Where it's hot in September in Africa

Africa coastal locations where the sea is genuinely warm in September. The regional average sits at 24.5°C in September. 647 of 748 tracked locations cross the comfortable swim threshold of 20°C this month — that's 86% of Africa's coastline.

Above 20°C

647

86% of Africa coastal locations, in September

Above 25°C

446

60% of Africa coastal locations, in September

Warmest in September

Dahlac Archipelago

32.8°C in Eritrea

What the Africa sea feels like in September

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 September compares

September 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 September mean built from a decade of daily history.

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Top 50 hottest Africa locations in September

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

#	Location	Country	September mean
1	Dahlac Archipelago	Eritrea	32.8°C
2	Bahir Dar	Ethiopia	32.8°C
3	Lake Tana	Ethiopia	32.8°C
4	Mits'iwa Northern Red Sea	Eritrea	32.8°C
5	Massawa	Eritrea	32.7°C
6	Edd	Eritrea	32.7°C
7	Harmil Island Northern Red Sea	Eritrea	32.7°C
8	Aseb Southern Red Sea	Eritrea	32.4°C
9	Assab	Eritrea	32.2°C
10	Sawakin Red Sea	Sudan	31.8°C
11	Suakin	Sudan	31.7°C
12	Port Sudan	Sudan	31.6°C
13	Sawabi Obock	Djibouti	31.5°C
14	Djibouti Djibouti	Djibouti	31.5°C
15	Ghoubbet El Kharâb Devil's Islands	Djibouti	31.5°C
16	Saylac Awdal	Somalia	31.4°C
17	Muhammad Qol South Kordan	Sudan	31.4°C
18	Loyada	Djibouti	31.3°C
19	Djibouti	Djibouti	31.3°C
20	Tadjoura	Djibouti	31.3°C
21	Abaya Lake	Ethiopia	31.3°C
22	Arba Minch	Ethiopia	31.3°C
23	Bosaso	Somalia	31.3°C
24	Obock	Djibouti	31.3°C
25	Qandala	Somalia	31.2°C

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26	Caluula Bari	Somalia	31.2°C
27	Berbera	Somalia	30.8°C
28	Xiis Sanaag	Somalia	30.8°C
29	Barnīs Red Sea Governorate	Egypt	30.4°C
30	Zabargad Island	Egypt	30.1°C
31	Berenice	Egypt	30.1°C
32	Bereeda	Somalia	30.0°C
33	Hamata	Egypt	29.7°C
34	Marsa Alam	Egypt	29.2°C
35	Buniada Point North Bank Division	Gambia	29.1°C
36	Dog Island North Bank Division	Gambia	29.1°C
37	Pointe de Sangomar Fatick Region	Senegal	29.1°C
38	Bakau	Gambia	29.1°C
39	Banjul	Gambia	29.1°C
40	Kotu	Gambia	29.1°C
41	Serrekunda	Gambia	29.1°C
42	Kaolack	Senegal	29.1°C
43	Elphinstone Reef	Egypt	29.0°C
44	Al Qusayr Red Sea Governorate	Egypt	28.9°C
45	El-Arish	Egypt	28.9°C
46	Mbour	Senegal	28.9°C
47	Saly	Senegal	28.9°C
48	Warang	Senegal	28.9°C
49	Suez Canal	Egypt	28.8°C
50	Joal Fadiout	Senegal	28.8°C

Above the comfortable-swim threshold (20°C)

Every Africa location whose typical September mean sits above 20°C, the threshold most people find comfortable for unassisted swimming. 647 locations in total (86% of the region's coastline).

#	Location	Country	September mean
1	Dahlac Archipelago	Eritrea	32.8°C
2	Bahir Dar	Ethiopia	32.8°C
3	Lake Tana	Ethiopia	32.8°C
4	Mits'iwa Northern Red Sea	Eritrea	32.8°C
5	Massawa	Eritrea	32.7°C
6	Edd	Eritrea	32.7°C
7	Harmil Island Northern Red Sea	Eritrea	32.7°C
8	Aseb Southern Red Sea	Eritrea	32.4°C
9	Assab	Eritrea	32.2°C
10	Sawakin Red Sea	Sudan	31.8°C
11	Suakin	Sudan	31.7°C
12	Port Sudan	Sudan	31.6°C
13	Sawabi Obock	Djibouti	31.5°C
14	Djibouti Djibouti	Djibouti	31.5°C
15	Ghoubbet El Kharâb Devil's Islands	Djibouti	31.5°C
16	Saylac Awdal	Somalia	31.4°C
17	Muhammad Qol South Kordan	Sudan	31.4°C
18	Loyada	Djibouti	31.3°C
19	Djibouti	Djibouti	31.3°C
20	Tadjoura	Djibouti	31.3°C

