.1°C
8 Nosy Andriangory Mahajanga Province 30.0°C
9 Pointe Maroloha Mahajanga Province 30.0°C
10 Nosy Makamby Mahajanga Province 30.0°C
11 Baie De Baly Toamasina Province 30.0°C
12 Nosy Andriamitaroka Mahajanga Province 29.9°C
13 Marosakoa Mahajanga Province 29.9°C
14 Jamestown Akwa Ibom 29.9°C
15 Rio del Rey Entrance Ndian 29.9°C
16 Nosy Lava Mahajanga Province 29.9°C
17 Pointe Ambararata Mahajanga Province 29.9°C
18 Mahajanga 29.8°C
19 Nosy Mitsio Antsiranana Province 29.8°C
20 Madagho Delta 29.8°C
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21 Forcados River Bar Delta State 29.8°C
22 Andoany 29.8°C
23 Nosy Be 29.8°C
24 Dzaoudzi Dzaoudzi 29.8°C
25 Bonny River Bar Rivers State 29.8°C
26 Bonny Town Rivers 29.8°C
27 Burutu 29.8°C
28 Opobo River Entrance (Sandy Point) Rivers 29.8°C
29 Qua Iboe River Entrance Akwa Ibom State 29.8°C
30 Bonny River Approaches Rivers State 29.7°C
31 Moroney 29.7°C
32 Calabar 29.7°C
33 Esuk Oron 29.7°C
34 Akassa Bayelsa 29.7°C
35 Mamoudzou 29.7°C
36 Passamainty 29.7°C
37 Sada 29.7°C
38 Ouani 29.7°C
39 Bandraboua 29.7°C
40 Koungou 29.7°C
41 Mtsahara 29.7°C
42 Mtsamboro 29.7°C
43 Bamusso 29.6°C
44 Malabo 29.6°C
45 Okrika 29.6°C
46 Port Harcourt 29.6°C
47 Man O War Bay Southwest 29.6°C
48 Bonny 29.6°C
49 Alphonse Island 29.6°C
50 Ile Denis Inner Islands 29.6°C
51 Brass 29.6°C
52 Baie Curieuse Grand'Anse Mahé 29.6°C
53 Praslin Island Baie Sainte Anne 29.6°C
54 Moromb 29.6°C
55 Bancs Africains Outer Islands 29.6°C
56 Île Aux Vaches Grand'Anse Mahé 29.6°C
57 Mahé Grand'Anse Mahé 29.6°C
58 Batja Pwani Region 29.6°C
59 Salale Pwani Region 29.6°C
60 Simba Uranga Pwani Region 29.6°C
61 Río Campo Litoral 29.6°C
62 Palma (Baia de Tungue) Cabo Delgado 29.6°C
63 Eagle Island Outer Islands 29.6°C
64 Felicite Island 29.6°C
65 La Digue 29.6°C
66 Porto do Ibo Cabo Delgado 29.6°C
67 D'arros Island Outer Islands 29.6°C
68 Denis Island 29.6°C
69 Frigate Island 29.6°C
70 Island Anonyme 29.6°C
71 Round Island 29.6°C
72 Sainte Anne Island 29.6°C
73 Mtwara Bay Mtwara Region 29.6°C
74 Anse Lazio 29.6°C
75 Anse Volbert 29.6°C
76 Beau Vallon 29.6°C
77 Cousin Island 29.6°C
78 Island Cerf 29.6°C
79 Mahe Island 29.6°C
80 Marie Louise Island Outer Islands 29.6°C
81 Praslin 29.6°C
82 Victoria 29.6°C
83 Chole Bay (Mafia Island) Pwani Region 29.6°C
84 Bonaberi 29.6°C
85 Limbe 29.6°C
86 Mbini Litoral 29.6°C
87 Rio Benito Litoral 29.6°C
88 Mocimboa da Praia Cabo Delgado 29.5°C
