Where it's hot in October in Africa

Africa coastal locations where the sea is genuinely warm in October. The regional average sits at 24.8°C in October. 646 of 748 tracked locations cross the comfortable swim threshold of 20°C this month — that's 86% of Africa's coastline.

Above 20°C

646

86% of Africa coastal locations, in October

Above 25°C

464

62% of Africa coastal locations, in October

Warmest in October

Dahlac Archipelago

32.4°C in Eritrea

What the Africa sea feels like in October

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 October compares

October 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 October mean built from a decade of daily history.

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Top 50 hottest Africa locations in October

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

#	Location	Country	October mean
1	Dahlac Archipelago	Eritrea	32.4°C
2	Mits'iwa Northern Red Sea	Eritrea	32.3°C
3	Harmil Island Northern Red Sea	Eritrea	32.3°C
4	Massawa	Eritrea	32.3°C
5	Bahir Dar	Ethiopia	31.9°C
6	Lake Tana	Ethiopia	31.9°C
7	Sawakin Red Sea	Sudan	31.4°C
8	Ghoubbet El Kharâb Devil's Islands	Djibouti	31.3°C
9	Suakin	Sudan	31.3°C
10	Djibouti	Djibouti	31.2°C
11	Tadjoura	Djibouti	31.2°C
12	Abaya Lake	Ethiopia	31.2°C
13	Arba Minch	Ethiopia	31.2°C
14	Djibouti Djibouti	Djibouti	31.2°C
15	Port Sudan	Sudan	31.1°C
16	Loyada	Djibouti	31.1°C
17	Saylac Awdal	Somalia	31.0°C
18	Obock	Djibouti	30.9°C
19	Berbera	Somalia	30.8°C
20	Edd	Eritrea	30.7°C
21	Sawabi Obock	Djibouti	30.5°C
22	Muhammad Qol South Kordan	Sudan	30.5°C
23	Aseb Southern Red Sea	Eritrea	30.0°C
24	Assab	Eritrea	30.0°C
25	Xiis Sanaag	Somalia	30.0°C

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26	Bosaso	Somalia	29.6°C
27	Ziguinchor	Senegal	29.6°C
28	Bakau	Gambia	29.5°C
29	Banjul	Gambia	29.5°C
30	Kotu	Gambia	29.5°C
31	Serrekunda	Gambia	29.5°C
32	Cacheu Cacheu	Guinea-Bissau	29.5°C
33	Cap Skirring	Senegal	29.5°C
34	Kaolack	Senegal	29.5°C
35	Buniada Point North Bank Division	Gambia	29.5°C
36	Dog Island North Bank Division	Gambia	29.5°C
37	Bissau	Guinea-Bissau	29.5°C
38	Pointe de Sangomar Fatick Region	Senegal	29.5°C
39	Ilheu de Caio Provincia Norte	Guinea-Bissau	29.5°C
40	Ponta Biombo Biombo	Guinea-Bissau	29.5°C
41	Qandala	Somalia	29.5°C
42	Bolama Bissau	Guinea-Bissau	29.4°C
43	Bubaque Bolama	Guinea-Bissau	29.4°C
44	Varela Cacheu	Guinea-Bissau	29.4°C
45	Gunjur	Gambia	29.3°C
46	Kartong	Gambia	29.3°C
47	Zabargad Island	Egypt	29.3°C
48	Joal Fadiout	Senegal	29.2°C
49	Joao Vieira (Jamber Islands) Bolama	Guinea-Bissau	29.2°C
50	Barnīs Red Sea Governorate	Egypt	29.2°C

Above the comfortable-swim threshold (20°C)

Every Africa location whose typical October mean sits above 20°C, the threshold most people find comfortable for unassisted swimming. 646 locations in total (86% of the region's coastline).

#	Location	Country	October mean
1	Dahlac Archipelago	Eritrea	32.4°C
2	Mits'iwa Northern Red Sea	Eritrea	32.3°C
3	Harmil Island Northern Red Sea	Eritrea	32.3°C
4	Massawa	Eritrea	32.3°C
5	Bahir Dar	Ethiopia	31.9°C
6	Lake Tana	Ethiopia	31.9°C
7	Sawakin Red Sea	Sudan	31.4°C
8	Ghoubbet El Kharâb Devil's Islands	Djibouti	31.3°C
9	Suakin	Sudan	31.3°C
10	Djibouti	Djibouti	31.2°C
11	Tadjoura	Djibouti	31.2°C
12	Abaya Lake	Ethiopia	31.2°C
13	Arba Minch	Ethiopia	31.2°C
14	Djibouti Djibouti	Djibouti	31.2°C
15	Port Sudan	Sudan	31.1°C
16	Loyada	Djibouti	31.1°C
17	Saylac Awdal	Somalia	31.0°C
18	Obock	Djibouti	30.9°C
19	Berbera	Somalia	30.8°C
20	Edd	Eritrea	30.7°C

