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Where it's hot in May in Africa

Africa coastal locations where the sea is genuinely warm in May. The regional average sits at 24.4°C in May. 563 of 748 tracked locations cross the comfortable swim threshold of 20°C this month — that's 75% of Africa's coastline.

Above 20°C

563

75% of Africa coastal locations, in May

Above 25°C

420

56% of Africa coastal locations, in May

Warmest in May

Ghoubbet El Kharâb

31.0°C in Djibouti

What the Africa sea feels like in May

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 May compares

May 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 May mean built from a decade of daily history.

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Top 50 hottest Africa locations in May

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

# Location May mean
1 Ghoubbet El Kharâb Devil's Islands 31.0°C
2 Djibouti 31.0°C
3 Tadjoura 31.0°C
4 Abaya Lake 31.0°C
5 Arba Minch 31.0°C
6 Djibouti Djibouti 31.0°C
7 Loyada 30.9°C
8 Saylac Awdal 30.8°C
9 Obock 30.8°C
10 Mits'iwa Northern Red Sea 30.8°C
11 Dahlac Archipelago 30.7°C
12 Massawa 30.7°C
13 Harmil Island Northern Red Sea 30.6°C
14 Bahir Dar 30.6°C
15 Lake Tana 30.6°C
16 Berbera 30.5°C
17 Qandala 30.4°C
18 Bosaso 30.4°C
19 Sawabi Obock 30.1°C
20 Bird Island 30.0°C
21 Xiis Sanaag 30.0°C
22 Denis Island 30.0°C
23 Caluula Bari 29.9°C
24 Ile Denis Inner Islands 29.9°C
25 Anse Lazio 29.9°C
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26 Anse Volbert 29.9°C
27 Cousin Island 29.9°C
28 North Island 29.9°C
29 Praslin 29.9°C
30 Silhouette Island 29.9°C
31 Felicite Island 29.8°C
32 La Digue 29.8°C
33 Beau Vallon 29.8°C
34 Island Cerf 29.8°C
35 Mahe Island 29.8°C
36 Victoria 29.8°C
37 Island Anonyme 29.8°C
38 Round Island 29.8°C
39 Sainte Anne Island 29.8°C
40 Baie Curieuse Grand'Anse Mahé 29.8°C
41 Praslin Island Baie Sainte Anne 29.8°C
42 Calabar 29.8°C
43 Esuk Oron 29.8°C
44 Jamestown Akwa Ibom 29.8°C
45 Rio del Rey Entrance Ndian 29.7°C
46 Frigate Island 29.7°C
47 Île Aux Vaches Grand'Anse Mahé 29.7°C
48 Mahé Grand'Anse Mahé 29.7°C
49 Edd 29.7°C
50 Sinoe Bay Sinoe County 29.7°C

Above the comfortable-swim threshold (20°C)

Every Africa location whose typical May mean sits above 20°C, the threshold most people find comfortable for unassisted swimming. 563 locations in total (75% of the region's coastline).

