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

Kabul tops the list at 3.8 °C in February. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in Africa.

Top three in February: Kabul (3.8 °C) , Sétif (10 °C) , Kunduz (11 °C) . Between first and 50th place the avg high differs by 14 °C.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Kabul Afghanistan 3.8 °C 3.8 °C -7.4 °C 60 mm 8 253 h –
2 Sétif Algeria 10 °C 10 °C 0.8 °C 51 mm 9 256 h –
3 Kunduz Afghanistan 11 °C 11 °C -0.9 °C 59 mm 9 219 h –
4 El Achir Algeria 11 °C 11 °C 1.0 °C 29 mm 7 259 h –
5 Mazār-e Sharīf Afghanistan 11 °C 11 °C 1.0 °C 41 mm 8 224 h –
6 Djelfa Algeria 11 °C 11 °C 1.1 °C 25 mm 5 259 h –
7 Batna Algeria 11 °C 11 °C 0.9 °C 31 mm 7 263 h –
8 Bordj Bou Arreridj Algeria 11 °C 11 °C 1.3 °C 29 mm 7 257 h –
9 Tiaret Algeria 12 °C 12 °C 1.8 °C 48 mm 9 258 h –
10 Herāt Afghanistan 12 °C 12 °C -0.7 °C 62 mm 8 256 h –
11 Souk Ahras Algeria 13 °C 13 °C 2.9 °C 57 mm 10 255 h –
12 Tébessa Algeria 13 °C 13 °C 2.0 °C 28 mm 6 257 h –
13 Constantine Algeria 13 °C 13 °C 2.5 °C 44 mm 8 251 h –
14 Tlemcen Algeria 14 °C 14 °C 3.6 °C 51 mm 7 273 h –
15 Kandahār Afghanistan 15 °C 15 °C 1.7 °C 50 mm 6 267 h –
16 Béjaïa Algeria 15 °C 15 °C 7.6 °C 76 mm 11 257 h 15 °C
17 Skikda Algeria 15 °C 15 °C 8.6 °C 78 mm 11 255 h 15 °C
18 Blida Algeria 15 °C 15 °C 6.4 °C 71 mm 10 261 h 15 °C
19 Sukrah Tunisia 15 °C 15 °C 9.1 °C 49 mm 9 267 h 15 °C
20 Algiers Algeria 15 °C 15 °C 6.9 °C 68 mm 10 262 h 15 °C
21 Jalālābād Afghanistan 15 °C 15 °C 6.1 °C 49 mm 6 253 h –
22 Tunis Tunisia 15 °C 15 °C 8.0 °C 49 mm 8 267 h 15 °C
23 Annaba Algeria 16 °C 16 °C 6.9 °C 70 mm 10 258 h 15 °C
24 Al Hoceïma Morocco 16 °C 16 °C 9.7 °C 40 mm 6 277 h 16 °C
25 Tétouan Morocco 16 °C 16 °C 9.0 °C 64 mm 8 270 h 16 °C
26 Sidi Bel Abbes Algeria 16 °C 16 °C 5.2 °C 47 mm 7 268 h –
27 Oran Algeria 16 °C 16 °C 8.7 °C 38 mm 7 274 h 15 °C
28 Mostaganem Algeria 16 °C 16 °C 7.9 °C 47 mm 8 269 h 15 °C
29 Bab Ezzouar Algeria 16 °C 16 °C 7.3 °C 68 mm 10 260 h 15 °C
30 Oujda Morocco 16 °C 16 °C 4.3 °C 38 mm 6 272 h –
31 Taza Morocco 16 °C 16 °C 6.3 °C 48 mm 7 272 h –
32 Tangier Morocco 16 °C 16 °C 9.4 °C 63 mm 8 268 h 16 °C
33 Chlef Algeria 17 °C 17 °C 5.8 °C 52 mm 8 258 h –
34 Meknes Morocco 17 °C 17 °C 5.1 °C 52 mm 8 274 h –
35 Sfax Tunisia 17 °C 17 °C 9.0 °C 16 mm 4 279 h 15 °C
36 Khouribga Morocco 17 °C 17 °C 5.7 °C 41 mm 6 277 h –
37 Tripoli Libya 17 °C 17 °C 10 °C 30 mm 5 280 h 16 °C
38 Fes Morocco 17 °C 17 °C 5.5 °C 55 mm 8 275 h –
39 Benghazi Libya 17 °C 17 °C 11 °C 31 mm 6 272 h 17 °C
40 Salé Morocco 17 °C 17 °C 10 °C 48 mm 7 273 h 17 °C
41 Kenitra Morocco 17 °C 17 °C 10 °C 61 mm 7 270 h 17 °C
42 Sousse Tunisia 17 °C 17 °C 7.6 °C 27 mm 5 274 h 15 °C
43 Misratah Libya 17 °C 17 °C 11 °C 15 mm 4 279 h 17 °C
44 Biskra Algeria 17 °C 17 °C 6.2 °C 8 mm 2 278 h –
45 El Jadida Morocco 18 °C 18 °C 11 °C 39 mm 6 272 h 17 °C
46 Mohammedia Morocco 18 °C 18 °C 10 °C 39 mm 6 275 h 17 °C
47 Nador Morocco 18 °C 18 °C 8.0 °C 37 mm 7 277 h 16 °C
48 El Oued Algeria 18 °C 18 °C 6.2 °C 5 mm 1 285 h –
49 Marsá Maţrūḩ Egypt 18 °C 18 °C 10 °C 11 mm 3 285 h 17 °C
50 Alexandria Egypt 18 °C 18 °C 11 °C 16 mm 4 281 h 17 °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

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

March: top 5

  1. Kabul 11 °C
  2. Sétif 14 °C
  3. El Achir 15 °C
  4. Tiaret 15 °C
  5. Batna 15 °C

Full ranking for March

How this ranking is built

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