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21	Sawabi Obock	Djibouti	30.5°C
22	Muhammad Qol South Kordan	Sudan	30.5°C
23	Aseb Southern Red Sea	Eritrea	30.0°C
24	Assab	Eritrea	30.0°C
25	Xiis Sanaag	Somalia	30.0°C
26	Bosaso	Somalia	29.6°C
27	Ziguinchor	Senegal	29.6°C
28	Bakau	Gambia	29.5°C
29	Banjul	Gambia	29.5°C
30	Kotu	Gambia	29.5°C
31	Serrekunda	Gambia	29.5°C
32	Cacheu Cacheu	Guinea-Bissau	29.5°C
33	Cap Skirring	Senegal	29.5°C
34	Kaolack	Senegal	29.5°C
35	Buniada Point North Bank Division	Gambia	29.5°C
36	Dog Island North Bank Division	Gambia	29.5°C
37	Bissau	Guinea-Bissau	29.5°C
38	Pointe de Sangomar Fatick Region	Senegal	29.5°C
39	Ilheu de Caio Provincia Norte	Guinea-Bissau	29.5°C
40	Ponta Biombo Biombo	Guinea-Bissau	29.5°C
41	Qandala	Somalia	29.5°C
42	Bolama Bissau	Guinea-Bissau	29.4°C
43	Bubaque Bolama	Guinea-Bissau	29.4°C
44	Varela Cacheu	Guinea-Bissau	29.4°C
45	Gunjur	Gambia	29.3°C
46	Kartong	Gambia	29.3°C
47	Zabargad Island	Egypt	29.3°C
48	Joal Fadiout	Senegal	29.2°C
49	Joao Vieira (Jamber Islands) Bolama	Guinea-Bissau	29.2°C
50	Barnīs Red Sea Governorate	Egypt	29.2°C
51	Mbour	Senegal	29.2°C
52	Saly	Senegal	29.2°C
53	Warang	Senegal	29.2°C
54	Berenice	Egypt	29.0°C
55	Caluula Bari	Somalia	28.8°C
56	Boffa	Guinea	28.8°C
57	Camayenne Conakry	Guinea	28.8°C
58	Grand Dakar Dakar	Senegal	28.8°C
59	Conakry	Guinea	28.7°C
60	Port Kamsar Boké	Guinea	28.7°C
61	Rio Nunez Approaches Boke Prefecture	Guinea	28.7°C
62	Les Almadies	Senegal	28.7°C
63	Somone	Senegal	28.7°C
64	Dakar	Senegal	28.6°C
65	Mermoz Boabab	Senegal	28.6°C
66	Kassiri	Sierra Leone	28.6°C
67	Pikine	Senegal	28.6°C
68	Hamata	Egypt	28.5°C
69	Kayar	Senegal	28.5°C
70	Pepel	Sierra Leone	28.5°C
71	Tintafor	Sierra Leone	28.5°C
72	Konakridee Northern Province	Sierra Leone	28.4°C
73	St. Louis Saint-Louis Region	Senegal	28.4°C
74	Bonthe	Sierra Leone	28.4°C
75	Denis Island	Seychelles	28.3°C
76	Bird Island	Seychelles	28.3°C
77	Nabq	Egypt	28.3°C
78	Konakridee	Sierra Leone	28.3°C
79	Coral Bay	Egypt	28.3°C
80	Hadaba	Egypt	28.3°C
81	Naama Bay	Egypt	28.3°C
82	Ras Um El Sid	Egypt	28.3°C
83	Sharm El Sheikh	Egypt	28.3°C
84	Robertsport	Liberia	28.3°C
85	Felicite Island	Seychelles	28.2°C
86	La Digue	Seychelles	28.2°C
87	Freetown	Sierra Leone	28.2°C
88	Anse Lazio	Seychelles	28.2°C
89	Anse Volbert	Seychelles	28.2°C
90	Cousin Island	Seychelles	28.2°C
91	Ile Denis Inner Islands	Seychelles	28.2°C
92	Praslin	Seychelles	28.2°C
93	Bonaberi	Cameroon	28.2°C
94	Shenge Point Southern Province	Sierra Leone	28.2°C
95	North Island	Seychelles	28.2°C
96	Silhouette Island	Seychelles	28.2°C
97	Monrovia	Liberia	28.2°C
98	Frigate Island	Seychelles	28.2°C
99	Limbe	Cameroon	28.2°C
100	Sheather Rock Southern	Sierra Leone	28.2°C
101	Douala	Cameroon	28.1°C
102	Ebute Ikorodu	Nigeria	28.1°C
103	Lagos	Nigeria	28.1°C
104	Beau Vallon	Seychelles	28.1°C
105	Island Anonyme	Seychelles	28.1°C
106	Island Cerf	Seychelles	28.1°C
107	Mahe Island	Seychelles	28.1°C
108	Round Island	Seychelles	28.1°C
109	Sainte Anne Island	Seychelles	28.1°C
110	Victoria	Seychelles	28.1°C
111	Man O War Bay Southwest	Cameroon	28.1°C
112	Saint Louis	Senegal	28.1°C
113	Baie Curieuse Grand'Anse Mahé	Seychelles	28.1°C
114	Praslin Island Baie Sainte Anne	Seychelles	28.1°C
115	Buchanan	Liberia	28.1°C
116	Andoany (Hell-Ville) Antsiranana Province	Madagascar	28.1°C
117	Andoany (Hellville) Antsiranana Province	Madagascar	28.1°C
118	Bamusso	Cameroon	28.1°C
119	Malabo	Equatorial Guinea	28.1°C