# Location May mean
1 Ghoubbet El Kharâb Devil's Islands 31.0°C
2 Djibouti 31.0°C
3 Tadjoura 31.0°C
4 Abaya Lake 31.0°C
5 Arba Minch 31.0°C
6 Djibouti Djibouti 31.0°C
7 Loyada 30.9°C
8 Saylac Awdal 30.8°C
9 Obock 30.8°C
10 Mits'iwa Northern Red Sea 30.8°C
11 Dahlac Archipelago 30.7°C
12 Massawa 30.7°C
13 Harmil Island Northern Red Sea 30.6°C
14 Bahir Dar 30.6°C
15 Lake Tana 30.6°C
16 Berbera 30.5°C
17 Qandala 30.4°C
18 Bosaso 30.4°C
19 Sawabi Obock 30.1°C
20 Bird Island 30.0°C
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21 Xiis Sanaag 30.0°C
22 Denis Island 30.0°C
23 Caluula Bari 29.9°C
24 Ile Denis Inner Islands 29.9°C
25 Anse Lazio 29.9°C
26 Anse Volbert 29.9°C
27 Cousin Island 29.9°C
28 North Island 29.9°C
29 Praslin 29.9°C
30 Silhouette Island 29.9°C
31 Felicite Island 29.8°C
32 La Digue 29.8°C
33 Beau Vallon 29.8°C
34 Island Cerf 29.8°C
35 Mahe Island 29.8°C
36 Victoria 29.8°C
37 Island Anonyme 29.8°C
38 Round Island 29.8°C
39 Sainte Anne Island 29.8°C
40 Baie Curieuse Grand'Anse Mahé 29.8°C
41 Praslin Island Baie Sainte Anne 29.8°C
42 Calabar 29.8°C
43 Esuk Oron 29.8°C
44 Jamestown Akwa Ibom 29.8°C
45 Rio del Rey Entrance Ndian 29.7°C
46 Frigate Island 29.7°C
47 Île Aux Vaches Grand'Anse Mahé 29.7°C
48 Mahé Grand'Anse Mahé 29.7°C
49 Edd 29.7°C
50 Sinoe Bay Sinoe County 29.7°C
51 Andoany (Hell-Ville) Antsiranana Province 29.7°C
52 Andoany (Hellville) Antsiranana Province 29.7°C
53 Bamusso 29.7°C
54 Malabo 29.7°C
55 Baffu Bay Sinoe County 29.7°C
56 Bancs Africains Outer Islands 29.7°C
57 Assab 29.7°C
58 Aseb Southern Red Sea 29.6°C
59 River Cess River Cess 29.6°C
60 Eagle Island Outer Islands 29.6°C
61 Limbe 29.6°C
62 Madagho Delta 29.6°C
63 Bonaberi 29.6°C
64 Forcados River Bar Delta State 29.6°C
65 Qua Iboe River Entrance Akwa Ibom State 29.6°C
66 Sawakin Red Sea 29.6°C
67 Douala 29.6°C
68 Bioko 29.6°C
69 Badagry Creek Lagos 29.6°C
70 Burutu 29.6°C
71 Lagos Bar Lagos 29.6°C
72 D'arros Island Outer Islands 29.6°C
73 Opobo River Entrance (Sandy Point) Rivers 29.6°C
74 Man O War Bay Southwest 29.6°C
75 Île Desroches Grand'Anse Mahé 29.6°C
76 Iles Desroches Outer Islands 29.6°C
77 Shenge Point Southern Province 29.6°C
78 Luba 29.5°C
79 Río Campo Litoral 29.5°C
80 Desroches Island 29.5°C
81 Greenville 29.5°C
82 Konakridee 29.5°C
83 Bonny River Approaches Rivers State 29.5°C
84 Ebute Ikorodu 29.5°C
85 Lagos 29.5°C
86 Suakin 29.5°C
87 Akassa Bayelsa 29.5°C
88 Bonny River Bar Rivers State 29.5°C
89 Bonny Town Rivers 29.5°C
90 Brass 29.5°C
91 River Cess 29.5°C
92 Bonny 29.5°C
93 Bereeda 29.5°C
94 Porto-Novo 29.5°C
95 Buchanan 29.5°C
96 Okrika 29.5°C