89 Île Desroches Grand'Anse Mahé 29.5°C
90 Iles Desroches Outer Islands 29.5°C
91 Mafia Island 29.5°C
92 Bioko 29.5°C
93 Bird Island 29.5°C
94 Desroches Island 29.5°C
95 North Island 29.5°C
96 Silhouette Island 29.5°C
97 Kiswere Lindi Region 29.5°C
98 Tanganyika 29.5°C
99 Baia de Santo Antonio Príncipe 29.5°C
100 Kilindoni Pwani Region 29.5°C
101 Luba 29.5°C
102 Aldabra Islands Outer Islands 29.5°C
103 Bagamoyo 29.5°C
104 Latham Island Zanzibar 29.5°C
105 Mtwara 29.5°C
106 Douala 29.5°C
107 Bata 29.5°C
108 Pemba 29.5°C
109 Vamizi Island 29.5°C
110 Badagry Creek Lagos 29.5°C
111 Lagos Bar Lagos 29.5°C
112 Lindi 29.5°C
113 Bujumbura 29.5°C
114 Nosy Hao Mahajanga Province 29.5°C
115 Gisenyi 29.5°C
116 Lake Manyara 29.5°C
117 Musoma 29.5°C
118 Mwanza 29.5°C
119 Ngorongoro 29.5°C
120 Pemba Island Pemba North Region 29.5°C
121 Usimbe Pwani Region 29.5°C
122 Entebbe 29.5°C
123 Kampala 29.5°C
124 Cocobeach 29.5°C
125 Chake Chake 29.4°C
126 Ebute Ikorodu 29.4°C
127 Lagos 29.4°C
128 Libreville 29.4°C
129 Pointe Owendo Estuaire 29.4°C
130 Assumption Outer Islands 29.4°C
131 Lake Malawi 29.4°C
132 Lake Niassa 29.4°C
133 Lake Nyasa 29.4°C
134 PajePaje 29.4°C
135 Ras Rangoni Dar es Salam 29.4°C
136 Ras Rongoni Dar es Salam 29.4°C
137 Nacala Porto 29.4°C
138 Mahonda Unguja North Region 29.4°C
139 Coetivy Island Outer Islands 29.4°C
140 Dar es Salaam 29.4°C
141 Mkoani Kusini Pemba 29.4°C
142 Simuco Nampula 29.4°C
143 Mkokotoni Harbour Unguja North Region 29.4°C
144 Mahonda 29.4°C
145 Pemba 29.4°C
146 Baia de Ana Chaves São Tomé 29.4°C
147 Zanzibar 29.3°C
148 Nacala Nampula 29.3°C
149 Mesale Island Pemba South Region 29.3°C
150 Mesali Island Pemba South Region 29.3°C
151 Caue 29.3°C
152 Sao Jose dos Angolaresh 29.3°C
153 Sao Tome 29.3°C
154 Sao Tome Caué 29.3°C
155 Pangani Bay Tanga Region 29.3°C
156 Saint Pierre Island Praslin 29.3°C
157 Msuka Bay Pemba North Region 29.3°C
158 Porto-Novo 29.2°C
159 Agalega Islands Agaléga 29.2°C
160 Porto de Mozambique Nampula 29.2°C
161 Ilha De Mocambique 29.2°C
162 Nungwi 29.2°C
163 Tanga 29.2°C
164 Port-Gentil 29.2°C
165 Cotonou 29.1°C
166 Wasini Island Kwale County 29.1°C
167 Jinja 29.1°C
168 Shimoni 29.1°C
169 Maroantsetra 29.1°C
170 Sofala Sofala Province 29.1°C
171 Farquhar Islands Outer Islands 29.1°C
172 Cap Lopez Ogooue-Maritime 29.1°C
173 Kisumu 29.1°C
174 Toliara 29.1°C
175 Antonio Enes 29.1°C