120	Madagho Delta	Nigeria	28.1°C
121	Burutu	Nigeria	28.0°C
122	Maintirano Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	28.0°C
123	Île Aux Vaches Grand'Anse Mahé	Seychelles	28.0°C
124	Mahé Grand'Anse Mahé	Seychelles	28.0°C
125	Rio del Rey Entrance Ndian	Cameroon	28.0°C
126	Jazirat Shakir South Sinai Governorate	Egypt	28.0°C
127	Badagry Creek Lagos	Nigeria	28.0°C
128	Lagos Bar Lagos	Nigeria	28.0°C
129	Calabar	Nigeria	28.0°C
130	Esuk Oron	Nigeria	28.0°C
131	Marsa Alam	Egypt	28.0°C
132	Forcados River Bar Delta State	Nigeria	28.0°C
133	Porto-Novo	Benin	28.0°C
134	Ras Muhammad	Egypt	28.0°C
135	River Cess	Liberia	28.0°C
136	Río Campo Litoral	Equatorial Guinea	28.0°C
137	Bioko	Equatorial Guinea	28.0°C
138	River Cess River Cess	Liberia	28.0°C
139	Jamestown Akwa Ibom	Nigeria	27.9°C
140	Cotonou	Benin	27.9°C
141	Luba	Equatorial Guinea	27.9°C
142	Bereeda	Somalia	27.9°C
143	Nile River (Luxor)	Egypt	27.9°C
144	Bancs Africains Outer Islands	Seychelles	27.9°C
145	Elphinstone Reef	Egypt	27.9°C
146	Baffu Bay Sinoe County	Liberia	27.9°C
147	Makadi Bay	Egypt	27.9°C
148	Safaga	Egypt	27.9°C
149	Sharm El Naga	Egypt	27.9°C
150	Soma Bay	Egypt	27.9°C
151	Porto da Praia Praia	Cabo Verde	27.8°C
152	Greenville	Liberia	27.8°C
153	Eagle Island Outer Islands	Seychelles	27.8°C
154	Mbini Litoral	Equatorial Guinea	27.8°C
155	Rio Benito Litoral	Equatorial Guinea	27.8°C
156	Sinoe Bay Sinoe County	Liberia	27.8°C
157	Al Qusayr Red Sea Governorate	Egypt	27.8°C
158	Bata	Equatorial Guinea	27.8°C
159	Brass	Nigeria	27.8°C
160	Desroches Island	Seychelles	27.8°C
161	Batja Pwani Region	Tanzania	27.8°C
162	Salale Pwani Region	Tanzania	27.8°C
163	Simba Uranga Pwani Region	Tanzania	27.8°C
164	Port Ghalib	Egypt	27.8°C
165	D'arros Island Outer Islands	Seychelles	27.7°C
166	Sahl Hasheesh	Egypt	27.7°C
167	Îlot Indien Toliara Province	Madagascar	27.7°C
168	Akassa Bayelsa	Nigeria	27.7°C
169	Qua Iboe River Entrance Akwa Ibom State	Nigeria	27.7°C
170	Nosy Lava Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	27.7°C
171	Île Desroches Grand'Anse Mahé	Seychelles	27.7°C
172	Iles Desroches Outer Islands	Seychelles	27.7°C
173	Cocobeach	Gabon	27.7°C
174	Bonny	Nigeria	27.7°C
175	Okrika	Nigeria	27.7°C
176	Opobo River Entrance (Sandy Point) Rivers	Nigeria	27.7°C
177	Port Harcourt	Nigeria	27.7°C
178	Bonny River Bar Rivers State	Nigeria	27.7°C
179	Bonny Town Rivers	Nigeria	27.7°C
180	El Quseir	Egypt	27.7°C
181	Bonny River Approaches Rivers State	Nigeria	27.7°C
182	Calheta São Miguel	Cabo Verde	27.6°C
183	Cidade Velha	Cabo Verde	27.6°C
184	Fogo	Cabo Verde	27.6°C
185	Praia	Cabo Verde	27.6°C
186	Libreville	Gabon	27.6°C
187	Brava	Cabo Verde	27.6°C
188	Andoany	Madagascar	27.6°C
189	Nosy Be	Madagascar	27.6°C
190	Lome	Togo	27.6°C
191	Coetivy Island Outer Islands	Seychelles	27.6°C
192	Calheta	Cabo Verde	27.5°C
193	Maio	Cabo Verde	27.5°C
194	Vila Do Maio	Cabo Verde	27.5°C
195	Pointe Owendo Estuaire	Gabon	27.5°C
196	Nosy Maroantaly Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	27.5°C
197	Pointe Maroloha Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	27.5°C
198	Morondava	Madagascar	27.5°C
199	Baie De Baly Toamasina Province	Madagascar	27.5°C
200	Nosy Mitsio Antsiranana Province	Madagascar	27.5°C
201	Marie Louise Island Outer Islands	Seychelles	27.4°C
202	Usimbe Pwani Region	Tanzania	27.4°C
203	Baie do Tarrafal Tarrafal	Cabo Verde	27.4°C
204	Ilha de Santiago	Cabo Verde	27.4°C
205	Keta Volta Region	Ghana	27.4°C
