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Where is the sea warmest in Africa in December?

In December the warmest sea in Africa is at Besalampy, Madagascar, at 30.4°C. 257 of 311 cities measured are comfortable this month.

#CityCountrySeaSwimming
1 Besalampy Madagascar 30.4°C Bath-like
2 Morondava Madagascar 30.1°C Bath-like
3 Hell-Ville Madagascar 30.0°C Bath-like
4 Mahajanga Madagascar 29.9°C Bath-like
5 Maintirano Madagascar 29.8°C Bath-like
6 Bagamoyo Tanzania 29.3°C Bath-like
7 Dzaoudzi Mayotte 29.3°C Bath-like
8 Ibo Mozambique 29.3°C Bath-like
9 Tsingoni Mayotte 29.3°C Bath-like
10 Bandrele Mayotte 29.3°C Bath-like
11 Bamusso Cameroon 29.2°C Bath-like
12 Fomboni Comoros 29.2°C Bath-like
13 Adda-Douéni Comoros 29.2°C Bath-like
14 Beira Mozambique 29.2°C Bath-like
15 Pemba Mozambique 29.2°C Bath-like
16 Moutsamoudou Comoros 29.2°C Bath-like
17 Buchanan Liberia 29.2°C Bath-like
18 Bonthe Sierra Leone 29.2°C Bath-like
19 Mbéni Comoros 29.2°C Bath-like
20 Moroni Comoros 29.2°C Bath-like
21 Harbel Liberia 29.2°C Bath-like
22 Kilindoni Tanzania 29.1°C Bath-like
23 Kilwa Masoko Tanzania 29.1°C Bath-like
24 Tiko Cameroon 29.1°C Bath-like
25 River Cess Liberia 29.1°C Bath-like

Ranked on the NOAA OISST monthly climatology — a long-run average for December, not a forecast. A given December will run warmer or cooler than this, and the sea is warmest late in the afternoon and late in the season.

Africa in other months

December elsewhere