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21	Abaya Lake	Ethiopia	31.3°C
22	Arba Minch	Ethiopia	31.3°C
23	Bosaso	Somalia	31.3°C
24	Obock	Djibouti	31.3°C
25	Qandala	Somalia	31.2°C
26	Caluula Bari	Somalia	31.2°C
27	Berbera	Somalia	30.8°C
28	Xiis Sanaag	Somalia	30.8°C
29	Barnīs Red Sea Governorate	Egypt	30.4°C
30	Zabargad Island	Egypt	30.1°C
31	Berenice	Egypt	30.1°C
32	Bereeda	Somalia	30.0°C
33	Hamata	Egypt	29.7°C
34	Marsa Alam	Egypt	29.2°C
35	Buniada Point North Bank Division	Gambia	29.1°C
36	Dog Island North Bank Division	Gambia	29.1°C
37	Pointe de Sangomar Fatick Region	Senegal	29.1°C
38	Bakau	Gambia	29.1°C
39	Banjul	Gambia	29.1°C
40	Kotu	Gambia	29.1°C
41	Serrekunda	Gambia	29.1°C
42	Kaolack	Senegal	29.1°C
43	Elphinstone Reef	Egypt	29.0°C
44	Al Qusayr Red Sea Governorate	Egypt	28.9°C
45	El-Arish	Egypt	28.9°C
46	Mbour	Senegal	28.9°C
47	Saly	Senegal	28.9°C
48	Warang	Senegal	28.9°C
49	Suez Canal	Egypt	28.8°C
50	Joal Fadiout	Senegal	28.8°C
51	St. Louis Saint-Louis Region	Senegal	28.8°C
52	Port Ghalib	Egypt	28.8°C
53	Gunjur	Gambia	28.8°C
54	Kartong	Gambia	28.8°C
55	Ziguinchor	Senegal	28.8°C
56	Coral Bay	Egypt	28.7°C
57	Hadaba	Egypt	28.7°C
58	Naama Bay	Egypt	28.7°C
59	Ras Um El Sid	Egypt	28.7°C
60	Sharm El Sheikh	Egypt	28.7°C
61	Cacheu Cacheu	Guinea-Bissau	28.7°C
62	Nabq	Egypt	28.7°C
63	Grand Dakar Dakar	Senegal	28.7°C
64	Ilheu de Caio Provincia Norte	Guinea-Bissau	28.6°C
65	Saint Louis	Senegal	28.6°C
66	Cap Skirring	Senegal	28.6°C
67	Somone	Senegal	28.6°C
68	Varela Cacheu	Guinea-Bissau	28.6°C
69	Kayar	Senegal	28.6°C
70	Ponta Biombo Biombo	Guinea-Bissau	28.6°C
71	Pikine	Senegal	28.6°C
72	Jazirat Shakir South Sinai Governorate	Egypt	28.6°C
73	Nile River (Luxor)	Egypt	28.6°C
74	Bissau	Guinea-Bissau	28.6°C
75	Dakar	Senegal	28.6°C
76	Mermoz Boabab	Senegal	28.6°C
77	El Quseir	Egypt	28.5°C
78	Port Said (Bur Sa'id) Port Said Governorate	Egypt	28.5°C
79	Bolama Bissau	Guinea-Bissau	28.5°C
80	Bubaque Bolama	Guinea-Bissau	28.5°C
81	Les Almadies	Senegal	28.5°C
82	Al Maţarīyah Dakahlia Governorate	Egypt	28.5°C
83	Ras Muhammad	Egypt	28.5°C
84	Gabes	Tunisia	28.4°C
85	Joao Vieira (Jamber Islands) Bolama	Guinea-Bissau	28.3°C
86	Makadi Bay	Egypt	28.3°C
87	Safaga	Egypt	28.3°C
88	Sharm El Naga	Egypt	28.3°C
89	Soma Bay	Egypt	28.3°C
90	Port Said	Egypt	28.2°C
91	Djerba	Tunisia	28.2°C
92	Houmt Souk	Tunisia	28.2°C
93	Midun	Tunisia	28.2°C
94	Ras Taguerness Médenine	Tunisia	28.2°C
95	Sahl Hasheesh	Egypt	28.2°C
96	Port Kamsar Boké	Guinea	28.1°C
97	Rio Nunez Approaches Boke Prefecture	Guinea	28.1°C
98	‘Izbat Al Burj Damietta Governorate	Egypt	28.1°C
99	Mina Dumyat Damietta Governorate	Egypt	28.1°C
100	Zarzis	Tunisia	28.1°C
101	Boffa	Guinea	28.0°C
102	Camayenne Conakry	Guinea	28.0°C
103	Al Iskandariyah (Alexandria) Alexandria	Egypt	28.0°C
104	El Abassia Sfax	Tunisia	27.9°C
105	Conakry	Guinea	27.9°C
106	Porto da Praia Praia	Cabo Verde	27.9°C
107	Idku	Egypt	27.9°C
108	Hurghada	Egypt	27.9°C
109	Ezbet el-Borg	Egypt	27.8°C
110	Kassiri	Sierra Leone	27.8°C
111	Sfax	Tunisia	27.8°C
112	Alexandria	Egypt	27.8°C
113	Konakridee Northern Province	Sierra Leone	27.8°C
114	Calheta São Miguel	Cabo Verde	27.7°C
115	Pepel	Sierra Leone	27.7°C
116	Tintafor	Sierra Leone	27.7°C
117	Nouakchott	Mauritania	27.7°C
118	El Alamein	Egypt	27.7°C
119	Kerkennah Islands	Tunisia	27.7°C
120	Baie do Tarrafal Tarrafal	Cabo Verde	27.6°C
121	Brava	Cabo Verde	27.6°C
122	Fogo	Cabo Verde	27.6°C
123	Misratah Misrata District	Libya	27.6°C
