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The coolest places in Africa in August: ranked by average high temperature

Cape Town tops the list at 16 °C in August. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in Africa.

Top three in August: Cape Town (16 °C) , Somerset West (17 °C) , George (17 °C) . Between first and 50th place the avg high differs by 5.7 °C.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Cape Town South Africa 16 °C 16 °C 9.5 °C 74 mm 9 289 h 15 °C
2 Somerset West South Africa 17 °C 17 °C 9.2 °C 110 mm 11 287 h 15 °C
3 George South Africa 17 °C 17 °C 9.0 °C 53 mm 8 301 h 16 °C
4 Paarl South Africa 18 °C 18 °C 7.6 °C 113 mm 10 281 h –
5 Maseru Lesotho 18 °C 18 °C 1.7 °C 25 mm 3 320 h –
6 Limuru Kenya 18 °C 18 °C 9.2 °C 48 mm 11 264 h –
7 Hosa’ina Ethiopia 19 °C 19 °C 11 °C 273 mm 30 293 h –
8 Gqeberha South Africa 19 °C 19 °C 12 °C 40 mm 6 298 h 17 °C
9 Kitale Kenya 19 °C 19 °C 11 °C 206 mm 22 299 h –
10 Botshabelo South Africa 19 °C 19 °C 3.6 °C 19 mm 3 323 h –
11 Fianarantsoa Madagascar 19 °C 19 °C 10 °C 10 mm 3 321 h –
12 Johannesburg South Africa 20 °C 20 °C 5.0 °C 10 mm 2 323 h –
13 Addis Ababa Ethiopia 20 °C 20 °C 11 °C 395 mm 31 297 h –
14 Krugersdorp South Africa 20 °C 20 °C 5.1 °C 8 mm 1 326 h –
15 Jamestown Saint Helena 20 °C 20 °C 19 °C 5 mm 1 314 h 21 °C
16 Bloemfontein South Africa 20 °C 20 °C 4.0 °C 15 mm 2 324 h –
17 Kikuyu Kenya 20 °C 20 °C 11 °C 24 mm 4 270 h –
18 Naivasha Kenya 20 °C 20 °C 12 °C 51 mm 10 300 h –
19 Soweto South Africa 20 °C 20 °C 5.5 °C 10 mm 2 323 h –
20 Antananarivo Madagascar 20 °C 20 °C 10 °C 4 mm 1 299 h –
21 Benoni South Africa 20 °C 20 °C 5.4 °C 10 mm 2 322 h –
22 Emalahleni South Africa 20 °C 20 °C 5.4 °C 9 mm 2 323 h –
23 Sodo Ethiopia 21 °C 21 °C 13 °C 244 mm 26 301 h –
24 Shashamane Ethiopia 21 °C 21 °C 13 °C 83 mm 20 296 h –
25 Antsirabe Madagascar 21 °C 21 °C 8.0 °C 6 mm 1 336 h –
26 Nek’emtē Ethiopia 21 °C 21 °C 13 °C 647 mm 31 279 h –
27 Dessie Ethiopia 21 °C 21 °C 11 °C 131 mm 20 331 h –
28 Eldoret Kenya 21 °C 21 °C 12 °C 285 mm 27 322 h –
29 Gonder Ethiopia 21 °C 21 °C 13 °C 523 mm 31 277 h –
30 Welkom South Africa 21 °C 21 °C 4.7 °C 15 mm 2 326 h –
31 Thembisa South Africa 21 °C 21 °C 6.1 °C 8 mm 2 324 h –
32 Kariega South Africa 21 °C 21 °C 9.8 °C 36 mm 5 297 h 17 °C
33 Carletonville South Africa 21 °C 21 °C 5.8 °C 10 mm 2 326 h –
34 Mbabane Eswatini 21 °C 21 °C 8.4 °C 32 mm 6 292 h –
35 Evaton South Africa 21 °C 21 °C 5.8 °C 11 mm 2 323 h –
36 East London South Africa 21 °C 21 °C 13 °C 40 mm 6 292 h 20 °C
37 Middelburg South Africa 21 °C 21 °C 6.5 °C 9 mm 2 322 h –
38 Mthatha South Africa 21 °C 21 °C 8.3 °C 31 mm 5 285 h –
39 Mzuzu Malawi 21 °C 21 °C 12 °C 17 mm 5 353 h –
40 Vereeniging South Africa 21 °C 21 °C 5.7 °C 12 mm 2 323 h –
41 Newcastle South Africa 21 °C 21 °C 6.1 °C 22 mm 4 302 h –
42 Bahir Dar Ethiopia 22 °C 22 °C 15 °C 495 mm 31 264 h –
43 Centurion South Africa 22 °C 22 °C 7.0 °C 7 mm 1 325 h –
44 Vryheid South Africa 22 °C 22 °C 6.9 °C 23 mm 4 291 h –
45 Bishoftu Ethiopia 22 °C 22 °C 13 °C 195 mm 29 316 h –
46 Nakuru Kenya 22 °C 22 °C 12 °C 71 mm 12 321 h –
47 Asmara Eritrea 22 °C 22 °C 14 °C 196 mm 26 317 h –
48 Durban South Africa 22 °C 22 °C 15 °C 35 mm 6 286 h 21 °C
49 Potchefstroom South Africa 22 °C 22 °C 6.2 °C 11 mm 2 327 h –
50 Klerksdorp South Africa 22 °C 22 °C 5.8 °C 10 mm 2 329 h –

Monthly values for the month named in the ranking; only destinations with a published climate page are ranked. Download this ranking as CSV.

The same ranking one month earlier and later

July: top 5

  1. Maseru 15 °C
  2. Botshabelo 16 °C
  3. Cape Town 16 °C
  4. Johannesburg 16 °C
  5. Krugersdorp 17 °C

Full ranking for July

September: top 5

  1. Kom Ombo 39 °C
  2. Khartoum 39 °C
  3. Esna 38 °C
  4. Girga 38 °C
  5. Port Sudan 38 °C

Full ranking for September

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
The average daily high temperature, in °C, in August, lowest first.
Period
1991–2020 climate normals: the same 30 years for every destination, so the list compares like with like.
Who is included
50 destinations in Africa with a published climate page. Neighbouring places that share a climate series are shown once.
Ties
Equal values are ordered by population.
Sources
ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis via Open-Meteo; sea temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1. Measured values are reproduced unchanged; only the ordering is ours.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: ranking order, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.