97 Port Harcourt 29.5°C
98 Harper 29.4°C
99 Cotonou 29.4°C
100 Sheather Rock Southern 29.4°C
101 Port Sudan 29.4°C
102 Tabou 29.4°C
103 Mbini Litoral 29.4°C
104 Rio Benito Litoral 29.4°C
105 Bata 29.4°C
106 Andoany 29.4°C
107 Nosy Be 29.4°C
108 Monrovia 29.3°C
109 Marie Louise Island Outer Islands 29.3°C
110 Freetown 29.3°C
111 Nosy Mitsio Antsiranana Province 29.3°C
112 Konakridee Northern Province 29.2°C
113 Robertsport 29.2°C
114 Baia de Santo Antonio Príncipe 29.2°C
115 Axim 29.2°C
116 Keta Volta Region 29.2°C
117 Cocobeach 29.2°C
118 Pointe Owendo Estuaire 29.2°C
119 Grand Bassam 29.1°C
120 Libreville 29.1°C
121 Abidjan-Vridi District Autonome d'Abidjan 29.1°C
122 Camayenne Conakry 29.1°C
123 Lome 29.1°C
124 Sekondi-Takoradi 29.1°C
125 Bonthe 29.0°C
126 Alphonse Island 29.0°C
127 Kassiri 29.0°C
128 Grand Lahou 29.0°C
129 Sassandra 29.0°C
130 Mumford Central 29.0°C
131 Pepel 29.0°C
132 Tintafor 29.0°C
133 Sekondi Western 29.0°C
134 Shama Junction Western Region 29.0°C
135 Takoradi Western Region 29.0°C
136 Coetivy Island Outer Islands 29.0°C
137 Nosy Lava Mahajanga Province 28.9°C
138 Tema 28.9°C
139 Abidjan 28.9°C
140 Saltpond Central 28.9°C
141 San-Pedro 28.9°C
142 Apam Central 28.9°C
143 Accra 28.9°C
144 Teshie 28.9°C
145 Caue 28.8°C
146 Sao Jose dos Angolaresh 28.8°C
147 Sao Tome 28.8°C
148 Cape Coast 28.8°C
149 Winneba 28.8°C
150 Baia de Ana Chaves São Tomé 28.8°C
151 Conakry 28.8°C
152 Elmina Central 28.8°C
153 Dzaoudzi Dzaoudzi 28.8°C
154 Sao Tome Caué 28.7°C
155 Bandraboua 28.7°C
156 Koungou 28.7°C
157 Mamoudzou 28.7°C
158 Mtsahara 28.7°C
159 Mtsamboro 28.7°C
160 Passamainty 28.7°C
161 Sada 28.7°C
162 Muhammad Qol South Kordan 28.6°C
163 Ouani 28.6°C
164 Port Kamsar Boké 28.6°C
165 Rio Nunez Approaches Boke Prefecture 28.6°C
166 Port-Gentil 28.6°C
167 Nosy Makamby Mahajanga Province 28.6°C
168 Baie De Baly Toamasina Province 28.6°C
169 Moroney 28.5°C
170 Mahajanga 28.5°C
171 Pointe Ambararata Mahajanga Province 28.5°C
172 Bolama Bissau 28.5°C
173 Cap Lopez Ogooue-Maritime 28.4°C
174 Kiswere Lindi Region 28.4°C
175 Marosakoa Mahajanga Province 28.4°C
176 Mtwara Bay Mtwara Region 28.4°C
177 Lindi 28.4°C
178 Mtwara 28.4°C
179 Ponta Biombo Biombo 28.4°C
180 Agalega Islands Agaléga 28.4°C
181 Hobyo 28.4°C
182 Pointe Maroloha Mahajanga Province 28.4°C
183 Marka 28.4°C
184 Lake Malawi 28.4°C
185 Lake Niassa 28.4°C
186 Lake Nyasa 28.4°C
187 Usimbe Pwani Region 28.4°C
188 Bubaque Bolama 28.4°C
189 Mogadishu 28.4°C
190 Chole Bay (Mafia Island) Pwani Region 28.3°C
191 Chake Chake 28.3°C
192 Palma (Baia de Tungue) Cabo Delgado 28.3°C
193 Kilindoni Pwani Region 28.3°C
