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

Dessie tops the list at 19 °C in October. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in Africa.

Top three in October: Dessie (19 °C) , George (19 °C) , Jamestown (20 °C) . Between first and 50th place the avg high differs by 4.3 °C.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Dessie Ethiopia 19 °C 19 °C 8.5 °C 34 mm 6 356 h –
2 George South Africa 19 °C 19 °C 12 °C 65 mm 9 348 h 17 °C
3 Jamestown Saint Helena 20 °C 20 °C 19 °C 3 mm 1 340 h 20 °C
4 Gqeberha South Africa 20 °C 20 °C 15 °C 49 mm 7 330 h 18 °C
5 Cape Town South Africa 20 °C 20 °C 13 °C 32 mm 5 370 h 15 °C
6 Sétif Algeria 20 °C 20 °C 10 °C 43 mm 7 304 h –
7 Addis Ababa Ethiopia 21 °C 21 °C 8.6 °C 46 mm 6 354 h –
8 Kabul Afghanistan 21 °C 21 °C 8.3 °C 13 mm 3 324 h –
9 Kitale Kenya 21 °C 21 °C 11 °C 153 mm 20 310 h –
10 Hosa’ina Ethiopia 21 °C 21 °C 10 °C 190 mm 13 341 h –
11 Limuru Kenya 21 °C 21 °C 11 °C 72 mm 14 330 h –
12 Somerset West South Africa 21 °C 21 °C 13 °C 49 mm 6 369 h 16 °C
13 El Achir Algeria 21 °C 21 °C 10 °C 33 mm 6 310 h –
14 Djelfa Algeria 21 °C 21 °C 10 °C 31 mm 5 311 h –
15 Tiaret Algeria 22 °C 22 °C 11 °C 38 mm 7 309 h –
16 Shashamane Ethiopia 22 °C 22 °C 13 °C 103 mm 13 343 h –
17 Batna Algeria 22 °C 22 °C 10 °C 38 mm 7 306 h –
18 Bordj Bou Arreridj Algeria 22 °C 22 °C 11 °C 33 mm 6 309 h –
19 Asmara Eritrea 22 °C 22 °C 12 °C 28 mm 6 348 h –
20 East London South Africa 22 °C 22 °C 16 °C 69 mm 10 307 h 21 °C
21 Naivasha Kenya 22 °C 22 °C 13 °C 80 mm 14 333 h –
22 Al Hoceïma Morocco 22 °C 22 °C 16 °C 47 mm 6 303 h 21 °C
23 Goma Democratic Republic of the Congo 22 °C 22 °C 18 °C 311 mm 28 278 h –
24 Eldoret Kenya 22 °C 22 °C 12 °C 152 mm 16 329 h –
25 Sodo Ethiopia 22 °C 22 °C 12 °C 134 mm 19 340 h –
26 Nek’emtē Ethiopia 22 °C 22 °C 13 °C 521 mm 22 329 h –
27 Tétouan Morocco 22 °C 22 °C 16 °C 69 mm 8 300 h 20 °C
28 Mthatha South Africa 22 °C 22 °C 12 °C 94 mm 14 267 h –
29 Gisenyi Rwanda 22 °C 22 °C 18 °C 311 mm 28 278 h –
30 Kikuyu Kenya 23 °C 23 °C 13 °C 48 mm 10 340 h –
31 Musanze Rwanda 23 °C 23 °C 15 °C 193 mm 22 308 h –
32 Butembo Democratic Republic of the Congo 23 °C 23 °C 14 °C 225 mm 23 282 h –
33 Kariega South Africa 23 °C 23 °C 13 °C 48 mm 7 328 h 18 °C
34 Gonder Ethiopia 23 °C 23 °C 12 °C 86 mm 7 341 h –
35 Durban South Africa 23 °C 23 °C 17 °C 92 mm 12 279 h 22 °C
36 Bafoussam Cameroon 23 °C 23 °C 16 °C 179 mm 27 289 h –
37 Mbabane Eswatini 23 °C 23 °C 12 °C 113 mm 15 278 h –
38 Tlemcen Algeria 23 °C 23 °C 12 °C 41 mm 6 306 h –
39 Bishoftu Ethiopia 23 °C 23 °C 10 °C 24 mm 4 357 h –
40 Tangier Morocco 23 °C 23 °C 16 °C 69 mm 7 300 h 20 °C
41 Dīla Ethiopia 23 °C 23 °C 15 °C 365 mm 28 332 h –
42 Paarl South Africa 23 °C 23 °C 11 °C 49 mm 6 367 h –
43 Souk Ahras Algeria 23 °C 23 °C 12 °C 55 mm 8 291 h –
44 Mazār-e Sharīf Afghanistan 23 °C 23 °C 11 °C 5 mm 1 319 h –
45 Bahir Dar Ethiopia 23 °C 23 °C 15 °C 56 mm 10 338 h –
46 Tébessa Algeria 23 °C 23 °C 12 °C 30 mm 6 293 h –
47 Béjaïa Algeria 23 °C 23 °C 16 °C 77 mm 10 302 h 23 °C
48 Nakuru Kenya 24 °C 24 °C 13 °C 82 mm 11 335 h –
49 Awasa Ethiopia 24 °C 24 °C 14 °C 140 mm 16 339 h –
50 Harar Ethiopia 24 °C 24 °C 14 °C 69 mm 10 348 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

September: top 5

  1. Kom Ombo 39 °C
  2. Khartoum 39 °C
  3. Esna 38 °C
  4. Girga 38 °C
  5. Port Sudan 38 °C

Full ranking for September

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

How this ranking is built

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