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

Khartoum tops the list at 38 °C in October. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in Africa.

Top three in October: Khartoum (38 °C) , Wad Medani (38 °C) , Kassala (38 °C) . Between first and 50th place the avg high differs by 6.0 °C.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Khartoum Sudan 38 °C 38 °C 26 °C 3 mm 1 340 h –
2 Wad Medani Sudan 38 °C 38 °C 26 °C 9 mm 3 338 h –
3 Kassala Sudan 38 °C 38 °C 25 °C 4 mm 1 340 h –
4 Mopti Mali 38 °C 38 °C 25 °C 11 mm 2 349 h –
5 Tahoua Niger 37 °C 37 °C 23 °C 5 mm 1 337 h –
6 Niamey Niger 37 °C 37 °C 24 °C 8 mm 2 338 h –
7 Kosti Sudan 37 °C 37 °C 25 °C 16 mm 5 338 h –
8 Zinder Niger 36 °C 36 °C 22 °C 3 mm 1 350 h –
9 Singa Sudan 36 °C 36 °C 25 °C 24 mm 6 337 h –
10 Maradi Niger 36 °C 36 °C 22 °C 8 mm 2 340 h –
11 N'Djamena Chad 36 °C 36 °C 24 °C 12 mm 3 341 h –
12 El Obeid Sudan 36 °C 36 °C 24 °C 10 mm 2 343 h –
13 Kom Ombo Egypt 36 °C 36 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 340 h –
14 Kayes Mali 36 °C 36 °C 25 °C 26 mm 4 330 h –
15 Sokoto Nigeria 36 °C 36 °C 24 °C 13 mm 3 335 h –
16 Tete Mozambique 36 °C 36 °C 23 °C 7 mm 1 357 h –
17 Al Qadarif Sudan 35 °C 35 °C 24 °C 25 mm 6 337 h –
18 El Fasher Sudan 35 °C 35 °C 22 °C 4 mm 1 354 h –
19 El Daein Sudan 35 °C 35 °C 23 °C 29 mm 6 349 h –
20 Touba Senegal 35 °C 35 °C 23 °C 28 mm 4 338 h –
21 Nouakchott Mauritania 35 °C 35 °C 24 °C 6 mm 1 342 h 25 °C
22 Maiduguri Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 23 °C 16 mm 4 348 h –
23 Nyala Sudan 35 °C 35 °C 22 °C 20 mm 4 349 h –
24 Esna Egypt 35 °C 35 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 340 h –
25 Ségou Mali 35 °C 35 °C 24 °C 21 mm 4 344 h –
26 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 34 °C 34 °C 24 °C 33 mm 6 344 h –
27 Katsina Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 21 °C 13 mm 2 342 h –
28 Livingstone Zambia 34 °C 34 °C 20 °C 10 mm 3 364 h –
29 Diourbel Senegal 34 °C 34 °C 23 °C 30 mm 4 338 h –
30 Girga Egypt 34 °C 34 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 341 h –
31 Mocuba Mozambique 34 °C 34 °C 21 °C 18 mm 4 351 h –
32 Koudougou Burkina Faso 34 °C 34 °C 24 °C 32 mm 6 345 h –
33 Chakwama Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 21 °C 24 mm 4 348 h –
34 Garissa Kenya 34 °C 34 °C 23 °C 19 mm 4 352 h –
35 Yola Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 24 °C 51 mm 9 338 h –
36 Al-Junaynah Sudan 34 °C 34 °C 20 °C 10 mm 2 340 h –
37 Sohag Egypt 33 °C 33 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 341 h –
38 Mahajanga Madagascar 33 °C 33 °C 24 °C 19 mm 4 369 h 27 °C
39 Maroua Cameroon 33 °C 33 °C 23 °C 29 mm 6 337 h –
40 Kano Nigeria 33 °C 33 °C 21 °C 21 mm 4 347 h –
41 Kaolack Senegal 33 °C 33 °C 24 °C 40 mm 6 334 h –
42 Port Sudan Sudan 33 °C 33 °C 25 °C 14 mm 4 337 h 31 °C
43 Ad-Damazin Sudan 33 °C 33 °C 24 °C 55 mm 12 331 h –
44 Gusau Nigeria 33 °C 33 °C 21 °C 30 mm 5 334 h –
45 Thiès Senegal 33 °C 33 °C 24 °C 34 mm 5 341 h 28 °C
46 Koutiala Mali 33 °C 33 °C 23 °C 40 mm 8 345 h –
47 Gombe Nigeria 33 °C 33 °C 22 °C 20 mm 4 342 h –
48 Assiut Egypt 33 °C 33 °C 18 °C 0 mm 0 340 h –
49 Menongue Angola 32 °C 32 °C 17 °C 41 mm 9 354 h –
50 Bamako Mali 32 °C 32 °C 23 °C 49 mm 8 334 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, 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.