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The coolest places in Africa in July

Maseru tops the list at 15 °C in July. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Rainfall
1 Maseru Lesotho 15 °C 15 °C 10 mm
2 Botshabelo South Africa 16 °C 16 °C 8 mm
3 Cape Town South Africa 16 °C 16 °C 84 mm
4 Johannesburg South Africa 16 °C 16 °C 3 mm
5 Krugersdorp South Africa 17 °C 17 °C 3 mm
6 Bloemfontein South Africa 17 °C 17 °C 8 mm
7 Somerset West South Africa 17 °C 17 °C 123 mm
8 Soweto South Africa 17 °C 17 °C 3 mm
9 George South Africa 17 °C 17 °C 40 mm
10 Benoni South Africa 17 °C 17 °C 3 mm
11 Emalahleni South Africa 17 °C 17 °C 6 mm
12 Welkom South Africa 17 °C 17 °C 6 mm
13 Paarl South Africa 18 °C 18 °C 130 mm
14 Thembisa South Africa 18 °C 18 °C 3 mm
15 Carletonville South Africa 18 °C 18 °C 3 mm
16 Limuru Kenya 18 °C 18 °C 39 mm
17 Evaton South Africa 18 °C 18 °C 3 mm
18 Fianarantsoa Madagascar 18 °C 18 °C 17 mm
19 Vereeniging South Africa 18 °C 18 °C 4 mm
20 Middelburg South Africa 18 °C 18 °C 6 mm
21 Hosa’ina Ethiopia 18 °C 18 °C 258 mm
22 Centurion South Africa 18 °C 18 °C 3 mm
23 Antsirabe Madagascar 18 °C 18 °C 6 mm
24 Newcastle South Africa 19 °C 19 °C 13 mm
25 Kitale Kenya 19 °C 19 °C 162 mm
26 Mbabane Eswatini 19 °C 19 °C 19 mm
27 Antananarivo Madagascar 19 °C 19 °C 5 mm
28 Klerksdorp South Africa 19 °C 19 °C 4 mm
29 Potchefstroom South Africa 19 °C 19 °C 4 mm
30 Gqeberha South Africa 19 °C 19 °C 25 mm
31 Vryheid South Africa 19 °C 19 °C 14 mm
32 Polokwane South Africa 19 °C 19 °C 3 mm
33 Kikuyu Kenya 19 °C 19 °C 16 mm
34 Mzuzu Malawi 19 °C 19 °C 24 mm
35 Naivasha Kenya 19 °C 19 °C 36 mm
36 Addis Ababa Ethiopia 20 °C 20 °C 369 mm
37 Gweru Zimbabwe 20 °C 20 °C 3 mm
38 Rustenburg South Africa 20 °C 20 °C 3 mm
39 Soshanguve South Africa 20 °C 20 °C 3 mm
40 Mutare Zimbabwe 20 °C 20 °C 10 mm
41 Sodo Ethiopia 20 °C 20 °C 235 mm
42 Mthatha South Africa 20 °C 20 °C 22 mm
43 Eldoret Kenya 20 °C 20 °C 241 mm
44 Harare Zimbabwe 20 °C 20 °C 1 mm
45 Shashamane Ethiopia 20 °C 20 °C 68 mm
46 Nek’emtē Ethiopia 20 °C 20 °C 564 mm
47 Bulawayo Zimbabwe 20 °C 20 °C 3 mm
48 Jamestown Saint Helena 20 °C 20 °C 5 mm
49 Chitungwiza Zimbabwe 20 °C 20 °C 1 mm
50 Gonder Ethiopia 21 °C 21 °C 443 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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