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

Kabul tops the list at 7.4 °C in December. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in Africa.

Top three in December: Kabul (7.4 °C) , Kunduz (10 °C) , Sétif (10 °C) . Between first and 50th place the avg high differs by 11 °C.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Kabul Afghanistan 7.4 °C 7.4 °C -5.0 °C 24 mm 4 268 h –
2 Kunduz Afghanistan 10 °C 10 °C -0.8 °C 37 mm 7 229 h –
3 Sétif Algeria 10 °C 10 °C 2.0 °C 50 mm 8 236 h –
4 El Achir Algeria 11 °C 11 °C 2.1 °C 29 mm 6 240 h –
5 Djelfa Algeria 11 °C 11 °C 1.9 °C 24 mm 5 242 h –
6 Mazār-e Sharīf Afghanistan 11 °C 11 °C 1.2 °C 26 mm 6 231 h –
7 Bordj Bou Arreridj Algeria 11 °C 11 °C 2.3 °C 29 mm 6 238 h –
8 Batna Algeria 11 °C 11 °C 2.0 °C 36 mm 7 242 h –
9 Tiaret Algeria 11 °C 11 °C 2.8 °C 45 mm 8 247 h –
10 Herāt Afghanistan 12 °C 12 °C -0.5 °C 28 mm 5 265 h –
11 Tébessa Algeria 13 °C 13 °C 3.0 °C 33 mm 6 233 h –
12 Souk Ahras Algeria 13 °C 13 °C 4.2 °C 57 mm 9 236 h –
13 Constantine Algeria 13 °C 13 °C 3.7 °C 48 mm 8 226 h –
14 Tlemcen Algeria 14 °C 14 °C 4.5 °C 46 mm 7 264 h –
15 Kandahār Afghanistan 15 °C 15 °C 1.1 °C 22 mm 2 279 h –
16 Blida Algeria 15 °C 15 °C 7.8 °C 78 mm 10 252 h 17 °C
17 Taza Morocco 15 °C 15 °C 6.7 °C 47 mm 7 261 h –
18 Oujda Morocco 15 °C 15 °C 5.1 °C 30 mm 5 267 h –
19 Sidi Bel Abbes Algeria 16 °C 16 °C 6.1 °C 44 mm 7 259 h –
20 Béjaïa Algeria 16 °C 16 °C 9.2 °C 86 mm 10 246 h 17 °C
21 Skikda Algeria 16 °C 16 °C 10 °C 90 mm 11 239 h 17 °C
22 Algiers Algeria 16 °C 16 °C 8.4 °C 78 mm 10 252 h 17 °C
23 Tétouan Morocco 16 °C 16 °C 10 °C 71 mm 8 253 h 17 °C
24 El Oued Algeria 16 °C 16 °C 6.1 °C 7 mm 2 266 h –
25 Béchar Algeria 16 °C 16 °C 5.0 °C 7 mm 1 294 h –
26 Sukrah Tunisia 16 °C 16 °C 11 °C 46 mm 8 249 h 17 °C
27 Biskra Algeria 16 °C 16 °C 6.3 °C 11 mm 2 262 h –
28 Mostaganem Algeria 16 °C 16 °C 9.0 °C 50 mm 7 263 h 17 °C
29 Annaba Algeria 16 °C 16 °C 8.3 °C 74 mm 10 242 h 17 °C
30 Tunis Tunisia 16 °C 16 °C 9.6 °C 46 mm 8 249 h 17 °C
31 Al Hoceïma Morocco 16 °C 16 °C 11 °C 38 mm 6 268 h 17 °C
32 Oran Algeria 16 °C 16 °C 9.6 °C 44 mm 7 269 h 17 °C
33 Chlef Algeria 16 °C 16 °C 6.8 °C 48 mm 8 247 h –
34 Jalālābād Afghanistan 16 °C 16 °C 7.1 °C 16 mm 3 274 h –
35 Tangier Morocco 17 °C 17 °C 11 °C 92 mm 9 244 h 18 °C
36 Meknes Morocco 17 °C 17 °C 5.8 °C 57 mm 7 259 h –
37 Bab Ezzouar Algeria 17 °C 17 °C 8.8 °C 75 mm 10 248 h 17 °C
38 Khouribga Morocco 17 °C 17 °C 6.3 °C 47 mm 6 263 h –
39 Fes Morocco 17 °C 17 °C 6.1 °C 55 mm 8 261 h –
40 Ouargla Algeria 17 °C 17 °C 6.1 °C 4 mm 1 274 h –
41 Sfax Tunisia 17 °C 17 °C 10 °C 20 mm 3 264 h 18 °C
42 Salé Morocco 17 °C 17 °C 11 °C 60 mm 7 256 h 18 °C
43 Kenitra Morocco 18 °C 18 °C 11 °C 80 mm 8 251 h 18 °C
44 Sousse Tunisia 18 °C 18 °C 8.9 °C 34 mm 5 259 h 18 °C
45 Tripoli Libya 18 °C 18 °C 12 °C 31 mm 6 275 h 20 °C
46 Nador Morocco 18 °C 18 °C 8.6 °C 32 mm 6 271 h 17 °C
47 Beni Mellal Morocco 18 °C 18 °C 4.7 °C 53 mm 6 275 h –
48 Mohammedia Morocco 18 °C 18 °C 11 °C 46 mm 6 258 h 18 °C
49 Temara Morocco 18 °C 18 °C 9.8 °C 60 mm 7 256 h 18 °C
50 Az Zāwīyah Libya 18 °C 18 °C 11 °C 26 mm 5 273 h 20 °C

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

November: top 5

  1. Kabul 14 °C
  2. Sétif 14 °C
  3. El Achir 14 °C
  4. Djelfa 15 °C
  5. Tiaret 15 °C

Full ranking for November

January: top 5

  1. Kabul 2.7 °C
  2. Kunduz 8.7 °C
  3. Mazār-e Sharīf 9.3 °C
  4. Sétif 9.6 °C
  5. El Achir 9.9 °C

Full ranking for January

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
The average daily high temperature, in °C, in December, 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.