124	Cidade Velha	Cabo Verde	27.6°C
125	Praia	Cabo Verde	27.6°C
126	Sirte	Libya	27.6°C
127	Calheta	Cabo Verde	27.6°C
128	Maio	Cabo Verde	27.6°C
129	Vila Do Maio	Cabo Verde	27.6°C
130	Konakridee	Sierra Leone	27.6°C
131	Shenge Point Southern Province	Sierra Leone	27.6°C
132	Suez (as Suways) El Suez	Egypt	27.5°C
133	Porto de Sal Rei Boa Vista	Cabo Verde	27.5°C
134	Al Matariyah	Egypt	27.5°C
135	Cairo	Egypt	27.5°C
136	Tarabulus (Tripoli) Tripoli District	Libya	27.5°C
137	Tripoli	Libya	27.5°C
138	Porto Dos Mosteiros	Cabo Verde	27.5°C
139	Dhahab South Sinai Governorate	Egypt	27.5°C
140	Freetown	Sierra Leone	27.5°C
141	Juzur Ashrafi Red Sea Governorate	Egypt	27.5°C
142	Ilha de Santiago	Cabo Verde	27.5°C
143	El Gouna	Egypt	27.5°C
144	Marsá Maţrūḩ Matrouh Governorate	Egypt	27.5°C
145	Denis Island	Seychelles	27.4°C
146	Ain Sukhna	Egypt	27.4°C
147	Suez	Egypt	27.4°C
148	Sheather Rock Southern	Sierra Leone	27.4°C
149	Bird Island	Seychelles	27.4°C
150	At Tur South Sinai Governorate	Egypt	27.4°C
151	Jamestown Akwa Ibom	Nigeria	27.4°C
152	Ra's Za'faranah Red Sea Governorate	Egypt	27.4°C
153	Nuwaybi‘A South Sinai Governorate	Egypt	27.4°C
154	El-Tor	Egypt	27.3°C
155	Ile Denis Inner Islands	Seychelles	27.3°C
156	Zouila Gouvernorat de Mahdia	Tunisia	27.3°C
157	Bonaberi	Cameroon	27.3°C
158	Rio del Rey Entrance Ndian	Cameroon	27.3°C
159	Bonthe	Sierra Leone	27.3°C
160	Limbe	Cameroon	27.3°C
161	Man O War Bay Southwest	Cameroon	27.3°C
162	Mersa Matruh	Egypt	27.3°C
163	Nuweiba	Egypt	27.3°C
164	Bamusso	Cameroon	27.3°C
165	Malabo	Equatorial Guinea	27.3°C
166	Calabar	Nigeria	27.3°C
167	Esuk Oron	Nigeria	27.3°C
168	Felicite Island	Seychelles	27.3°C
169	La Digue	Seychelles	27.3°C
170	Douala	Cameroon	27.3°C
171	Robertsport	Liberia	27.3°C
172	Andoany (Hell-Ville) Antsiranana Province	Madagascar	27.2°C
173	Andoany (Hellville) Antsiranana Province	Madagascar	27.2°C
174	Anse Lazio	Seychelles	27.2°C
175	Anse Volbert	Seychelles	27.2°C
176	Cousin Island	Seychelles	27.2°C
177	Praslin	Seychelles	27.2°C
178	Ilha do Sal Bahia de Palmeira Sal	Cabo Verde	27.2°C
179	Monrovia	Liberia	27.2°C
180	Ras Sedr	Egypt	27.2°C
181	Zaafarna	Egypt	27.2°C
182	Bioko	Equatorial Guinea	27.2°C
183	Sinai Peninsula (North)	Egypt	27.2°C
184	Sinai Peninsula (South)	Egypt	27.2°C
185	Boa Vista	Cabo Verde	27.2°C
186	Sal Rei	Cabo Verde	27.2°C
187	Porto Grande de S. Vicente São Vicente	Cabo Verde	27.2°C
188	Taba	Egypt	27.2°C
189	Mina Bardiyah Butnan District	Libya	27.2°C
190	Luba	Equatorial Guinea	27.2°C
191	Frigate Island	Seychelles	27.2°C
192	Dahab	Egypt	27.2°C
193	Gulf of Aqaba	Egypt	27.2°C
194	Buchanan	Liberia	27.2°C
195	Ras Gharib	Egypt	27.1°C
196	Río Campo Litoral	Equatorial Guinea	27.1°C
197	North Island	Seychelles	27.1°C
198	Silhouette Island	Seychelles	27.1°C
199	Baie Curieuse Grand'Anse Mahé	Seychelles	27.1°C
200	Island Anonyme	Seychelles	27.1°C
201	Praslin Island Baie Sainte Anne	Seychelles	27.1°C
202	Round Island	Seychelles	27.1°C
203	Sainte Anne Island	Seychelles	27.1°C
204	Qua Iboe River Entrance Akwa Ibom State	Nigeria	27.1°C
205	Şaqānis Al Munastīr	Tunisia	27.1°C
206	Burutu	Nigeria	27.1°C
207	River Cess	Liberia	27.1°C
208	Marsa al Burayqah Al Wahat	Libya	27.1°C
209	Beau Vallon	Seychelles	27.1°C
210	Island Cerf	Seychelles	27.1°C
211	Mahe Island	Seychelles	27.1°C
212	Victoria	Seychelles	27.1°C
213	Madagho Delta	Nigeria	27.1°C
214	Opobo River Entrance (Sandy Point) Rivers	Nigeria	27.1°C
215	River Cess River Cess	Liberia	27.1°C
