Warmest sea temperatures in Africa in July
Port Sudan tops the list at 31 °C in July. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations.
| # | Destination | Country | Sea temp | Avg high | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Sudan | Sudan | 31 °C | 41 °C | 4 mm |
| 2 | Djibouti | Djibouti | 30 °C | 39 °C | 6 mm |
| 3 | El Dibir | Somalia | 29 °C | 35 °C | 1 mm |
| 4 | Berbera | Somalia | 29 °C | 38 °C | 1 mm |
| 5 | Bissau | Guinea-Bissau | 28 °C | 29 °C | 345 mm |
| 6 | Serekunda | Gambia | 28 °C | 29 °C | 130 mm |
| 7 | Banjul | Gambia | 28 °C | 29 °C | 128 mm |
| 8 | Hurghada | Egypt | 28 °C | 34 °C | 0 mm |
| 9 | Manéah | Guinea | 28 °C | 27 °C | 601 mm |
| 10 | Dubréka | Guinea | 28 °C | 28 °C | 609 mm |
| 11 | Conakry | Guinea | 28 °C | 27 °C | 687 mm |
| 12 | Arīsh | Egypt | 28 °C | 32 °C | 0 mm |
| 13 | Freetown | Sierra Leone | 27 °C | 26 °C | 598 mm |
| 14 | Mbour | Senegal | 27 °C | 30 °C | 51 mm |
| 15 | Dakar | Senegal | 27 °C | 29 °C | 34 mm |
| 16 | Rufisque | Senegal | 27 °C | 30 °C | 34 mm |
| 17 | Thiès Nones | Senegal | 27 °C | 31 °C | 49 mm |
| 18 | Thiès | Senegal | 27 °C | 32 °C | 49 mm |
| 19 | Port Said | Egypt | 27 °C | 31 °C | 0 mm |
| 20 | Al Maţarīyah | Egypt | 27 °C | 32 °C | 0 mm |
| 21 | Monrovia | Liberia | 27 °C | 27 °C | 425 mm |
| 22 | Sfax | Tunisia | 27 °C | 32 °C | 0 mm |
| 23 | Malabo | Equatorial Guinea | 27 °C | 27 °C | 451 mm |
| 24 | Idkū | Egypt | 27 °C | 31 °C | 0 mm |
| 25 | Saint-Louis | Senegal | 26 °C | 30 °C | 16 mm |
| 26 | Damietta | Egypt | 26 °C | 31 °C | 0 mm |
| 27 | Bata | Equatorial Guinea | 26 °C | 27 °C | 115 mm |
| 28 | Victoria | Seychelles | 26 °C | 26 °C | 51 mm |
| 29 | Mamoudzou | Mayotte | 26 °C | 26 °C | 12 mm |
| 30 | Agege | Nigeria | 26 °C | 27 °C | 190 mm |
| 31 | Ebute Ikorodu | Nigeria | 26 °C | 27 °C | 216 mm |
| 32 | Ajegunle | Nigeria | 26 °C | 27 °C | 190 mm |
| 33 | Lagos | Nigeria | 26 °C | 27 °C | 205 mm |
| 34 | Alexandria | Egypt | 26 °C | 30 °C | 0 mm |
| 35 | Moroni | Comoros | 26 °C | 27 °C | 49 mm |
| 36 | Pemba | Mozambique | 26 °C | 27 °C | 9 mm |
| 37 | Nacala | Mozambique | 26 °C | 26 °C | 11 mm |
| 38 | Zanzibar | Tanzania | 26 °C | 27 °C | 25 mm |
| 39 | Misratah | Libya | 26 °C | 30 °C | 0 mm |
| 40 | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | 26 °C | 27 °C | 20 mm |
| 41 | Tanga | Tanzania | 26 °C | 27 °C | 41 mm |
| 42 | São Tomé | Sao Tome and Principe | 26 °C | 26 °C | 17 mm |
| 43 | Zliten | Libya | 26 °C | 33 °C | 0 mm |
| 44 | Jomvu | Kenya | 26 °C | 27 °C | 51 mm |
| 45 | Porto-Novo | Benin | 26 °C | 27 °C | 144 mm |
| 46 | Mombasa | Kenya | 26 °C | 26 °C | 53 mm |
| 47 | Matuga | Kenya | 26 °C | 25 °C | 78 mm |
| 48 | Marsá Maţrūḩ | Egypt | 26 °C | 31 °C | 0 mm |
| 49 | Libreville | Gabon | 26 °C | 27 °C | 33 mm |
| 50 | Abomey-Calavi | Benin | 26 °C | 27 °C | 126 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
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- 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.