176 Porto de Pebane Zambezia 29.1°C
177 Beira 29.1°C
178 Moma Nampula 29.1°C
179 Bamburi 29.0°C
180 Mombasa 29.0°C
181 Anakao 29.0°C
182 Ifaty 29.0°C
183 Kilindini Mombasa County 29.0°C
184 Mananara Avaratra 29.0°C
185 Chinde (Porto De) Zambézia 29.0°C
186 Porto de Chinde Zambezia 29.0°C
187 Macuse Zambézia 29.0°C
188 Maquival Zambézia 29.0°C
189 Moebase Zambézia 29.0°C
190 Morrubune Zambezia 29.0°C
191 Chiloane (Porto De) Sofala 29.0°C
192 Porto de Chiloane Sofala Province 29.0°C
193 Diani Beach 29.0°C
194 Gazi 29.0°C
195 Kilifi 28.9°C
196 Takaungu 28.9°C
197 Port Sonara Southwest 28.9°C
198 Rade d'Antalaha Province de Diego-Suarez 28.9°C
199 Quelimane 28.9°C
200 Nchelenge 28.9°C
201 Watamu 28.9°C
202 Vohemar Antsiranana Province 28.9°C
203 Malindi 28.9°C
204 Baie du Courrier Antsiranana Province 28.9°C
205 Sambava 28.9°C
206 Antalaha 28.9°C
207 Antsiranana (Diego Suarez) Antsiranana Province 28.8°C
208 Baie De Rigny Antsiranana Province 28.8°C
209 Ambodifotatra 28.8°C
210 Nosy Boraha Sainte-Marie 28.8°C
211 Shela Lamu County 28.8°C
212 Soanierana Ivongo 28.8°C
213 Antseranana 28.8°C
214 Baie De Tintingue Toamasina Province 28.7°C
215 Fenoarivo Atsinanana Toamasina Province 28.7°C
216 Mahavelona 28.7°C
217 Keta Volta Region 28.7°C
218 Kipini 28.7°C
219 Toamasina 28.6°C
220 Konakridee 28.6°C
221 Lome 28.6°C
222 Harper 28.6°C
223 Andovoranto 28.6°C
224 Porto de Bartolomeu Dias Inhambane Province 28.6°C
225 Muanda 28.6°C
226 Lamu 28.6°C
227 Vatomandry Toamasina Province 28.6°C
228 Loandjili 28.5°C
229 Pointe-Noire 28.5°C
230 Fenoarivo Atsinanana 28.5°C
231 Nosy Varika 28.5°C
232 Loandjili Kouilou 28.5°C
233 Pointe-Noire Pwantenwa 28.5°C
234 Mayumba 28.5°C
235 Soyo 28.5°C
236 Saint-Gilles-les-Bains 28.5°C
237 Greenville 28.5°C
238 Tema 28.5°C
239 Cabinda 28.5°C
240 Enseada de Cabinda Cabinda 28.5°C
241 Les Avirons 28.5°C
242 Piton Saint-Leu 28.5°C
243 Saint-Leu 28.5°C
244 Saint-Paul 28.5°C
245 Sinoe Bay Sinoe County 28.5°C
246 Le Port 28.5°C
247 Saint-Denis 28.5°C
248 Tabou 28.4°C
249 Pointe Bulabemba Kongo-Central 28.4°C
250 Axim 28.4°C
251 Bazaruto Island 28.4°C
252 Port Reunion (Pointe des Galets) Saint-Paul 28.4°C
253 Flic-en-Flac 28.4°C
254 Grande Riviere Noire 28.4°C
255 Le Morne 28.4°C
256 Petite Case Noyale 28.4°C
257 Tamarin 28.4°C
258 Shenge Point Southern Province 28.4°C
259 Bazaruto Inhambane Province 28.4°C
260 Vilankulos 28.4°C
261 Baffu Bay Sinoe County 28.4°C