216	Forcados River Bar Delta State	Nigeria	27.0°C
217	Sal	Cabo Verde	27.0°C
218	Santa Maria	Cabo Verde	27.0°C
219	Brass	Nigeria	27.0°C
220	Bata	Equatorial Guinea	27.0°C
221	Benghazi	Libya	27.0°C
222	Bonny River Approaches Rivers State	Nigeria	27.0°C
223	Pombas	Cabo Verde	27.0°C
224	Ponta Do Sol	Cabo Verde	27.0°C
225	Porto Novo	Cabo Verde	27.0°C
226	Ribeira Grande	Cabo Verde	27.0°C
227	Santo Antao	Cabo Verde	27.0°C
228	Mbini Litoral	Equatorial Guinea	27.0°C
229	Rio Benito Litoral	Equatorial Guinea	27.0°C
230	Baffu Bay Sinoe County	Liberia	27.0°C
231	Akassa Bayelsa	Nigeria	27.0°C
232	Bonny River Bar Rivers State	Nigeria	27.0°C
233	Bonny Town Rivers	Nigeria	27.0°C
234	Bonny	Nigeria	27.0°C
235	Okrika	Nigeria	27.0°C
236	Port Harcourt	Nigeria	27.0°C
237	Mindelo	Cabo Verde	27.0°C
238	Sao Nicolau	Cabo Verde	27.0°C
239	Sao Vicente	Cabo Verde	27.0°C
240	Tarrafal De Sao Nicolau	Cabo Verde	27.0°C
241	Greenville	Liberia	27.0°C
242	Sinoe Bay Sinoe County	Liberia	27.0°C
243	Île Aux Vaches Grand'Anse Mahé	Seychelles	27.0°C
244	Mahé Grand'Anse Mahé	Seychelles	27.0°C
245	Al Ḩammāmāt Nabeul	Tunisia	27.0°C
246	Mahdia	Tunisia	26.9°C
247	Santa Luzia	Cabo Verde	26.9°C
248	Maintirano Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	26.9°C
249	Sayada	Tunisia	26.9°C
250	Douane Nabeul	Tunisia	26.9°C
251	El Maamoura Nabeul	Tunisia	26.9°C
252	Ebute Ikorodu	Nigeria	26.9°C
253	Lagos	Nigeria	26.9°C
254	Hammamet	Tunisia	26.8°C
255	Monastir	Tunisia	26.8°C
256	Nabeul	Tunisia	26.8°C
257	Port El Kantaoui	Tunisia	26.8°C
258	Sousse	Tunisia	26.8°C
259	Sqanes	Tunisia	26.8°C
260	Yasmine Beach	Tunisia	26.8°C
261	Yasmine Hammamet	Tunisia	26.8°C
262	Cocobeach	Gabon	26.8°C
263	Baia de Santo Antonio Príncipe	Sao Tome and Principe	26.8°C
264	Batja Pwani Region	Tanzania	26.8°C
265	Salale Pwani Region	Tanzania	26.8°C
266	Simba Uranga Pwani Region	Tanzania	26.8°C
267	Andoany	Madagascar	26.8°C
268	Nosy Be	Madagascar	26.8°C
269	Badagry Creek Lagos	Nigeria	26.8°C
270	Lagos Bar Lagos	Nigeria	26.8°C
271	Bancs Africains Outer Islands	Seychelles	26.8°C
272	Pointe Owendo Estuaire	Gabon	26.7°C
273	Eagle Island Outer Islands	Seychelles	26.7°C
274	Libreville	Gabon	26.7°C
275	Desroches Island	Seychelles	26.7°C
276	Nosy Mitsio Antsiranana Province	Madagascar	26.6°C
277	D'arros Island Outer Islands	Seychelles	26.6°C
278	Porto-Novo	Benin	26.6°C
279	Baia de Ana Chaves São Tomé	Sao Tome and Principe	26.6°C
280	Tobruk	Libya	26.6°C
281	Nosy Maroantaly Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	26.6°C
282	Île Desroches Grand'Anse Mahé	Seychelles	26.6°C
283	Iles Desroches Outer Islands	Seychelles	26.6°C
284	Cotonou	Benin	26.5°C
285	Nosy Lava Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	26.5°C
286	Derna	Libya	26.5°C
287	Usimbe Pwani Region	Tanzania	26.5°C
288	Bujumbura	Burundi	26.5°C
289	Gisenyi	Rwanda	26.5°C
290	Sao Tome Caué	Sao Tome and Principe	26.5°C
291	Lake Manyara	Tanzania	26.5°C
292	Musoma	Tanzania	26.5°C
293	Mwanza	Tanzania	26.5°C
294	Ngorongoro	Tanzania	26.5°C
295	Entebbe	Uganda	26.5°C
296	Kampala	Uganda	26.5°C
297	Bagamoyo	Tanzania	26.4°C
298	Caue	Sao Tome and Principe	26.4°C
299	Sao Jose dos Angolaresh	Sao Tome and Principe	26.4°C
300	Sao Tome	Sao Tome and Principe	26.4°C
301	Dzaoudzi Dzaoudzi	Mayotte	26.4°C
302	Coetivy Island Outer Islands	Seychelles	26.4°C
303	Tanganyika	Tanzania	26.4°C
304	Lake Malawi	Malawi	26.3°C
305	Lake Niassa	Mozambique	26.3°C
306	Lake Nyasa	Tanzania	26.3°C
