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The coolest places in Africa in October

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

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Rainfall
1 Dessie Ethiopia 19 °C 19 °C 34 mm
2 George South Africa 19 °C 19 °C 65 mm
3 Jamestown Saint Helena 20 °C 20 °C 3 mm
4 Gqeberha South Africa 20 °C 20 °C 49 mm
5 Cape Town South Africa 20 °C 20 °C 32 mm
6 Sétif Algeria 20 °C 20 °C 43 mm
7 Addis Ababa Ethiopia 21 °C 21 °C 46 mm
8 Kabul Afghanistan 21 °C 21 °C 13 mm
9 Kitale Kenya 21 °C 21 °C 153 mm
10 Hosa’ina Ethiopia 21 °C 21 °C 190 mm
11 Limuru Kenya 21 °C 21 °C 72 mm
12 Somerset West South Africa 21 °C 21 °C 49 mm
13 El Achir Algeria 21 °C 21 °C 33 mm
14 Djelfa Algeria 21 °C 21 °C 31 mm
15 Tiaret Algeria 22 °C 22 °C 38 mm
16 Shashamane Ethiopia 22 °C 22 °C 103 mm
17 Batna Algeria 22 °C 22 °C 38 mm
18 Bordj Bou Arreridj Algeria 22 °C 22 °C 33 mm
19 Asmara Eritrea 22 °C 22 °C 28 mm
20 East London South Africa 22 °C 22 °C 69 mm
21 Naivasha Kenya 22 °C 22 °C 80 mm
22 Al Hoceïma Morocco 22 °C 22 °C 47 mm
23 Goma Democratic Republic of the Congo 22 °C 22 °C 311 mm
24 Eldoret Kenya 22 °C 22 °C 152 mm
25 Sodo Ethiopia 22 °C 22 °C 134 mm
26 Nek’emtē Ethiopia 22 °C 22 °C 521 mm
27 Tétouan Morocco 22 °C 22 °C 69 mm
28 Mthatha South Africa 22 °C 22 °C 94 mm
29 Gisenyi Rwanda 22 °C 22 °C 311 mm
30 Kikuyu Kenya 23 °C 23 °C 48 mm
31 Musanze Rwanda 23 °C 23 °C 193 mm
32 Butembo Democratic Republic of the Congo 23 °C 23 °C 225 mm
33 Kariega South Africa 23 °C 23 °C 48 mm
34 Gonder Ethiopia 23 °C 23 °C 86 mm
35 Durban South Africa 23 °C 23 °C 92 mm
36 Bafoussam Cameroon 23 °C 23 °C 179 mm
37 Mbabane Eswatini 23 °C 23 °C 113 mm
38 Tlemcen Algeria 23 °C 23 °C 41 mm
39 Bishoftu Ethiopia 23 °C 23 °C 24 mm
40 Tangier Morocco 23 °C 23 °C 69 mm
41 Dīla Ethiopia 23 °C 23 °C 365 mm
42 Paarl South Africa 23 °C 23 °C 49 mm
43 Souk Ahras Algeria 23 °C 23 °C 55 mm
44 Mazār-e Sharīf Afghanistan 23 °C 23 °C 5 mm
45 Bahir Dar Ethiopia 23 °C 23 °C 56 mm
46 Tébessa Algeria 23 °C 23 °C 30 mm
47 Béjaïa Algeria 23 °C 23 °C 77 mm
48 Nakuru Kenya 24 °C 24 °C 82 mm
49 Awasa Ethiopia 24 °C 24 °C 140 mm
50 Harar Ethiopia 24 °C 24 °C 69 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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