262 Cap Malheureux 28.4°C
263 Grand-Baie 28.4°C
264 Grand Gaube 28.4°C
265 Grande Pointe aux Piments 28.4°C
266 Port Louis 28.4°C
267 Poste de Flacq 28.4°C
268 Riviere du Rempart 28.4°C
269 Roches Noires 28.4°C
270 Trou aux Biches 28.4°C
271 Turtle Bay 28.4°C
272 Accra 28.4°C
273 Teshie 28.4°C
274 Sekondi-Takoradi 28.3°C
275 Roches Noire Rivière du Rempart District 28.3°C
276 Bazaruto Archipelago Sofala 28.3°C
277 Kiunga Lamu County 28.3°C
278 Belle Mare 28.3°C
279 Trou deau Douce 28.3°C
280 Camayenne Conakry 28.3°C
281 Manakara 28.3°C
282 Freetown 28.3°C
283 River Cess 28.3°C
284 Bambous Virieux 28.3°C
285 Grand Sable 28.3°C
286 Grande Riviere Sud Est 28.3°C
287 Quatre Soeurs 28.3°C
288 Winneba 28.3°C
289 Beau-Vallon 28.3°C
290 Blue Bay 28.3°C
291 Bois des Amourettes 28.3°C
292 Mahebourg 28.3°C
293 Mauritius Island 28.3°C
294 River Cess River Cess 28.2°C
295 Souillac 28.2°C
296 Ascension Island Saint Helena 28.2°C
297 Porto de Luanda Luanda 28.2°C
298 Grand Bassam 28.2°C
299 Saint-Joseph 28.2°C
300 Saint-Philippe 28.2°C
301 Saint-Pierre 28.2°C
302 Buur Gaabo 28.2°C
303 Hobyo 28.2°C
304 Georgetown 28.2°C
305 Port Mathurin 28.2°C
306 Rodrigues 28.2°C
307 Qooriga Kismaayo Jubbada Hoose 28.2°C
308 Mumford Central 28.1°C
309 Luanda 28.1°C
310 Cape Coast 28.1°C
311 Buchanan 28.1°C
312 Kismaayo 28.1°C
313 Tofo 28.1°C
314 Kassiri 28.1°C
315 Konakridee Northern Province 28.1°C
316 Cadale 28.1°C
317 Sekondi Western 28.0°C
318 Shama Junction Western Region 28.0°C
319 Takoradi Western Region 28.0°C
320 Androka Toliara Province 28.0°C
321 Inhambane 28.0°C
322 Maxixe 28.0°C
323 Apam Central 28.0°C
324 Saltpond Central 28.0°C
325 Linga-Linga Inhambane Province 28.0°C
326 Pepel 28.0°C
327 Tintafor 28.0°C
328 Mogadishu 28.0°C
329 Muqdisho (Mogadishu) Banaadir 28.0°C
330 Conakry 27.9°C
331 Baia Farta 27.9°C
332 Baraawe Shabeellaha Hoose 27.9°C
333 Marka 27.9°C
334 Elmina Central 27.9°C
335 Monrovia 27.9°C
336 Benguela 27.8°C
337 Grand Lahou 27.8°C
338 Abidjan 27.8°C
339 Sheather Rock Southern 27.8°C
340 Lobito 27.7°C
341 Abidjan-Vridi District Autonome d'Abidjan 27.7°C
342 Robertsport 27.7°C
343 Ghoubbet El Kharâb Devil's Islands 27.7°C
344 Bandarbeyla 27.7°C
345 Sassandra 27.6°C
346 Porto do Lobito Benguela 27.6°C
347 Djibouti Djibouti 27.6°C
348 Djibouti 27.6°C
349 Tadjoura 27.6°C
350 Abaya Lake 27.6°C
351 Arba Minch 27.6°C
352 Inhampura Gaza 27.6°C
353 Port Kamsar Boké 27.6°C