307	Baie De Baly Toamasina Province	Madagascar	26.3°C
308	Bandraboua	Mayotte	26.3°C
309	Koungou	Mayotte	26.3°C
310	Mamoudzou	Mayotte	26.3°C
311	Mtsahara	Mayotte	26.3°C
312	Mtsamboro	Mayotte	26.3°C
313	Passamainty	Mayotte	26.3°C
314	Sada	Mayotte	26.3°C
315	Mocimboa da Praia Cabo Delgado	Mozambique	26.3°C
316	Marie Louise Island Outer Islands	Seychelles	26.3°C
317	Kilindoni Pwani Region	Tanzania	26.3°C
318	Îlot Indien Toliara Province	Madagascar	26.3°C
319	Porto do Ibo Cabo Delgado	Mozambique	26.3°C
320	Mahonda	Tanzania	26.3°C
321	Harper	Liberia	26.3°C
322	Nosy Makamby Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	26.3°C
323	Agalega Islands Agaléga	Mauritius	26.3°C
324	Alphonse Island	Seychelles	26.3°C
325	Pangani Bay Tanga Region	Tanzania	26.2°C
326	Pemba	Mozambique	26.2°C
327	Ouani	Comoros	26.2°C
328	Tanga	Tanzania	26.2°C
329	Mafia Island	Tanzania	26.2°C
330	Pointe Maroloha Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	26.2°C
331	Vamizi Island	Mozambique	26.2°C
332	Palma (Baia de Tungue) Cabo Delgado	Mozambique	26.1°C
333	Jinja	Uganda	26.1°C
334	Cap Lopez Ogooue-Maritime	Gabon	26.1°C
335	Morondava	Madagascar	26.1°C
336	Moroney	Comoros	26.1°C
337	Chole Bay (Mafia Island) Pwani Region	Tanzania	26.1°C
338	Mtwara Bay Mtwara Region	Tanzania	26.1°C
339	Kiswere Lindi Region	Tanzania	26.1°C
340	Mkokotoni Harbour Unguja North Region	Tanzania	26.1°C
341	Port-Gentil	Gabon	26.1°C
342	Korba	Tunisia	26.1°C
343	Zanzibar	Tanzania	26.1°C
344	Marosakoa Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	26.1°C
345	Simuco Nampula	Mozambique	26.1°C
346	Lindi	Tanzania	26.1°C
347	Mtwara	Tanzania	26.1°C
348	Pointe Ambararata Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	26.1°C
349	Ras Rangoni Dar es Salam	Tanzania	26.1°C
350	Ras Rongoni Dar es Salam	Tanzania	26.1°C
351	Nacala Nampula	Mozambique	26.1°C
352	Mahajanga	Madagascar	26.1°C
353	Marka	Somalia	26.1°C
354	Dar es Salaam	Tanzania	26.1°C
355	Mahonda Unguja North Region	Tanzania	26.0°C
356	Nungwi	Tanzania	26.0°C
357	Nacala Porto	Mozambique	26.0°C
358	Mogadishu	Somalia	26.0°C
359	Shela Lamu County	Kenya	26.0°C
360	Muqdisho (Mogadishu) Banaadir	Somalia	26.0°C
361	Tabou	Cote d'Ivoire	26.0°C
362	Latham Island Zanzibar	Tanzania	26.0°C
363	Baraawe Shabeellaha Hoose	Somalia	26.0°C
364	Qooriga Kismaayo Jubbada Hoose	Somalia	26.0°C
365	PajePaje	Tanzania	26.0°C
366	Lome	Togo	26.0°C
367	Annaba	Algeria	25.9°C
368	Lamu	Kenya	25.9°C
369	Wasini Island Kwale County	Kenya	25.9°C
370	Porto de Mozambique Nampula	Mozambique	25.9°C
371	Kipini	Kenya	25.9°C
372	Shimoni	Kenya	25.9°C
373	Watamu	Kenya	25.9°C
374	Kismaayo	Somalia	25.9°C
375	Hammam Lif	Tunisia	25.9°C
376	Tunis	Tunisia	25.9°C
377	Kilindini Mombasa County	Kenya	25.9°C
378	Kisumu	Kenya	25.9°C
379	Cadale	Somalia	25.9°C
380	Mkoani Kusini Pemba	Tanzania	25.9°C
381	Chake Chake	Tanzania	25.9°C
382	Pemba Island Pemba North Region	Tanzania	25.9°C
383	Tabarka	Tunisia	25.9°C
384	Bamburi	Kenya	25.9°C
385	Diani Beach	Kenya	25.9°C
386	Gazi	Kenya	25.9°C
387	Mombasa	Kenya	25.9°C
388	Mesale Island Pemba South Region	Tanzania	25.9°C
389	Mesali Island Pemba South Region	Tanzania	25.9°C
390	Pemba	Tanzania	25.9°C
391	Msuka Bay Pemba North Region	Tanzania	25.9°C
392	Kiunga Lamu County	Kenya	25.9°C
393	Cap Ankarana Toliara Province	Madagascar	25.9°C
394	Buur Gaabo	Somalia	25.9°C
395	Skikda	Algeria	25.9°C
396	Malindi	Kenya	25.9°C
397	Ilha De Mocambique	Mozambique	25.9°C
398	Carthage	Tunisia	25.9°C
