The warmest places in Africa in June: ranked by average high temperature

Kom Ombo tops the list at 41 °C in June. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in Africa.

Top three in June: Kom Ombo (41 °C) , Khartoum (40 °C) , Esna (40 °C) . Between first and 50th place the avg high differs by 5.9 °C.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Kom Ombo Egypt 41 °C 41 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 386 h
2 Khartoum Sudan 40 °C 40 °C 27 °C 3 mm 1 356 h
3 Esna Egypt 40 °C 40 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 389 h
4 Wad Medani Sudan 40 °C 40 °C 28 °C 14 mm 4 347 h
5 Girga Egypt 39 °C 39 °C 24 °C 0 mm 0 394 h
6 Kayes Mali 39 °C 39 °C 29 °C 23 mm 4 349 h
7 Kassala Sudan 39 °C 39 °C 27 °C 9 mm 2 352 h
8 Sohag Egypt 39 °C 39 °C 24 °C 0 mm 0 396 h
9 Mopti Mali 39 °C 39 °C 28 °C 25 mm 6 352 h
10 Tahoua Niger 39 °C 39 °C 27 °C 14 mm 4 361 h
11 Kandahār Afghanistan 39 °C 39 °C 21 °C 2 mm 0 390 h
12 Berbera Somalia 39 °C 39 °C 30 °C 2 mm 0 304 h 31 °C
13 Ouargla Algeria 38 °C 38 °C 24 °C 0 mm 0 387 h
14 Port Sudan Sudan 38 °C 38 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 383 h 30 °C
15 Niamey Niger 38 °C 38 °C 27 °C 21 mm 4 348 h
16 Assiut Egypt 38 °C 38 °C 23 °C 0 mm 0 401 h
17 Djibouti Djibouti 38 °C 38 °C 29 °C 1 mm 0 317 h 31 °C
18 Zinder Niger 38 °C 38 °C 25 °C 15 mm 4 361 h
19 N'Djamena Chad 38 °C 38 °C 27 °C 31 mm 7 341 h
20 Kosti Sudan 38 °C 38 °C 27 °C 21 mm 5 340 h
21 Singa Sudan 38 °C 38 °C 27 °C 36 mm 8 333 h
22 Mallawī Egypt 38 °C 38 °C 23 °C 0 mm 0 406 h
23 El Fasher Sudan 37 °C 37 °C 24 °C 9 mm 2 356 h
24 Maradi Niger 37 °C 37 °C 26 °C 20 mm 5 360 h
25 Jalālābād Afghanistan 37 °C 37 °C 26 °C 3 mm 1 401 h
26 Al Qadarif Sudan 37 °C 37 °C 25 °C 44 mm 9 336 h
27 El Obeid Sudan 37 °C 37 °C 25 °C 21 mm 6 346 h
28 Sokoto Nigeria 37 °C 37 °C 27 °C 33 mm 7 351 h
29 Ségou Mali 37 °C 37 °C 26 °C 37 mm 8 356 h
30 Minya Egypt 37 °C 37 °C 22 °C 0 mm 0 408 h
31 Kunduz Afghanistan 37 °C 37 °C 21 °C 5 mm 1 397 h
32 Al Fayyum Egypt 37 °C 37 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 413 h
33 El Oued Algeria 37 °C 37 °C 23 °C 1 mm 0 387 h
34 Béchar Algeria 36 °C 36 °C 23 °C 2 mm 0 401 h
35 Touba Senegal 36 °C 36 °C 22 °C 8 mm 1 347 h
36 Biskra Algeria 36 °C 36 °C 23 °C 2 mm 1 389 h
37 Maiduguri Nigeria 36 °C 36 °C 26 °C 35 mm 8 340 h
38 Mazār-e Sharīf Afghanistan 36 °C 36 °C 22 °C 1 mm 0 398 h
39 Zagazig Egypt 36 °C 36 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 407 h
40 Cairo Egypt 36 °C 36 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 412 h
41 Diourbel Senegal 36 °C 36 °C 23 °C 8 mm 1 348 h
42 El Daein Sudan 36 °C 36 °C 25 °C 46 mm 10 335 h
43 Katsina Nigeria 36 °C 36 °C 25 °C 40 mm 8 356 h
44 Al-Junaynah Sudan 36 °C 36 °C 22 °C 34 mm 7 350 h
45 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 35 °C 35 °C 26 °C 50 mm 9 340 h
46 Nyala Sudan 35 °C 35 °C 24 °C 42 mm 10 342 h
47 Kaolack Senegal 35 °C 35 °C 23 °C 12 mm 2 344 h
48 Suez Egypt 35 °C 35 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 406 h
49 6th of October City Egypt 35 °C 35 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 413 h
50 Al Mansurah Egypt 35 °C 35 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 409 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

May: top 5

  1. Maseru 18 °C
  2. Johannesburg 19 °C
  3. Krugersdorp 19 °C
  4. Botshabelo 19 °C
  5. Soweto 19 °C

Full ranking for May

July: top 5

  1. Ouargla 41 °C
  2. Kom Ombo 41 °C
  3. Port Sudan 41 °C
  4. Esna 40 °C
  5. Kandahār 40 °C

Full ranking for July

How this ranking is built

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