354 Rio Nunez Approaches Boke Prefecture 27.6°C
355 Baixos da Inhaca Maputo Province 27.5°C
356 Porto Amboim 27.5°C
357 Xai Xai 27.5°C
358 Boffa 27.5°C
359 Kosi Bay KwaZulu-Natal 27.5°C
360 Loyada 27.4°C
361 Bilene 27.4°C
362 Ponta do Ouro 27.4°C
363 Ponta Malongane 27.4°C
364 Maputo 27.4°C
365 Matola 27.4°C
366 Cape Vidal KwaZulu-Natal 27.4°C
367 Sodwana Bay 27.4°C
368 Bahir Dar 27.4°C
369 Lake Tana 27.4°C
370 Saylac Awdal 27.4°C
371 Mits'iwa Northern Red Sea 27.3°C
372 Massawa 27.3°C
373 Obock 27.2°C
374 St Lucia 27.2°C
375 Dahlac Archipelago 27.2°C
376 San-Pedro 27.1°C
377 Bonthe 27.1°C
378 Saint Lucia KwaZulu-Natal 27.1°C
379 Harmil Island Northern Red Sea 27.1°C
380 Berbera 26.9°C
381 Sawabi Obock 26.8°C
382 Bubaque Bolama 26.8°C
383 Joao Vieira (Jamber Islands) Bolama 26.8°C
384 Bolama Bissau 26.8°C
385 Ponta Biombo Biombo 26.7°C
386 Bosaso 26.7°C
387 Bereeda 26.7°C
388 Qandala 26.7°C
389 Richards Bay 26.6°C
390 Xiis Sanaag 26.6°C
391 Caluula Bari 26.6°C
392 Bissau 26.6°C
393 Baia dos Elefantes Benguela Province 26.5°C
394 Fort Dauphin 26.5°C
395 Margate 26.5°C
396 Shelly Beach KwaZulu-Natal 26.4°C
397 Port Shepstone 26.4°C
398 Aseb Southern Red Sea 26.3°C
399 Assab 26.3°C
400 Baia de Santa Marta Namibe Province 26.2°C
401 Port Edward KwaZulu-Natal 26.2°C
402 Edd 26.2°C
403 Amanzimtoti 26.1°C
404 Umkomaas 26.1°C
405 Suakin 26.0°C
406 Port Sudan 26.0°C
407 Port Saint Johns 26.0°C
408 Sawakin Red Sea 25.9°C
409 eSikhawini KwaZulu-Natal 25.8°C
410 Mtunzini KwaZulu-Natal 25.8°C
411 Scottburgh 25.7°C
412 Namibe 25.7°C
413 Coffee Bay 25.6°C
414 Umhlanga 25.6°C
415 St. Helena Island Saint Helena 25.5°C
416 Ilheu de Caio Provincia Norte 25.5°C
417 Jamestown 25.4°C
418 Ballito KwaZulu-Natal 25.4°C
419 Salt Rock KwaZulu-Natal 25.4°C
420 Umdloti KwaZulu-Natal 25.4°C
421 Umhlanga Rocks KwaZulu-Natal 25.4°C
422 Tugela River KwaZulu-Natal 25.4°C
423 Ballitoville 25.2°C
424 Durban 25.2°C
425 KwaZulu-Natal 25.1°C
426 Muhammad Qol South Kordan 25.1°C
427 Cacheu Cacheu 25.0°C
428 Ziguinchor 25.0°C
429 Mazeppa Bay Eastern Cape 24.7°C
430 Tombua 24.5°C
431 East London 24.5°C
432 Zabargad Island 24.0°C
433 Varela Cacheu 24.0°C
434 Cap Skirring 24.0°C
435 Berenice 23.7°C
436 Barnīs Red Sea Governorate 23.6°C
437 Morgans Bay Eastern Cape 23.5°C
438 Wavecrest Eastern Cape 23.5°C
439 Hamata 23.5°C
440 Porto da Praia Praia 23.4°C
441 Chintsa Eastern Cape 23.3°C
442 Brava 23.2°C
