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The coolest places in Africa in September

Cape Town tops the list at 18 °C in September. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Rainfall
1 Cape Town South Africa 18 °C 18 °C 44 mm
2 George South Africa 18 °C 18 °C 46 mm
3 Somerset West South Africa 19 °C 19 °C 69 mm
4 Gqeberha South Africa 19 °C 19 °C 33 mm
5 Hosa’ina Ethiopia 19 °C 19 °C 337 mm
6 Jamestown Saint Helena 19 °C 19 °C 4 mm
7 Addis Ababa Ethiopia 20 °C 20 °C 270 mm
8 Paarl South Africa 20 °C 20 °C 78 mm
9 Dessie Ethiopia 20 °C 20 °C 62 mm
10 Limuru Kenya 20 °C 20 °C 34 mm
11 Kitale Kenya 20 °C 20 °C 157 mm
12 Shashamane Ethiopia 21 °C 21 °C 140 mm
13 Sodo Ethiopia 21 °C 21 °C 219 mm
14 Naivasha Kenya 21 °C 21 °C 50 mm
15 Nek’emtē Ethiopia 22 °C 22 °C 1,000 mm
16 East London South Africa 22 °C 22 °C 49 mm
17 Fianarantsoa Madagascar 22 °C 22 °C 11 mm
18 Kariega South Africa 22 °C 22 °C 32 mm
19 Eldoret Kenya 22 °C 22 °C 183 mm
20 Gonder Ethiopia 22 °C 22 °C 401 mm
21 Kikuyu Kenya 22 °C 22 °C 19 mm
22 Bishoftu Ethiopia 22 °C 22 °C 124 mm
23 Bahir Dar Ethiopia 23 °C 23 °C 231 mm
24 Durban South Africa 23 °C 23 °C 61 mm
25 Maseru Lesotho 23 °C 23 °C 24 mm
26 Mthatha South Africa 23 °C 23 °C 55 mm
27 Goma Democratic Republic of the Congo 23 °C 23 °C 162 mm
28 Bafoussam Cameroon 23 °C 23 °C 233 mm
29 Antananarivo Madagascar 23 °C 23 °C 6 mm
30 Butembo Democratic Republic of the Congo 23 °C 23 °C 206 mm
31 Jimma Ethiopia 23 °C 23 °C 235 mm
32 Mbabane Eswatini 23 °C 23 °C 57 mm
33 Gisenyi Rwanda 23 °C 23 °C 162 mm
34 Awasa Ethiopia 23 °C 23 °C 168 mm
35 Nakuru Kenya 23 °C 23 °C 50 mm
36 Dīla Ethiopia 23 °C 23 °C 214 mm
37 Asmara Eritrea 23 °C 23 °C 34 mm
38 Harar Ethiopia 23 °C 23 °C 74 mm
39 Mossamedes Angola 23 °C 23 °C 0 mm
40 Antsirabe Madagascar 23 °C 23 °C 11 mm
41 Musanze Rwanda 23 °C 23 °C 106 mm
42 Johannesburg South Africa 24 °C 24 °C 22 mm
43 Toamasina Madagascar 24 °C 24 °C 82 mm
44 Krugersdorp South Africa 24 °C 24 °C 19 mm
45 Bamenda Cameroon 24 °C 24 °C 379 mm
46 KwaDukuza South Africa 24 °C 24 °C 59 mm
47 Botshabelo South Africa 24 °C 24 °C 16 mm
48 Pietermaritzburg South Africa 24 °C 24 °C 54 mm
49 Soweto South Africa 24 °C 24 °C 21 mm
50 Mek'ele Ethiopia 24 °C 24 °C 63 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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