194 Mafia Island 28.3°C
195 Pemba 28.3°C
196 Boffa 28.3°C
197 Pemba 28.3°C
198 Porto do Ibo Cabo Delgado 28.3°C
199 Latham Island Zanzibar 28.3°C
200 Pemba Island Pemba North Region 28.3°C
201 Bissau 28.3°C
202 Vamizi Island 28.3°C
203 Kismaayo 28.3°C
204 PajePaje 28.3°C
205 Simuco Nampula 28.3°C
206 Cadale 28.2°C
207 Nacala Nampula 28.2°C
208 Mkoani Kusini Pemba 28.2°C
209 Zanzibar 28.2°C
210 Bujumbura 28.2°C
211 Nacala Porto 28.2°C
212 Gisenyi 28.2°C
213 Lake Manyara 28.2°C
214 Musoma 28.2°C
215 Mwanza 28.2°C
216 Ngorongoro 28.2°C
217 Nungwi 28.2°C
218 Entebbe 28.2°C
219 Kampala 28.2°C
220 Mocimboa da Praia Cabo Delgado 28.2°C
221 Mahonda 28.2°C
222 Tanga 28.2°C
223 Mesale Island Pemba South Region 28.2°C
224 Mesali Island Pemba South Region 28.2°C
225 Mkokotoni Harbour Unguja North Region 28.2°C
226 Pangani Bay Tanga Region 28.2°C
227 Jinja 28.2°C
228 Joao Vieira (Jamber Islands) Bolama 28.2°C
229 Baie du Courrier Antsiranana Province 28.2°C
230 Aldabra Islands Outer Islands 28.2°C
231 Batja Pwani Region 28.2°C
232 Salale Pwani Region 28.2°C
233 Simba Uranga Pwani Region 28.2°C
234 Kilifi 28.2°C
235 Takaungu 28.2°C
236 Bagamoyo 28.2°C
237 Lamu 28.2°C
238 Muqdisho (Mogadishu) Banaadir 28.2°C
239 Kipini 28.1°C
240 Msuka Bay Pemba North Region 28.1°C
241 Shimoni 28.1°C
242 Buur Gaabo 28.1°C
243 Bamburi 28.1°C
244 Malindi 28.1°C
245 Mombasa 28.1°C
246 Tanganyika 28.1°C
247 Baraawe Shabeellaha Hoose 28.1°C
248 Diani Beach 28.1°C
249 Gazi 28.1°C
250 Kisumu 28.1°C
251 Qooriga Kismaayo Jubbada Hoose 28.1°C
252 Mahonda Unguja North Region 28.1°C
253 Kilindini Mombasa County 28.1°C
254 Shela Lamu County 28.1°C
255 Wasini Island Kwale County 28.1°C
256 Dar es Salaam 28.1°C
257 Watamu 28.1°C
258 Assumption Outer Islands 28.1°C
259 Ras Rangoni Dar es Salam 28.1°C
260 Ras Rongoni Dar es Salam 28.1°C
261 Kiunga Lamu County 28.1°C
262 Ilha De Mocambique 28.0°C
263 Georgetown 28.0°C
264 Porto de Mozambique Nampula 28.0°C
265 Ascension Island Saint Helena 28.0°C
266 Saint Pierre Island Praslin 27.9°C
267 Antsiranana (Diego Suarez) Antsiranana Province 27.9°C
268 Nosy Maroantaly Mahajanga Province 27.9°C
269 Maintirano Mahajanga Province 27.9°C
270 Antseranana 27.9°C
271 Farquhar Islands Outer Islands 27.8°C
272 Vohemar Antsiranana Province 27.8°C
273 Sambava 27.7°C
274 Baie De Rigny Antsiranana Province 27.7°C
275 Antonio Enes 27.7°C
276 Antalaha 27.7°C
277 Rade d'Antalaha Province de Diego-Suarez 27.7°C
278 Bandarbeyla 27.6°C
279 Port Sonara Southwest 27.5°C
280 Ilheu de Caio Provincia Norte 27.4°C
281 Îlot Indien Toliara Province 27.4°C
282 Moma Nampula 27.3°C
283 Toamasina 27.3°C
