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The coolest places in Africa in August

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

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Rainfall
1 Cape Town South Africa 16 °C 16 °C 74 mm
2 Somerset West South Africa 17 °C 17 °C 110 mm
3 George South Africa 17 °C 17 °C 53 mm
4 Paarl South Africa 18 °C 18 °C 113 mm
5 Maseru Lesotho 18 °C 18 °C 25 mm
6 Limuru Kenya 18 °C 18 °C 48 mm
7 Hosa’ina Ethiopia 19 °C 19 °C 273 mm
8 Gqeberha South Africa 19 °C 19 °C 40 mm
9 Kitale Kenya 19 °C 19 °C 206 mm
10 Botshabelo South Africa 19 °C 19 °C 19 mm
11 Fianarantsoa Madagascar 19 °C 19 °C 10 mm
12 Johannesburg South Africa 20 °C 20 °C 10 mm
13 Addis Ababa Ethiopia 20 °C 20 °C 395 mm
14 Krugersdorp South Africa 20 °C 20 °C 8 mm
15 Jamestown Saint Helena 20 °C 20 °C 5 mm
16 Bloemfontein South Africa 20 °C 20 °C 15 mm
17 Kikuyu Kenya 20 °C 20 °C 24 mm
18 Naivasha Kenya 20 °C 20 °C 51 mm
19 Soweto South Africa 20 °C 20 °C 10 mm
20 Antananarivo Madagascar 20 °C 20 °C 4 mm
21 Benoni South Africa 20 °C 20 °C 10 mm
22 Emalahleni South Africa 20 °C 20 °C 9 mm
23 Sodo Ethiopia 21 °C 21 °C 244 mm
24 Shashamane Ethiopia 21 °C 21 °C 83 mm
25 Antsirabe Madagascar 21 °C 21 °C 6 mm
26 Nek’emtē Ethiopia 21 °C 21 °C 647 mm
27 Dessie Ethiopia 21 °C 21 °C 131 mm
28 Eldoret Kenya 21 °C 21 °C 285 mm
29 Gonder Ethiopia 21 °C 21 °C 523 mm
30 Welkom South Africa 21 °C 21 °C 15 mm
31 Thembisa South Africa 21 °C 21 °C 8 mm
32 Kariega South Africa 21 °C 21 °C 36 mm
33 Carletonville South Africa 21 °C 21 °C 10 mm
34 Mbabane Eswatini 21 °C 21 °C 32 mm
35 Evaton South Africa 21 °C 21 °C 11 mm
36 East London South Africa 21 °C 21 °C 40 mm
37 Middelburg South Africa 21 °C 21 °C 9 mm
38 Mthatha South Africa 21 °C 21 °C 31 mm
39 Mzuzu Malawi 21 °C 21 °C 17 mm
40 Vereeniging South Africa 21 °C 21 °C 12 mm
41 Newcastle South Africa 21 °C 21 °C 22 mm
42 Bahir Dar Ethiopia 22 °C 22 °C 495 mm
43 Centurion South Africa 22 °C 22 °C 7 mm
44 Vryheid South Africa 22 °C 22 °C 23 mm
45 Bishoftu Ethiopia 22 °C 22 °C 195 mm
46 Nakuru Kenya 22 °C 22 °C 71 mm
47 Asmara Eritrea 22 °C 22 °C 196 mm
48 Durban South Africa 22 °C 22 °C 35 mm
49 Potchefstroom South Africa 22 °C 22 °C 11 mm
50 Klerksdorp South Africa 22 °C 22 °C 10 mm

Only destinations with a published page for that month are ranked. The ranking is ours; the underlying values are reproduced from the source.

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.

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