399	Gammarth	Tunisia	25.9°C
400	La Goulette	Tunisia	25.9°C
401	La Marsa	Tunisia	25.9°C
402	Sidi Bou Said	Tunisia	25.9°C
403	Jijel	Algeria	25.9°C
404	Kilifi	Kenya	25.9°C
405	Takaungu	Kenya	25.9°C
406	Bejaia	Algeria	25.8°C
407	Antonio Enes	Mozambique	25.8°C
408	Keta Volta Region	Ghana	25.7°C
409	Bizerte	Tunisia	25.7°C
410	Nosy Andriangory Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	25.6°C
411	Moma Nampula	Mozambique	25.6°C
412	Nosy Andriamitaroka Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	25.5°C
413	Farquhar Islands Outer Islands	Seychelles	25.5°C
414	Dellys	Algeria	25.4°C
415	Saint Pierre Island Praslin	Seychelles	25.4°C
416	Moebase Zambézia	Mozambique	25.4°C
417	Tema	Ghana	25.4°C
418	Baie du Courrier Antsiranana Province	Madagascar	25.4°C
419	Moromb	Madagascar	25.3°C
420	Axim	Ghana	25.3°C
421	Porto de Pebane Zambezia	Mozambique	25.3°C
422	Boumerdes	Algeria	25.3°C
423	Aldabra Islands Outer Islands	Seychelles	25.2°C
424	Macuse Zambézia	Mozambique	25.2°C
425	Maquival Zambézia	Mozambique	25.2°C
426	Morrubune Zambezia	Mozambique	25.2°C
427	Assumption Outer Islands	Seychelles	25.2°C
428	Algiers	Algeria	25.2°C
429	Bordj El Kiffan	Algeria	25.2°C
430	Boumerdas Boumerdès Province	Algeria	25.2°C
431	Accra	Ghana	25.2°C
432	Teshie	Ghana	25.2°C
433	Grand Bassam	Cote d'Ivoire	25.2°C
434	Antsiranana (Diego Suarez) Antsiranana Province	Madagascar	25.2°C
435	Nosy Hao Mahajanga Province	Madagascar	25.1°C
436	Port Sonara Southwest	Cameroon	25.1°C
437	Quelimane	Mozambique	25.1°C
438	Nchelenge	Zambia	25.1°C
439	Sekondi-Takoradi	Ghana	25.1°C
440	Chinde (Porto De) Zambézia	Mozambique	25.1°C
441	Porto de Chinde Zambezia	Mozambique	25.1°C
442	Antseranana	Madagascar	25.1°C
443	Hobyo	Somalia	25.0°C
444	Bab Ezzouar	Algeria	25.0°C
445	Winneba	Ghana	25.0°C
446	Vohemar Antsiranana Province	Madagascar	25.0°C
447	Baie De Rigny Antsiranana Province	Madagascar	25.0°C
448	Abidjan-Vridi District Autonome d'Abidjan	Cote d'Ivoire	24.9°C
449	Rade d'Antalaha Province de Diego-Suarez	Madagascar	24.9°C
450	Sambava	Madagascar	24.9°C
451	Abidjan	Cote d'Ivoire	24.9°C
452	Beira	Mozambique	24.9°C
453	Antalaha	Madagascar	24.8°C
454	Toliara	Madagascar	24.8°C
455	Sofala Sofala Province	Mozambique	24.8°C
456	Cape Coast	Ghana	24.8°C
457	Mumford Central	Ghana	24.8°C
458	Tipaza	Algeria	24.8°C
459	Anakao	Madagascar	24.8°C
460	Ifaty	Madagascar	24.8°C
461	Fenoarivo Atsinanana Toamasina Province	Madagascar	24.7°C
462	Apam Central	Ghana	24.7°C
463	Baie De Tintingue Toamasina Province	Madagascar	24.7°C
464	Grand Lahou	Cote d'Ivoire	24.7°C
465	Pointe Bulabemba Kongo-Central	Democratic Republic of Congo	24.7°C
466	Sekondi Western	Ghana	24.7°C
467	Shama Junction Western Region	Ghana	24.7°C
468	Takoradi Western Region	Ghana	24.7°C
469	Mahavelona	Madagascar	24.7°C
470	Chiloane (Porto De) Sofala	Mozambique	24.7°C
471	Porto de Chiloane Sofala Province	Mozambique	24.7°C
472	Mayumba	Gabon	24.7°C
473	Vatomandry Toamasina Province	Madagascar	24.7°C
474	Bazaruto Archipelago Sofala	Mozambique	24.7°C
475	Soanierana Ivongo	Madagascar	24.7°C
476	Soyo	Angola	24.6°C
477	Ambodifotatra	Madagascar	24.6°C
478	Nosy Boraha Sainte-Marie	Madagascar	24.6°C
479	Toamasina	Madagascar	24.6°C
480	Andovoranto	Madagascar	24.6°C
481	Georgetown	Ascension Island	24.6°C
482	Tipasa Tipaza Province	Algeria	24.6°C
483	Vilankulos	Mozambique	24.6°C
484	Saltpond Central	Ghana	24.6°C
485	Bazaruto Inhambane Province	Mozambique	24.6°C