443 Fogo 23.2°C
444 Calheta São Miguel 23.2°C
445 Cidade Velha 23.0°C
446 Praia 23.0°C
447 Baie do Tarrafal Tarrafal 23.0°C
448 Marsa Alam 23.0°C
449 Porto Dos Mosteiros 23.0°C
450 Elphinstone Reef 22.9°C
451 Ilha de Santiago 22.9°C
452 Nabq 22.9°C
453 Kidd's Beach Eastern Cape 22.9°C
454 Coral Bay 22.8°C
455 Hadaba 22.8°C
456 Naama Bay 22.8°C
457 Ras Um El Sid 22.8°C
458 Sharm El Sheikh 22.8°C
459 Port Ghalib 22.8°C
460 Calheta 22.8°C
461 Maio 22.8°C
462 Vila Do Maio 22.8°C
463 El Quseir 22.7°C
464 Ras Muhammad 22.7°C
465 Nile River (Luxor) 22.6°C
466 Al Qusayr Red Sea Governorate 22.6°C
467 Makadi Bay 22.6°C
468 Safaga 22.6°C
469 Sharm El Naga 22.6°C
470 Soma Bay 22.6°C
471 Jazirat Shakir South Sinai Governorate 22.5°C
472 Porto de Sal Rei Boa Vista 22.5°C
473 Sahl Hasheesh 22.5°C
474 Porto Grande de S. Vicente São Vicente 22.5°C
475 Hurghada 22.3°C
476 Pombas 22.3°C
477 Ponta Do Sol 22.3°C
478 Porto Novo 22.3°C
479 Ribeira Grande 22.3°C
480 Santo Antao 22.3°C
481 Ilha do Sal Bahia de Palmeira Sal 22.3°C
482 Mindelo 22.3°C
483 Sao Vicente 22.3°C
484 Boa Vista 22.2°C
485 Sal Rei 22.2°C
486 Sao Nicolau 22.2°C
487 Tarrafal De Sao Nicolau 22.2°C
488 Santa Luzia 22.1°C
489 Sal 22.1°C
490 Santa Maria 22.1°C
491 Buniada Point North Bank Division 22.1°C
492 Dog Island North Bank Division 22.1°C
493 Pointe de Sangomar Fatick Region 22.1°C
494 Nuweiba 22.0°C
495 El Gouna 21.9°C
496 Dhahab South Sinai Governorate 21.9°C
497 Dahab 21.8°C
498 Gulf of Aqaba 21.8°C
499 Nuwaybi‘A South Sinai Governorate 21.8°C
500 Taba 21.7°C
501 Sinai Peninsula (North) 21.7°C
502 Sinai Peninsula (South) 21.7°C
503 El-Tor 21.7°C
504 Port Alfred 21.6°C
505 Juzur Ashrafi Red Sea Governorate 21.4°C
506 Bakau 21.2°C
507 Banjul 21.2°C
508 Kotu 21.2°C
509 Serrekunda 21.2°C
510 Kaolack 21.2°C
511 Bahia dos Tigres Namibe Province 21.1°C
512 Agulhas 21.0°C
513 Cape Agulhas 21.0°C
514 Struisbaai 21.0°C
515 At Tur South Sinai Governorate 20.9°C
516 Infanta 20.7°C
517 Witsand 20.7°C
518 De Hoop Nature Reserve Western Cape 20.6°C
519 Arniston 20.6°C
520 Stilbaai 20.4°C
521 Cape Infanta Western Cape 20.4°C
522 Port Beaufort Western Cape 20.4°C
523 Kenton-on-Sea Eastern Cape 20.3°C
524 Les Almadies 20.2°C
525 Vleesbaai Western Cape 20.1°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 March, 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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