206	Hurghada	Egypt	27.4°C
207	Baia de Santo Antonio Príncipe	Sao Tome and Principe	27.4°C
208	Alphonse Island	Seychelles	27.4°C
209	Nosy Makamby Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	27.4°C
210	Porto Dos Mosteiros	Cabo Verde	27.4°C
211	Harper	Liberia	27.4°C
212	Bujumbura	Burundi	27.4°C
213	Gisenyi	Rwanda	27.4°C
214	Lake Manyara	Tanzania	27.4°C
215	Musoma	Tanzania	27.4°C
216	Mwanza	Tanzania	27.4°C
217	Ngorongoro	Tanzania	27.4°C
218	Entebbe	Uganda	27.4°C
219	Kampala	Uganda	27.4°C
220	Marosakoa Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	27.3°C
221	Pointe Ambararata Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	27.3°C
222	Tema	Ghana	27.3°C
223	Bagamoyo	Tanzania	27.3°C
224	Porto de Sal Rei Boa Vista	Cabo Verde	27.3°C
225	Mahajanga	Madagascar	27.3°C
226	Dzaoudzi Dzaoudzi	Mayotte	27.2°C
227	Winneba	Ghana	27.2°C
228	Tabou	Cote d'Ivoire	27.2°C
229	Caue	Sao Tome and Principe	27.2°C
230	Sao Jose dos Angolaresh	Sao Tome and Principe	27.2°C
231	Sao Tome	Sao Tome and Principe	27.2°C
232	Accra	Ghana	27.2°C
233	Axim	Ghana	27.2°C
234	Teshie	Ghana	27.2°C
235	Baia de Ana Chaves São Tomé	Sao Tome and Principe	27.2°C
236	Kilindoni Pwani Region	Tanzania	27.2°C
237	Tanganyika	Tanzania	27.2°C
238	Sekondi-Takoradi	Ghana	27.2°C
239	Cape Coast	Ghana	27.2°C
240	Mumford Central	Ghana	27.1°C
241	Lake Malawi	Malawi	27.1°C
242	Lake Niassa	Mozambique	27.1°C
243	Lake Nyasa	Tanzania	27.1°C
244	Cap Ankarana Toliara Province	Madagascar	27.1°C
245	Sao Tome Caué	Sao Tome and Principe	27.1°C
246	Mahonda	Tanzania	27.1°C
247	Port-Gentil	Gabon	27.1°C
248	Mamoudzou	Mayotte	27.1°C
249	Passamainty	Mayotte	27.1°C
250	Sada	Mayotte	27.1°C
251	Saltpond Central	Ghana	27.1°C
252	Pangani Bay Tanga Region	Tanzania	27.1°C
253	Bandraboua	Mayotte	27.1°C
254	Koungou	Mayotte	27.1°C
255	Mtsahara	Mayotte	27.1°C
256	Mtsamboro	Mayotte	27.1°C
257	Grand Bassam	Cote d'Ivoire	27.1°C
258	El-Arish	Egypt	27.1°C
259	Elmina Central	Ghana	27.1°C
260	Sekondi Western	Ghana	27.1°C
261	Shama Junction Western Region	Ghana	27.1°C
262	Takoradi Western Region	Ghana	27.1°C
263	Porto do Ibo Cabo Delgado	Mozambique	27.1°C
264	Mocimboa da Praia Cabo Delgado	Mozambique	27.0°C
265	Boa Vista	Cabo Verde	27.0°C
266	Sal Rei	Cabo Verde	27.0°C
267	Apam Central	Ghana	27.0°C
268	Ilha do Sal Bahia de Palmeira Sal	Cabo Verde	27.0°C
269	Agalega Islands Agaléga	Mauritius	27.0°C
270	Tanga	Tanzania	27.0°C
271	Cap Lopez Ogooue-Maritime	Gabon	27.0°C
272	Jinja	Uganda	27.0°C
273	Chole Bay (Mafia Island) Pwani Region	Tanzania	27.0°C
274	Mafia Island	Tanzania	27.0°C
275	Pombas	Cabo Verde	26.9°C
276	Ponta Do Sol	Cabo Verde	26.9°C
277	Porto Grande de S. Vicente São Vicente	Cabo Verde	26.9°C
278	Porto Novo	Cabo Verde	26.9°C
279	Ribeira Grande	Cabo Verde	26.9°C
280	Santo Antao	Cabo Verde	26.9°C
281	Shela Lamu County	Kenya	26.9°C
282	Mkokotoni Harbour Unguja North Region	Tanzania	26.9°C
283	Abidjan	Cote d'Ivoire	26.9°C
284	Grand Lahou	Cote d'Ivoire	26.9°C
285	Kiswere Lindi Region	Tanzania	26.9°C
286	El Gouna	Egypt	26.9°C
287	Pemba	Mozambique	26.9°C
288	Abidjan-Vridi District Autonome d'Abidjan	Cote d'Ivoire	26.9°C
289	Mtwara Bay Mtwara Region	Tanzania	26.9°C
290	Zanzibar	Tanzania	26.9°C
291	Sal	Cabo Verde	26.9°C
292	Santa Maria	Cabo Verde	26.9°C
293	Ouani	Comoros	26.9°C
294	Muqdisho (Mogadishu) Banaadir	Somalia	26.9°C
295	Qooriga Kismaayo Jubbada Hoose	Somalia	26.9°C
296	Marka	Somalia	26.9°C
297	Nungwi	Tanzania	26.9°C