284 Morondava 27.3°C
285 Andovoranto 27.3°C
286 Ambodifotatra 27.2°C
287 Nosy Boraha Sainte-Marie 27.2°C
288 Mahavelona 27.2°C
289 Pointe Bulabemba Kongo-Central 27.2°C
290 Fenoarivo Atsinanana Toamasina Province 27.2°C
291 Fenoarivo Atsinanana 27.2°C
292 Nosy Varika 27.2°C
293 Vatomandry Toamasina Province 27.1°C
294 Mananara Avaratra 27.1°C
295 Moebase Zambézia 27.1°C
296 Cap Ankarana Toliara Province 27.1°C
297 Soanierana Ivongo 27.1°C
298 Cacheu Cacheu 27.1°C
299 Zabargad Island 27.0°C
300 Roches Noire Rivière du Rempart District 27.0°C
301 Porto de Pebane Zambezia 27.0°C
302 Baie De Tintingue Toamasina Province 27.0°C
303 Maroantsetra 27.0°C
304 Cap Malheureux 27.0°C
305 Grand-Baie 26.9°C
306 Grand Gaube 26.9°C
307 Grande Pointe aux Piments 26.9°C
308 Port Louis 26.9°C
309 Poste de Flacq 26.9°C
310 Riviere du Rempart 26.9°C
311 Roches Noires 26.9°C
312 Trou aux Biches 26.9°C
313 Turtle Bay 26.9°C
314 Flic-en-Flac 26.9°C
315 Grande Riviere Noire 26.9°C
316 Le Morne 26.9°C
317 Petite Case Noyale 26.9°C
318 Tamarin 26.9°C
319 Belle Mare 26.9°C
320 Port Mathurin 26.9°C
321 Rodrigues 26.9°C
322 Trou deau Douce 26.9°C
323 Nosy Andriamitaroka Mahajanga Province 26.9°C
324 Port Reunion (Pointe des Galets) Saint-Paul 26.9°C
325 Nosy Andriangory Mahajanga Province 26.8°C
326 Porto do Lobito Benguela 26.8°C
327 Quelimane 26.8°C
328 Nchelenge 26.8°C
329 Le Port 26.8°C
330 Saint-Denis 26.8°C
331 Saint-Gilles-les-Bains 26.8°C
332 Manakara 26.8°C
333 Les Avirons 26.8°C
334 Piton Saint-Leu 26.8°C
335 Saint-Leu 26.8°C
336 Saint-Paul 26.8°C
337 Soyo 26.8°C
338 Moromb 26.8°C
339 Bambous Virieux 26.8°C
340 Grand Sable 26.8°C
341 Grande Riviere Sud Est 26.8°C
342 Quatre Soeurs 26.8°C
343 Macuse Zambézia 26.8°C
344 Maquival Zambézia 26.8°C
345 Morrubune Zambezia 26.8°C
346 Enseada de Cabinda Cabinda 26.8°C
347 Berenice 26.8°C
348 Muanda 26.7°C
349 Nosy Hao Mahajanga Province 26.7°C
350 Baia Farta 26.7°C
351 Chinde (Porto De) Zambézia 26.7°C
352 Porto de Chinde Zambezia 26.7°C
353 Beau-Vallon 26.6°C
354 Blue Bay 26.6°C
355 Bois des Amourettes 26.6°C
356 Mahebourg 26.6°C
357 Mauritius Island 26.6°C
358 Ziguinchor 26.6°C
359 Barnīs Red Sea Governorate 26.6°C
360 Benguela 26.6°C
361 Souillac 26.6°C
362 Loandjili Kouilou 26.5°C
363 Pointe-Noire Pwantenwa 26.5°C
364 Bazaruto Archipelago Sofala 26.5°C
365 Saint-Joseph 26.5°C
366 Saint-Philippe 26.5°C
367 Saint-Pierre 26.5°C
368 Mayumba 26.5°C
369 Lobito 26.4°C
370 Varela Cacheu 26.4°C
371 Linga-Linga Inhambane Province 26.4°C
372 Anakao 26.3°C
373 Ifaty 26.3°C
374 Toliara 26.3°C
375 Tofo 26.3°C
376 Inhambane 26.3°C
377 Maxixe 26.3°C