486	Bazaruto Island	Mozambique	24.6°C
487	Fenoarivo Atsinanana	Madagascar	24.5°C
488	Nosy Varika	Madagascar	24.5°C
489	Muanda	Democratic Republic of Congo	24.5°C
490	Mananara Avaratra	Madagascar	24.5°C
491	Ascension Island Saint Helena	Saint Helena	24.5°C
492	Porto de Bartolomeu Dias Inhambane Province	Mozambique	24.5°C
493	Mostaganem	Algeria	24.5°C
494	Enseada de Cabinda Cabinda	Angola	24.5°C
495	Elmina Central	Ghana	24.5°C
496	Maroantsetra	Madagascar	24.4°C
497	Sassandra	Cote d'Ivoire	24.4°C
498	Ain El Turk	Algeria	24.4°C
499	Mers El Kebir	Algeria	24.4°C
500	Oran	Algeria	24.4°C
501	Cabinda	Angola	24.4°C
502	Saidia	Morocco	24.3°C
503	Loandjili	Congo	24.3°C
504	Pointe-Noire	Congo	24.3°C
505	Loandjili Kouilou	Democratic Republic of Congo	24.3°C
506	Pointe-Noire Pwantenwa	Democratic Republic of Congo	24.3°C
507	Tofo	Mozambique	24.3°C
508	Beni Saf	Algeria	24.2°C
509	Islas Chafarinas plazas de soberanía	Morocco	24.2°C
510	Inhambane	Mozambique	24.2°C
511	Linga-Linga Inhambane Province	Mozambique	24.2°C
512	Maxixe	Mozambique	24.2°C
513	Manakara	Madagascar	24.2°C
514	Kariat Arkmane	Morocco	24.1°C
515	Port Reunion (Pointe des Galets) Saint-Paul	Reunion	24.1°C
516	San-Pedro	Cote d'Ivoire	24.1°C
517	Saint-Gilles-les-Bains	Reunion	24.1°C
518	Les Avirons	Reunion	24.0°C
519	Piton Saint-Leu	Reunion	24.0°C
520	Saint-Leu	Reunion	24.0°C
521	Saint-Paul	Reunion	24.0°C
522	Le Port	Reunion	24.0°C
523	Saint-Denis	Reunion	24.0°C
524	Flic-en-Flac	Mauritius	24.0°C
525	Grande Riviere Noire	Mauritius	24.0°C
526	Le Morne	Mauritius	24.0°C
527	Petite Case Noyale	Mauritius	24.0°C
528	Tamarin	Mauritius	24.0°C
529	Cap Malheureux	Mauritius	24.0°C
530	Grand-Baie	Mauritius	23.9°C
531	Grand Gaube	Mauritius	23.9°C
532	Grande Pointe aux Piments	Mauritius	23.9°C
533	Port Louis	Mauritius	23.9°C
534	Poste de Flacq	Mauritius	23.9°C
535	Riviere du Rempart	Mauritius	23.9°C
536	Roches Noires	Mauritius	23.9°C
537	Trou aux Biches	Mauritius	23.9°C
538	Turtle Bay	Mauritius	23.9°C
539	Roches Noire Rivière du Rempart District	Mauritius	23.9°C
540	Belle Mare	Mauritius	23.8°C
541	Trou deau Douce	Mauritius	23.8°C
542	Nador	Morocco	23.8°C
543	Bambous Virieux	Mauritius	23.7°C
544	Grand Sable	Mauritius	23.7°C
545	Grande Riviere Sud Est	Mauritius	23.7°C
546	Quatre Soeurs	Mauritius	23.7°C
547	Beau-Vallon	Mauritius	23.7°C
548	Blue Bay	Mauritius	23.7°C
549	Bois des Amourettes	Mauritius	23.7°C
550	Mahebourg	Mauritius	23.7°C
551	Mauritius Island	Mauritius	23.7°C
552	Saint-Joseph	Reunion	23.7°C
553	Saint-Philippe	Reunion	23.7°C
554	Saint-Pierre	Reunion	23.7°C
555	Port Mathurin	Mauritius	23.7°C
556	Rodrigues	Mauritius	23.7°C
557	Souillac	Mauritius	23.6°C
558	Androka Toliara Province	Madagascar	23.6°C
559	Baie d'al Hoceima Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima	Morocco	23.3°C
560	Al Hoceima	Morocco	23.3°C
561	Ponta do Ouro	Mozambique	22.9°C
562	Ponta Malongane	Mozambique	22.9°C
563	Bandarbeyla	Somalia	22.9°C
564	Sodwana Bay	South Africa	22.8°C
565	Bouznika	Morocco	22.8°C
566	Casablanca	Morocco	22.7°C
567	Kosi Bay KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	22.7°C
568	Fort Dauphin	Madagascar	22.7°C
569	Xai Xai	Mozambique	22.7°C
570	Mohmmedia	Morocco	22.6°C
571	Cape Vidal KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	22.6°C
572	Guera Western Sahara	Morocco	22.6°C
573	Mohammedia Casablanca-Settat	Morocco	22.6°C
574	Inhampura Gaza	Mozambique	22.5°C
575	Bilene	Mozambique	22.5°C