298	Mindelo	Cabo Verde	26.9°C
299	Sao Vicente	Cabo Verde	26.9°C
300	Kipini	Kenya	26.9°C
301	Wasini Island Kwale County	Kenya	26.9°C
302	Ras Rangoni Dar es Salam	Tanzania	26.9°C
303	Ras Rongoni Dar es Salam	Tanzania	26.9°C
304	Kilindini Mombasa County	Kenya	26.8°C
305	Lamu	Kenya	26.8°C
306	Watamu	Kenya	26.8°C
307	Kismaayo	Somalia	26.8°C
308	Mogadishu	Somalia	26.8°C
309	Mahonda Unguja North Region	Tanzania	26.8°C
310	Palma (Baia de Tungue) Cabo Delgado	Mozambique	26.8°C
311	Vamizi Island	Mozambique	26.8°C
312	Baraawe Shabeellaha Hoose	Somalia	26.8°C
313	Pemba Island Pemba North Region	Tanzania	26.8°C
314	Sao Nicolau	Cabo Verde	26.8°C
315	Tarrafal De Sao Nicolau	Cabo Verde	26.8°C
316	Mkoani Kusini Pemba	Tanzania	26.8°C
317	Juzur Ashrafi Red Sea Governorate	Egypt	26.8°C
318	Cadale	Somalia	26.8°C
319	Latham Island Zanzibar	Tanzania	26.8°C
320	Mesale Island Pemba South Region	Tanzania	26.8°C
321	Mesali Island Pemba South Region	Tanzania	26.8°C
322	Msuka Bay Pemba North Region	Tanzania	26.8°C
323	Mtwara	Tanzania	26.8°C
324	Santa Luzia	Cabo Verde	26.8°C
325	Kiunga Lamu County	Kenya	26.8°C
326	Lindi	Tanzania	26.8°C
327	Buur Gaabo	Somalia	26.8°C
328	Chake Chake	Tanzania	26.8°C
329	Dar es Salaam	Tanzania	26.8°C
330	Pemba	Tanzania	26.8°C
331	Nosy Andriangory Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	26.8°C
332	Hobyo	Somalia	26.8°C
333	Moroney	Comoros	26.8°C
334	Bamburi	Kenya	26.8°C
335	Diani Beach	Kenya	26.8°C
336	Gazi	Kenya	26.8°C
337	Mombasa	Kenya	26.8°C
338	Kisumu	Kenya	26.8°C
339	Malindi	Kenya	26.8°C
340	Shimoni	Kenya	26.8°C
341	PajePaje	Tanzania	26.7°C
342	El-Tor	Egypt	26.7°C
343	Simuco Nampula	Mozambique	26.7°C
344	Sassandra	Cote d'Ivoire	26.7°C
345	Kilifi	Kenya	26.7°C
346	Takaungu	Kenya	26.7°C
347	Nacala Nampula	Mozambique	26.7°C
348	Port Said	Egypt	26.7°C
349	Nosy Andriamitaroka Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	26.6°C
350	Nacala Porto	Mozambique	26.6°C
351	Port Said (Bur Sa'id) Port Said Governorate	Egypt	26.6°C
352	At Tur South Sinai Governorate	Egypt	26.6°C
353	Farquhar Islands Outer Islands	Seychelles	26.6°C
354	Dhahab South Sinai Governorate	Egypt	26.6°C
355	Suez Canal	Egypt	26.5°C
356	Al Maţarīyah Dakahlia Governorate	Egypt	26.5°C
357	Porto de Mozambique Nampula	Mozambique	26.5°C
358	Saint Pierre Island Praslin	Seychelles	26.5°C
359	San-Pedro	Cote d'Ivoire	26.4°C
360	‘Izbat Al Burj Damietta Governorate	Egypt	26.4°C
361	Mina Dumyat Damietta Governorate	Egypt	26.4°C
362	Ilha De Mocambique	Mozambique	26.4°C
363	Ezbet el-Borg	Egypt	26.4°C
364	Pointe Bulabemba Kongo-Central	Democratic Republic of Congo	26.4°C
365	Nuweiba	Egypt	26.4°C
366	Sofala Sofala Province	Mozambique	26.3°C
367	Port Sonara Southwest	Cameroon	26.3°C
368	Nuwaybi‘A South Sinai Governorate	Egypt	26.3°C
369	Enseada de Cabinda Cabinda	Angola	26.3°C
370	Moromb	Madagascar	26.3°C
371	Al Iskandariyah (Alexandria) Alexandria	Egypt	26.2°C
372	Soyo	Angola	26.2°C
373	Mayumba	Gabon	26.2°C
374	Beira	Mozambique	26.2°C
375	Antonio Enes	Mozambique	26.2°C
376	Aldabra Islands Outer Islands	Seychelles	26.2°C
377	Chiloane (Porto De) Sofala	Mozambique	26.1°C
378	Porto de Chiloane Sofala Province	Mozambique	26.1°C
379	Bandarbeyla	Somalia	26.1°C
380	Dahab	Egypt	26.1°C
381	Gulf of Aqaba	Egypt	26.1°C
382	Idku	Egypt	26.1°C
383	Muanda	Democratic Republic of Congo	26.1°C
384	Alexandria	Egypt	26.1°C
385	Loandjili Kouilou	Democratic Republic of Congo	26.1°C
386	Pointe-Noire Pwantenwa	Democratic Republic of Congo	26.1°C