378 Cabinda 26.3°C
379 Bazaruto Inhambane Province 26.3°C
380 Loandjili 26.2°C
381 Pointe-Noire 26.2°C
382 Hamata 26.2°C
383 Vilankulos 26.2°C
384 Bazaruto Island 26.1°C
385 Beira 26.1°C
386 Sofala Sofala Province 26.0°C
387 Porto de Luanda Luanda 26.0°C
388 Chiloane (Porto De) Sofala 25.9°C
389 Porto de Chiloane Sofala Province 25.9°C
390 Porto de Bartolomeu Dias Inhambane Province 25.9°C
391 Cap Skirring 25.9°C
392 Marsa Alam 25.6°C
393 Baia dos Elefantes Benguela Province 25.6°C
394 Luanda 25.6°C
395 Elphinstone Reef 25.6°C
396 Porto Amboim 25.5°C
397 Coral Bay 25.5°C
398 Hadaba 25.5°C
399 Naama Bay 25.5°C
400 Ras Um El Sid 25.5°C
401 Sharm El Sheikh 25.5°C
402 Nabq 25.4°C
403 Port Ghalib 25.3°C
404 Ras Muhammad 25.3°C
405 El Quseir 25.3°C
406 Nile River (Luxor) 25.2°C
407 Ponta do Ouro 25.2°C
408 Ponta Malongane 25.2°C
409 Makadi Bay 25.2°C
410 Safaga 25.2°C
411 Sharm El Naga 25.2°C
412 Soma Bay 25.2°C
413 Sodwana Bay 25.2°C
414 Cape Vidal KwaZulu-Natal 25.2°C
415 Androka Toliara Province 25.1°C
416 Kosi Bay KwaZulu-Natal 25.1°C
417 Jazirat Shakir South Sinai Governorate 25.1°C
418 Sahl Hasheesh 25.1°C
419 Al Qusayr Red Sea Governorate 25.0°C
420 Xai Xai 25.0°C
421 Inhampura Gaza 25.0°C
422 St Lucia 24.9°C
423 Saint Lucia KwaZulu-Natal 24.9°C
424 Hurghada 24.8°C
425 Baia de Santa Marta Namibe Province 24.7°C
426 Bilene 24.6°C
427 St. Helena Island Saint Helena 24.4°C
428 El Gouna 24.4°C
429 Richards Bay 24.4°C
430 Jamestown 24.4°C
431 Shelly Beach KwaZulu-Natal 24.4°C
432 Fort Dauphin 24.3°C
433 Baixos da Inhaca Maputo Province 24.3°C
434 Maputo 24.3°C
435 Matola 24.3°C
436 Margate 24.3°C
437 Port Shepstone 24.2°C
438 El-Tor 24.2°C
439 Buniada Point North Bank Division 24.1°C
440 Dog Island North Bank Division 24.1°C
441 Pointe de Sangomar Fatick Region 24.1°C
442 Namibe 24.1°C
443 Amanzimtoti 24.1°C
444 Umkomaas 24.1°C
445 Port Edward KwaZulu-Natal 24.1°C
446 Porto da Praia Praia 24.1°C
447 Nuweiba 24.1°C
448 Port Saint Johns 24.0°C
449 Brava 24.0°C
450 Calheta São Miguel 24.0°C
451 Juzur Ashrafi Red Sea Governorate 23.9°C
452 Fogo 23.9°C
453 Baie do Tarrafal Tarrafal 23.9°C
454 Dhahab South Sinai Governorate 23.9°C
455 Scottburgh 23.9°C
456 Dahab 23.8°C
457 Gulf of Aqaba 23.8°C
458 Coffee Bay 23.8°C
459 Sinai Peninsula (North) 23.8°C
460 Sinai Peninsula (South) 23.8°C
461 Cidade Velha 23.7°C
462 Praia 23.7°C
463 Taba 23.7°C
464 Umhlanga 23.7°C
465 Porto Dos Mosteiros 23.7°C
466 Nuwaybi‘A South Sinai Governorate 23.6°C
467 At Tur South Sinai Governorate 23.6°C
468 Porto Grande de S. Vicente São Vicente 23.6°C
469 Ilha de Santiago 23.6°C
470 Ballito KwaZulu-Natal 23.5°C
