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The coolest places in Africa in January

Kabul tops the list at 2.7 °C in January. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Rainfall
1 Kabul Afghanistan 2.7 °C 2.7 °C 41 mm
2 Kunduz Afghanistan 8.7 °C 8.7 °C 43 mm
3 Mazār-e Sharīf Afghanistan 9.3 °C 9.3 °C 35 mm
4 Sétif Algeria 9.6 °C 9.6 °C 56 mm
5 El Achir Algeria 9.9 °C 9.9 °C 35 mm
6 Djelfa Algeria 9.9 °C 9.9 °C 29 mm
7 Herāt Afghanistan 10.0 °C 10.0 °C 50 mm
8 Bordj Bou Arreridj Algeria 10 °C 10 °C 35 mm
9 Tiaret Algeria 10 °C 10 °C 53 mm
10 Batna Algeria 10 °C 10 °C 40 mm
11 Tébessa Algeria 12 °C 12 °C 36 mm
12 Souk Ahras Algeria 12 °C 12 °C 64 mm
13 Constantine Algeria 12 °C 12 °C 50 mm
14 Kandahār Afghanistan 12 °C 12 °C 43 mm
15 Tlemcen Algeria 13 °C 13 °C 61 mm
16 Jalālābād Afghanistan 14 °C 14 °C 30 mm
17 Blida Algeria 14 °C 14 °C 84 mm
18 Béjaïa Algeria 15 °C 15 °C 93 mm
19 Taza Morocco 15 °C 15 °C 45 mm
20 Skikda Algeria 15 °C 15 °C 90 mm
21 Oujda Morocco 15 °C 15 °C 38 mm
22 Sidi Bel Abbes Algeria 15 °C 15 °C 53 mm
23 Sukrah Tunisia 15 °C 15 °C 48 mm
24 Algiers Algeria 15 °C 15 °C 81 mm
25 Tétouan Morocco 15 °C 15 °C 66 mm
26 Annaba Algeria 15 °C 15 °C 77 mm
27 Tunis Tunisia 15 °C 15 °C 47 mm
28 Mostaganem Algeria 15 °C 15 °C 56 mm
29 Al Hoceïma Morocco 15 °C 15 °C 54 mm
30 Oran Algeria 15 °C 15 °C 46 mm
31 Meknes Morocco 15 °C 15 °C 58 mm
32 El Oued Algeria 15 °C 15 °C 10 mm
33 Béchar Algeria 16 °C 16 °C 8 mm
34 Khouribga Morocco 16 °C 16 °C 44 mm
35 Chlef Algeria 16 °C 16 °C 55 mm
36 Biskra Algeria 16 °C 16 °C 14 mm
37 Tangier Morocco 16 °C 16 °C 75 mm
38 Fes Morocco 16 °C 16 °C 56 mm
39 Bab Ezzouar Algeria 16 °C 16 °C 80 mm
40 Sfax Tunisia 16 °C 16 °C 20 mm
41 Salé Morocco 16 °C 16 °C 60 mm
42 Kenitra Morocco 16 °C 16 °C 77 mm
43 Tripoli Libya 16 °C 16 °C 36 mm
44 Ouargla Algeria 16 °C 16 °C 7 mm
45 Sousse Tunisia 17 °C 17 °C 33 mm
46 Benghazi Libya 17 °C 17 °C 40 mm
47 Beni Mellal Morocco 17 °C 17 °C 62 mm
48 Az Zāwīyah Libya 17 °C 17 °C 30 mm
49 Misratah Libya 17 °C 17 °C 23 mm
50 Mohammedia Morocco 17 °C 17 °C 45 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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