387	El Alamein	Egypt	26.1°C
388	Assumption Outer Islands	Seychelles	26.1°C
389	Moma Nampula	Mozambique	26.1°C
390	Suez (as Suways) El Suez	Egypt	26.0°C
391	Baie du Courrier Antsiranana Province	Madagascar	26.0°C
392	Ras Taguerness Médenine	Tunisia	26.0°C
393	Nosy Hao Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	26.0°C
394	Taba	Egypt	26.0°C
395	Macuse Zambézia	Mozambique	26.0°C
396	Maquival Zambézia	Mozambique	26.0°C
397	Morrubune Zambezia	Mozambique	26.0°C
398	Cabinda	Angola	26.0°C
399	Chinde (Porto De) Zambézia	Mozambique	26.0°C
400	Porto de Chinde Zambezia	Mozambique	26.0°C
401	Djerba	Tunisia	26.0°C
402	Houmt Souk	Tunisia	26.0°C
403	Midun	Tunisia	26.0°C
404	Loandjili	Congo	25.9°C
405	Pointe-Noire	Congo	25.9°C
406	Sinai Peninsula (North)	Egypt	25.9°C
407	Sinai Peninsula (South)	Egypt	25.9°C
408	Al Matariyah	Egypt	25.9°C
409	Cairo	Egypt	25.9°C
410	Maroantsetra	Madagascar	25.9°C
411	Ra's Za'faranah Red Sea Governorate	Egypt	25.9°C
412	Moebase Zambézia	Mozambique	25.9°C
413	Quelimane	Mozambique	25.9°C
414	Zarzis	Tunisia	25.9°C
415	Nchelenge	Zambia	25.9°C
416	Ras Gharib	Egypt	25.9°C
417	Ain Sukhna	Egypt	25.9°C
418	Suez	Egypt	25.9°C
419	Antsiranana (Diego Suarez) Antsiranana Province	Madagascar	25.9°C
420	Mananara Avaratra	Madagascar	25.9°C
421	Misratah Misrata District	Libya	25.8°C
422	Baie De Tintingue Toamasina Province	Madagascar	25.8°C
423	Tarabulus (Tripoli) Tripoli District	Libya	25.8°C
424	Porto de Pebane Zambezia	Mozambique	25.8°C
425	Sirte	Libya	25.8°C
426	Soanierana Ivongo	Madagascar	25.8°C
427	Fenoarivo Atsinanana Toamasina Province	Madagascar	25.8°C
428	Vohemar Antsiranana Province	Madagascar	25.8°C
429	Rade d'Antalaha Province de Diego-Suarez	Madagascar	25.8°C
430	Nouakchott	Mauritania	25.8°C
431	Marsá Maţrūḩ Matrouh Governorate	Egypt	25.8°C
432	Antseranana	Madagascar	25.8°C
433	Mahavelona	Madagascar	25.8°C
434	Ambodifotatra	Madagascar	25.8°C
435	Nosy Boraha Sainte-Marie	Madagascar	25.8°C
436	Baie De Rigny Antsiranana Province	Madagascar	25.8°C
437	Porto de Bartolomeu Dias Inhambane Province	Mozambique	25.8°C
438	Ras Sedr	Egypt	25.7°C
439	Zaafarna	Egypt	25.7°C
440	Sambava	Madagascar	25.7°C
441	Tripoli	Libya	25.7°C
442	Antalaha	Madagascar	25.7°C
443	Mersa Matruh	Egypt	25.7°C
444	Bazaruto Inhambane Province	Mozambique	25.6°C
445	Toliara	Madagascar	25.6°C
446	Bazaruto Island	Mozambique	25.6°C
447	Bazaruto Archipelago Sofala	Mozambique	25.6°C
448	Anakao	Madagascar	25.5°C
449	Ifaty	Madagascar	25.5°C
450	Toamasina	Madagascar	25.5°C
451	Gabes	Tunisia	25.5°C
452	Vilankulos	Mozambique	25.5°C
453	El Abassia Sfax	Tunisia	25.5°C
454	Vatomandry Toamasina Province	Madagascar	25.4°C
455	Andovoranto	Madagascar	25.4°C
456	Mina Bardiyah Butnan District	Libya	25.3°C
457	Marsa al Burayqah Al Wahat	Libya	25.2°C
458	Fenoarivo Atsinanana	Madagascar	25.2°C
459	Nosy Varika	Madagascar	25.2°C
460	Porto de Luanda Luanda	Angola	25.2°C
461	Luanda	Angola	25.1°C
462	Benghazi	Libya	25.1°C
463	Linga-Linga Inhambane Province	Mozambique	25.0°C
464	Zouila Gouvernorat de Mahdia	Tunisia	25.0°C
465	Tofo	Mozambique	25.0°C
466	Inhambane	Mozambique	24.9°C
467	Maxixe	Mozambique	24.9°C
468	Tobruk	Libya	24.8°C
469	Saint-Gilles-les-Bains	Reunion	24.8°C
470	Sfax	Tunisia	24.7°C
471	Le Port	Reunion	24.7°C
472	Les Avirons	Reunion	24.7°C
473	Piton Saint-Leu	Reunion	24.7°C
474	Port Reunion (Pointe des Galets) Saint-Paul	Reunion	24.7°C
475	Saint-Denis	Reunion	24.7°C