471 Salt Rock KwaZulu-Natal 23.5°C
472 Umdloti KwaZulu-Natal 23.5°C
473 Umhlanga Rocks KwaZulu-Natal 23.5°C
474 eSikhawini KwaZulu-Natal 23.5°C
475 Mtunzini KwaZulu-Natal 23.5°C
476 Ballitoville 23.4°C
477 Durban 23.4°C
478 Tugela River KwaZulu-Natal 23.4°C
479 Pombas 23.3°C
480 Ponta Do Sol 23.3°C
481 Porto Novo 23.3°C
482 Ribeira Grande 23.3°C
483 Santo Antao 23.3°C
484 Suez Canal 23.3°C
485 KwaZulu-Natal 23.3°C
486 Calheta 23.3°C
487 Maio 23.3°C
488 Vila Do Maio 23.3°C
489 Mindelo 23.3°C
490 Sao Vicente 23.3°C
491 Porto de Sal Rei Boa Vista 23.2°C
492 Mazeppa Bay Eastern Cape 23.2°C
493 Santa Luzia 23.1°C
494 Sao Nicolau 23.1°C
495 Tarrafal De Sao Nicolau 23.1°C
496 Ilha do Sal Bahia de Palmeira Sal 23.0°C
497 East London 22.9°C
498 Tombua 22.9°C
499 Boa Vista 22.9°C
500 Sal Rei 22.9°C
501 Bakau 22.8°C
502 Banjul 22.8°C
503 Kotu 22.8°C
504 Serrekunda 22.8°C
505 Kaolack 22.8°C
506 Sal 22.7°C
507 Santa Maria 22.7°C
508 Ras Gharib 22.5°C
509 Gunjur 22.5°C
510 Kartong 22.5°C
511 Al Maţarīyah Dakahlia Governorate 22.4°C
512 Port Said (Bur Sa'id) Port Said Governorate 22.4°C
513 El-Arish 22.4°C
514 Morgans Bay Eastern Cape 22.4°C
515 Wavecrest Eastern Cape 22.4°C
516 Les Almadies 22.3°C
517 Al Matariyah 22.1°C
518 Cairo 22.1°C
519 Chintsa Eastern Cape 22.1°C
520 Ain Sukhna 22.0°C
521 Suez 22.0°C
522 Pikine 22.0°C
523 Grand Dakar Dakar 22.0°C
524 Suez (as Suways) El Suez 22.0°C
525 Ras Sedr 21.9°C
526 Zaafarna 21.9°C
527 Port Said 21.9°C
528 Dakar 21.9°C
529 Mermoz Boabab 21.9°C
530 Ra's Za'faranah Red Sea Governorate 21.8°C
531 ‘Izbat Al Burj Damietta Governorate 21.8°C
532 Mina Dumyat Damietta Governorate 21.8°C
533 Al Iskandariyah (Alexandria) Alexandria 21.8°C
534 Kayar 21.8°C
535 Joal Fadiout 21.7°C
536 Idku 21.7°C
537 Kidd's Beach Eastern Cape 21.7°C
538 Alexandria 21.6°C
539 Sfax 21.5°C
540 Ezbet el-Borg 21.4°C
541 Mbour 21.4°C
542 Saly 21.4°C
543 Warang 21.4°C
544 Gabes 21.4°C
545 Somone 21.3°C
546 Kerkennah Islands 21.2°C
547 St. Louis Saint-Louis Region 21.1°C
548 El Alamein 21.1°C
549 El Abassia Sfax 20.7°C
550 Marsa al Burayqah Al Wahat 20.7°C
551 Ras Taguerness Médenine 20.6°C
552 Port Alfred 20.6°C
553 Saint Louis 20.6°C
554 Marsá Maţrūḩ Matrouh Governorate 20.6°C
555 Mersa Matruh 20.5°C
556 Zarzis 20.3°C
557 Mina Bardiyah Butnan District 20.3°C
558 Djerba 20.3°C
559 Houmt Souk 20.3°C
560 Midun 20.3°C
561 Kenton-on-Sea Eastern Cape 20.2°C
562 Misratah Misrata District 20.1°C
563 Sirte 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 May, 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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