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

Kabul tops the list at 11 °C in March. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in Africa.

Top three in March: Kabul (11 °C) , Sétif (14 °C) , El Achir (15 °C) . Between first and 50th place the avg high differs by 9.8 °C.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Kabul Afghanistan 11 °C 11 °C -1.4 °C 69 mm 9 306 h –
2 Sétif Algeria 14 °C 14 °C 3.2 °C 60 mm 9 316 h –
3 El Achir Algeria 15 °C 15 °C 3.4 °C 41 mm 7 324 h –
4 Tiaret Algeria 15 °C 15 °C 4.1 °C 55 mm 9 318 h –
5 Batna Algeria 15 °C 15 °C 3.3 °C 51 mm 9 318 h –
6 Bordj Bou Arreridj Algeria 15 °C 15 °C 3.8 °C 41 mm 7 323 h –
7 Djelfa Algeria 15 °C 15 °C 3.8 °C 29 mm 6 324 h –
8 Souk Ahras Algeria 16 °C 16 °C 5.0 °C 70 mm 11 305 h –
9 Constantine Algeria 16 °C 16 °C 4.7 °C 53 mm 9 306 h –
10 Tébessa Algeria 17 °C 17 °C 4.4 °C 41 mm 8 304 h –
11 Tlemcen Algeria 17 °C 17 °C 5.6 °C 61 mm 8 323 h –
12 Béjaïa Algeria 17 °C 17 °C 9.3 °C 79 mm 10 317 h 15 °C
13 Skikda Algeria 17 °C 17 °C 10 °C 74 mm 10 307 h 15 °C
14 Al Hoceïma Morocco 17 °C 17 °C 11 °C 42 mm 7 322 h 16 °C
15 Sukrah Tunisia 17 °C 17 °C 10 °C 47 mm 8 315 h 15 °C
16 Mazār-e Sharīf Afghanistan 17 °C 17 °C 5.9 °C 48 mm 9 280 h –
17 Herāt Afghanistan 17 °C 17 °C 3.7 °C 69 mm 9 310 h –
18 Tétouan Morocco 17 °C 17 °C 10 °C 70 mm 8 318 h 16 °C
19 Kunduz Afghanistan 17 °C 17 °C 4.5 °C 76 mm 11 272 h –
20 Blida Algeria 17 °C 17 °C 8.3 °C 74 mm 10 324 h 15 °C
21 Algiers Algeria 18 °C 18 °C 8.5 °C 62 mm 8 326 h 15 °C
22 Oran Algeria 18 °C 18 °C 10 °C 40 mm 6 329 h 16 °C
23 Tunis Tunisia 18 °C 18 °C 9.6 °C 47 mm 7 314 h 15 °C
24 Tangier Morocco 18 °C 18 °C 11 °C 67 mm 8 318 h 16 °C
25 Annaba Algeria 18 °C 18 °C 8.5 °C 70 mm 10 309 h 15 °C
26 Mostaganem Algeria 18 °C 18 °C 9.6 °C 46 mm 7 327 h 16 °C
27 Bab Ezzouar Algeria 18 °C 18 °C 9.0 °C 65 mm 8 324 h 15 °C
28 Sidi Bel Abbes Algeria 19 °C 19 °C 7.4 °C 50 mm 7 320 h –
29 Oujda Morocco 19 °C 19 °C 6.4 °C 51 mm 7 319 h –
30 Taza Morocco 19 °C 19 °C 8.2 °C 51 mm 8 312 h –
31 El Jadida Morocco 19 °C 19 °C 13 °C 39 mm 6 332 h 17 °C
32 Kenitra Morocco 19 °C 19 °C 12 °C 59 mm 7 320 h 17 °C
33 Salé Morocco 19 °C 19 °C 12 °C 49 mm 7 324 h 17 °C
34 Misratah Libya 19 °C 19 °C 13 °C 16 mm 3 336 h 16 °C
35 Sfax Tunisia 19 °C 19 °C 11 °C 23 mm 4 325 h 16 °C
36 Meknes Morocco 19 °C 19 °C 7.4 °C 61 mm 8 314 h –
37 Mohammedia Morocco 20 °C 20 °C 12 °C 37 mm 6 328 h 17 °C
38 Nador Morocco 20 °C 20 °C 9.7 °C 44 mm 7 320 h 16 °C
39 Khouribga Morocco 20 °C 20 °C 7.9 °C 47 mm 7 323 h –
40 Tripoli Libya 20 °C 20 °C 12 °C 20 mm 4 331 h 16 °C
41 Chlef Algeria 20 °C 20 °C 8.0 °C 51 mm 8 321 h –
42 Benghazi Libya 20 °C 20 °C 12 °C 17 mm 3 338 h 17 °C
43 Fes Morocco 20 °C 20 °C 7.7 °C 65 mm 9 314 h –
44 Alexandria Egypt 20 °C 20 °C 12 °C 11 mm 2 343 h 17 °C
45 Casablanca Morocco 20 °C 20 °C 11 °C 36 mm 6 328 h 17 °C
46 Marsá Maţrūḩ Egypt 20 °C 20 °C 11 °C 6 mm 2 335 h 17 °C
47 Temara Morocco 20 °C 20 °C 11 °C 50 mm 7 325 h 17 °C
48 Damietta Egypt 20 °C 20 °C 13 °C 10 mm 2 344 h 17 °C
49 Sousse Tunisia 20 °C 20 °C 9.5 °C 42 mm 6 320 h 15 °C
50 Jalālābād Afghanistan 20 °C 20 °C 11 °C 50 mm 8 301 h –

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

February: top 5

  1. Kabul 3.8 °C
  2. Sétif 10 °C
  3. Kunduz 11 °C
  4. El Achir 11 °C
  5. Mazār-e Sharīf 11 °C

Full ranking for February

April: top 5

  1. Kayes 42 °C
  2. N'Djamena 41 °C
  3. Wad Medani 41 °C
  4. Singa 41 °C
  5. Niamey 41 °C

Full ranking for April

How this ranking is built

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