476	Saint-Leu	Reunion	24.7°C
477	Saint-Paul	Reunion	24.7°C
478	Şaqānis Al Munastīr	Tunisia	24.7°C
479	Manakara	Madagascar	24.7°C
480	Mahdia	Tunisia	24.7°C
481	Georgetown	Ascension Island	24.7°C
482	Kerkennah Islands	Tunisia	24.7°C
483	Flic-en-Flac	Mauritius	24.6°C
484	Grande Riviere Noire	Mauritius	24.6°C
485	Le Morne	Mauritius	24.6°C
486	Petite Case Noyale	Mauritius	24.6°C
487	Tamarin	Mauritius	24.6°C
488	Derna	Libya	24.6°C
489	Cap Malheureux	Mauritius	24.6°C
490	Roches Noire Rivière du Rempart District	Mauritius	24.6°C
491	Sayada	Tunisia	24.6°C
492	Grand-Baie	Mauritius	24.6°C
493	Grand Gaube	Mauritius	24.6°C
494	Grande Pointe aux Piments	Mauritius	24.6°C
495	Port Louis	Mauritius	24.6°C
496	Poste de Flacq	Mauritius	24.6°C
497	Riviere du Rempart	Mauritius	24.6°C
498	Roches Noires	Mauritius	24.6°C
499	Trou aux Biches	Mauritius	24.6°C
500	Turtle Bay	Mauritius	24.6°C
501	Ascension Island Saint Helena	Saint Helena	24.5°C
502	Al Ḩammāmāt Nabeul	Tunisia	24.5°C
503	Androka Toliara Province	Madagascar	24.5°C
504	Belle Mare	Mauritius	24.5°C
505	Trou deau Douce	Mauritius	24.5°C
506	Hammamet	Tunisia	24.5°C
507	Nabeul	Tunisia	24.5°C
508	Port El Kantaoui	Tunisia	24.5°C
509	Sousse	Tunisia	24.5°C
510	Yasmine Beach	Tunisia	24.5°C
511	Yasmine Hammamet	Tunisia	24.5°C
512	Monastir	Tunisia	24.5°C
513	Sqanes	Tunisia	24.5°C
514	Porto Amboim	Angola	24.4°C
515	Bambous Virieux	Mauritius	24.4°C
516	Grand Sable	Mauritius	24.4°C
517	Grande Riviere Sud Est	Mauritius	24.4°C
518	Quatre Soeurs	Mauritius	24.4°C
519	Baia Farta	Angola	24.4°C
520	Port Mathurin	Mauritius	24.4°C
521	Rodrigues	Mauritius	24.4°C
522	Douane Nabeul	Tunisia	24.4°C
523	El Maamoura Nabeul	Tunisia	24.4°C
524	Saint-Joseph	Reunion	24.4°C
525	Saint-Philippe	Reunion	24.4°C
526	Saint-Pierre	Reunion	24.4°C
527	Beau-Vallon	Mauritius	24.4°C
528	Blue Bay	Mauritius	24.4°C
529	Bois des Amourettes	Mauritius	24.4°C
530	Mahebourg	Mauritius	24.4°C
531	Mauritius Island	Mauritius	24.4°C
532	Souillac	Mauritius	24.3°C
533	Benguela	Angola	24.3°C
534	Lobito	Angola	24.3°C
535	Porto do Lobito Benguela	Angola	24.2°C
536	Tabarka	Tunisia	23.7°C
537	Korba	Tunisia	23.6°C
538	Annaba	Algeria	23.6°C
539	Jijel	Algeria	23.6°C
540	Hammam Lif	Tunisia	23.6°C
541	Tunis	Tunisia	23.6°C
542	Bejaia	Algeria	23.6°C
543	Carthage	Tunisia	23.6°C
544	Gammarth	Tunisia	23.6°C
545	La Goulette	Tunisia	23.6°C
546	La Marsa	Tunisia	23.6°C
547	Sidi Bou Said	Tunisia	23.6°C
548	Skikda	Algeria	23.6°C
549	Baia dos Elefantes Benguela Province	Angola	23.6°C
550	Kosi Bay KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	23.4°C
551	Ponta do Ouro	Mozambique	23.4°C
552	Ponta Malongane	Mozambique	23.4°C
553	Fort Dauphin	Madagascar	23.4°C
554	Baixos da Inhaca Maputo Province	Mozambique	23.3°C
555	Cape Vidal KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	23.3°C
556	Sodwana Bay	South Africa	23.3°C
557	Maputo	Mozambique	23.2°C
558	Matola	Mozambique	23.2°C
559	Xai Xai	Mozambique	23.2°C
560	Bizerte	Tunisia	23.2°C
561	Dellys	Algeria	23.2°C
562	Bilene	Mozambique	23.2°C
563	Inhampura Gaza	Mozambique	23.2°C
564	Baia de Santa Marta Namibe Province	Angola	23.1°C
565	St Lucia	South Africa	23.0°C
566	Boumerdes	Algeria	23.0°C
567	Saint Lucia KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	23.0°C
568	Algiers	Algeria	23.0°C
569	Bordj El Kiffan	Algeria	23.0°C
570	Bab Ezzouar	Algeria	22.8°C
571	Boumerdas Boumerdès Province	Algeria	22.8°C
572	Tipaza	Algeria	22.7°C