576	St Lucia	South Africa	22.5°C
577	Maputo	Mozambique	22.4°C
578	Matola	Mozambique	22.4°C
579	Baixos da Inhaca Maputo Province	Mozambique	22.4°C
580	Luanda	Angola	22.4°C
581	Porto de Luanda Luanda	Angola	22.4°C
582	El Jadida	Morocco	22.4°C
583	Rabat	Morocco	22.4°C
584	Saint Lucia KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	22.3°C
585	Salé Rabat-Salé-Kénitra	Morocco	22.3°C
586	Azla	Morocco	22.2°C
587	Martil	Morocco	22.2°C
588	Tetuan	Morocco	22.2°C
589	Mehdiya Kénitra	Morocco	22.1°C
590	Tizgane Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima	Morocco	22.1°C
591	Moulay Bousselham	Morocco	22.0°C
592	Margate	South Africa	22.0°C
593	Richards Bay	South Africa	22.0°C
594	Asilah	Morocco	21.9°C
595	Port Shepstone	South Africa	21.9°C
596	Sal	Morocco	21.9°C
597	Port Saint Johns	South Africa	21.8°C
598	Amanzimtoti	South Africa	21.8°C
599	Umkomaas	South Africa	21.8°C
600	Cabo Bojador Western Sahara	Morocco	21.8°C
601	Larache	Morocco	21.8°C
602	Shelly Beach KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	21.7°C
603	Baia Farta	Angola	21.7°C
604	Tangier	Morocco	21.6°C
605	Coffee Bay	South Africa	21.6°C
606	Port Edward KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	21.6°C
607	Scottburgh	South Africa	21.6°C
608	Ksar es Seghir	Morocco	21.5°C
609	Nouadhibou	Mauritania	21.5°C
610	Tarfaya	Morocco	21.4°C
611	Benguela	Angola	21.4°C
612	Cap Spartel Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma	Morocco	21.4°C
613	Tanger Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma	Morocco	21.4°C
614	Umhlanga	South Africa	21.4°C
615	Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz	Morocco	21.3°C
616	Porto do Lobito Benguela	Angola	21.2°C
617	eSikhawini KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	21.2°C
618	Mtunzini KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	21.2°C
619	Lobito	Angola	21.1°C
620	Porto Amboim	Angola	21.0°C
621	Ballitoville	South Africa	21.0°C
622	Durban	South Africa	21.0°C
623	Hejar Lesfar Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima	Morocco	21.0°C
624	Ballito KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	20.9°C
625	KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	20.9°C
626	Salt Rock KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	20.9°C
627	Umdloti KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	20.9°C
628	Umhlanga Rocks KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	20.9°C
629	Baia dos Elefantes Benguela Province	Angola	20.9°C
630	Safi	Morocco	20.9°C
631	Mazeppa Bay Eastern Cape	South Africa	20.8°C
632	East London	South Africa	20.8°C
633	Tugela River KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa	20.8°C
634	Tantan Guelmim-Oued Noun	Morocco	20.7°C
635	Tamajarusch Guelmim-Oued Noun	Morocco	20.7°C
636	Tanger Mediterranee Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma	Morocco	20.6°C
637	Sidi Ifni	Morocco	20.6°C
638	Jamestown	Saint Helena	20.5°C
639	Ad-Dakhla (Villa Cisneros Bar) Western Sahara	Morocco	20.4°C
640	Essaouira	Morocco	20.4°C
641	St. Helena Island Saint Helena	Saint Helena	20.4°C
642	Baia de Santa Marta Namibe Province	Angola	20.3°C
643	Dakhla	Morocco	20.2°C
644	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape	South Africa	20.1°C
645	Wavecrest Eastern Cape	South Africa	20.1°C
646	Agadir	Morocco	20.0°C
647	Tizgane	Morocco	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 September, 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.