573	Richards Bay	South Africa	22.6°C
574	Amanzimtoti	South Africa	22.4°C
575	Margate	South Africa	22.4°C
576	Umkomaas	South Africa	22.4°C
577	Mostaganem	Algeria	22.3°C
578	Port Shepstone	South Africa	22.3°C
579	Tipasa Tipaza Province	Algeria	22.3°C
580	Namibe	Angola	22.2°C
581	Beni Saf	Algeria	22.2°C
582	Scottburgh	South Africa	22.2°C
583	Ain El Turk	Algeria	22.2°C
584	Mers El Kebir	Algeria	22.2°C
585	Oran	Algeria	22.2°C
586	Islas Chafarinas plazas de soberanía	Morocco	22.2°C
587	Shelly Beach KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	22.2°C
588	Saidia	Morocco	22.1°C
589	Port Saint Johns	South Africa	22.1°C
590	Port Edward KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	22.1°C
591	Cabo Bojador Western Sahara	Morocco	22.0°C
592	Kariat Arkmane	Morocco	22.0°C
593	Umhlanga	South Africa	21.9°C
594	eSikhawini KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	21.9°C
595	Mtunzini KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	21.9°C
596	Coffee Bay	South Africa	21.9°C
597	Bouznika	Morocco	21.7°C
598	Casablanca	Morocco	21.7°C
599	Nador	Morocco	21.6°C
600	Ballitoville	South Africa	21.6°C
601	Durban	South Africa	21.6°C
602	Mohmmedia	Morocco	21.6°C
603	Mohammedia Casablanca-Settat	Morocco	21.5°C
604	Ballito KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	21.5°C
605	Salt Rock KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	21.5°C
606	Umdloti KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	21.5°C
607	Umhlanga Rocks KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	21.5°C
608	KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	21.5°C
609	Al Hoceima	Morocco	21.5°C
610	El Jadida	Morocco	21.5°C
611	Baie d'al Hoceima Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima	Morocco	21.4°C
612	Salé Rabat-Salé-Kénitra	Morocco	21.4°C
613	Tugela River KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	21.4°C
614	Rabat	Morocco	21.4°C
615	Tarfaya	Morocco	21.4°C
616	Mehdiya Kénitra	Morocco	21.3°C
617	Tombua	Angola	21.3°C
618	Mazeppa Bay Eastern Cape	South Africa	21.1°C
619	East London	South Africa	21.0°C
620	Moulay Bousselham	Morocco	20.9°C
621	Asilah	Morocco	20.7°C
622	Sidi Ifni	Morocco	20.7°C
623	Guera Western Sahara	Morocco	20.6°C
624	Tangier	Morocco	20.6°C
625	Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz	Morocco	20.6°C
626	Larache	Morocco	20.6°C
627	Tamajarusch Guelmim-Oued Noun	Morocco	20.5°C
628	Ksar es Seghir	Morocco	20.5°C
629	Azla	Morocco	20.4°C
630	Martil	Morocco	20.4°C
631	Tetuan	Morocco	20.4°C
632	Cap Spartel Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma	Morocco	20.4°C
633	Tanger Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma	Morocco	20.4°C
634	Safi	Morocco	20.4°C
635	Jamestown	Saint Helena	20.4°C
636	Tizgane Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima	Morocco	20.4°C
637	St. Helena Island Saint Helena	Saint Helena	20.3°C
638	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape	South Africa	20.3°C
639	Wavecrest Eastern Cape	South Africa	20.3°C
640	Hejar Lesfar Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima	Morocco	20.2°C
641	Tantan Guelmim-Oued Noun	Morocco	20.2°C
642	Dakhla	Morocco	20.2°C
643	Ad-Dakhla (Villa Cisneros Bar) Western Sahara	Morocco	20.2°C
644	Essaouira	Morocco	20.1°C
645	Chintsa Eastern Cape	South Africa	20.1°C
646	Nouadhibou	Mauritania	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 October, 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.