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Serrari Regional Weather · Africa

Africa Weather Report, 5 November 2026

Thursday, 5 November 2026 · Afternoon readings from 49 capital cities

One set of afternoon readings for 5 November 2026 across all 49 capitals, not daily highs or lows.

By Serrari Climate Desk · Published 6 November 2026, 12:21 EAT

Average
29.1°C
49 capitals
Warmest
39.9°C
N'Djamena
Coldest
18.8°C
Asmara
Windiest
35.3km/h
Tripoli
Most humid
89%
Luanda

Thursday brought scorching heat across the Sahel, heavy, humid air over Central Africa and mild conditions along the Mediterranean coast. The average afternoon temperature across the 49 capitals was 29.1°C.

The day at a glance

  • Hottest: N'Djamena, Chad, reached 39.9°C, just ahead of Ouagadougou (39.0°C) and Niamey (38.8°C).

  • Coolest: Asmara, Eritrea (18.8°C) and Maseru, Lesotho (18.9°C) stayed below 19°C.

  • Driest air: N'Djamena again, with humidity of just 8%.

  • Most humid: Luanda, Brazzaville and Kinshasa all recorded 89%.

  • Windiest: Tripoli (35.3 km/h) and Windhoek (34.9 km/h).

  • Rain: Yaoundé was the only capital with a light rain shower (0.69 mm). Nine others reported patchy rain nearby.

Charts

Drawn from the table below. Values are printed on every bar.

Afternoon temperature in 49 African capitals, Thu 5 Nov 2026N'Djamena, Chad was the warmest of the 49 African capitals at 39.9°C and Asmara, Eritrea the coldest at 18.8°C; the average was 29.1°C. Bars are coloured by sub-region and run from coldest at the bottom to warmest at the top.
Afternoon temperature in 49 African capitals, Thu 5 Nov 2026N'Djamena, Chad was the warmest of the 49 African capitals at 39.9°C and Asmara, Eritrea the coldest at 18.8°C; the average was 29.1°C. Bars are coloured by sub-region and run from coldest at the bottom to warmest at the top.010203040Temperature (°C)N'Djamena · ChadN'Djamena, Chad: 39.9°C (Central Africa)39.9Ouagadougou · Burkina FasoOuagadougou, Burkina Faso: 39.0°C (West Africa)39.0Niamey · NigerNiamey, Niger: 38.8°C (West Africa)38.8Juba · South SudanJuba, South Sudan: 38.7°C (East Africa)38.7Gaborone · BotswanaGaborone, Botswana: 38.4°C (Southern Africa)38.4Bamako · MaliBamako, Mali: 38.3°C (West Africa)38.3Abuja · NigeriaAbuja, Nigeria: 36.9°C (West Africa)36.9Khartoum · SudanKhartoum, Sudan: 36.8°C (North Africa)36.8Pretoria · South AfricaPretoria, South Africa: 34.6°C (Southern Africa)34.6Lusaka · ZambiaLusaka, Zambia: 34.5°C (Southern Africa)34.5Windhoek · NamibiaWindhoek, Namibia: 34.1°C (Southern Africa)34.1Harare · ZimbabweHarare, Zimbabwe: 33.6°C (Southern Africa)33.6Bangui · Central African Rep.Bangui, Central African Rep.: 33.6°C (Central Africa)33.6Dodoma · TanzaniaDodoma, Tanzania: 32.5°C (East Africa)32.5Lomé · TogoLomé, Togo: 32.5°C (West Africa)32.5Mbabane · EswatiniMbabane, Eswatini: 31.7°C (Southern Africa)31.7Nouakchott · MauritaniaNouakchott, Mauritania: 30.7°C (West Africa)30.7Banjul · GambiaBanjul, Gambia: 30.7°C (West Africa)30.7Lilongwe · MalawiLilongwe, Malawi: 30.2°C (Southern Africa)30.2Maputo · MozambiqueMaputo, Mozambique: 29.0°C (Southern Africa)29.0Yaoundé · CameroonYaoundé, Cameroon: 28.9°C (Central Africa)28.9Freetown · Sierra LeoneFreetown, Sierra Leone: 28.9°C (West Africa)28.9Accra · GhanaAccra, Ghana: 28.9°C (West Africa)28.9Monrovia · LiberiaMonrovia, Liberia: 28.2°C (West Africa)28.2Djibouti · DjiboutiDjibouti, Djibouti: 28.1°C (East Africa)28.1Victoria · SeychellesVictoria, Seychelles: 27.9°C (East Africa)27.9Cotonou · BeninCotonou, Benin: 27.9°C (West Africa)27.9Dakar · SenegalDakar, Senegal: 27.6°C (West Africa)27.6Abidjan · Côte d'IvoireAbidjan, Côte d'Ivoire: 27.5°C (West Africa)27.5Mogadishu · SomaliaMogadishu, Somalia: 27.3°C (East Africa)27.3Conakry · GuineaConakry, Guinea: 27.3°C (West Africa)27.3Cairo · EgyptCairo, Egypt: 26.8°C (North Africa)26.8Bujumbura · BurundiBujumbura, Burundi: 26.7°C (East Africa)26.7Kampala · UgandaKampala, Uganda: 26.6°C (East Africa)26.6Kigali · RwandaKigali, Rwanda: 25.4°C (East Africa)25.4Libreville · GabonLibreville, Gabon: 25.2°C (Central Africa)25.2Brazzaville · CongoBrazzaville, Congo: 24.9°C (Central Africa)24.9Kinshasa · DR CongoKinshasa, DR Congo: 24.8°C (Central Africa)24.8Luanda · AngolaLuanda, Angola: 24.7°C (Central Africa)24.7Port Louis · MauritiusPort Louis, Mauritius: 24.6°C (East Africa)24.6Antananarivo · MadagascarAntananarivo, Madagascar: 24.1°C (East Africa)24.1Nairobi · KenyaNairobi, Kenya: 23.4°C (East Africa)23.4Tripoli · LibyaTripoli, Libya: 22.7°C (North Africa)22.7Algiers · AlgeriaAlgiers, Algeria: 21.9°C (North Africa)21.9Rabat · MoroccoRabat, Morocco: 21.6°C (North Africa)21.6Tunis · TunisiaTunis, Tunisia: 21.3°C (North Africa)21.3Addis Ababa · EthiopiaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia: 21.0°C (East Africa)21.0Maseru · LesothoMaseru, Lesotho: 18.9°C (Southern Africa)18.9Asmara · EritreaAsmara, Eritrea: 18.8°C (East Africa)18.8North AfricaWest AfricaCentral AfricaEast AfricaSouthern Africa
Avg temperature (°C)Average temperature by sub-region: highest in West Africa (31.7 °C), lowest in North Africa (25.2 °C).
Avg temperature (°C)Average temperature by sub-region: highest in West Africa (31.7 °C), lowest in North Africa (25.2 °C).010203040°CNorth Africa: 25.2 °C25.2NorthWest Africa: 31.7 °C31.7WestCentral Africa: 28.9 °C28.9CentralEast Africa: 26.5 °C26.5EastSouthern Africa: 31.7 °C31.7Southern
Avg humidity (%)Average humidity by sub-region: highest in Central Africa (66.1%), lowest in Southern Africa (29.0%).
Avg humidity (%)Average humidity by sub-region: highest in Central Africa (66.1%), lowest in Southern Africa (29.0%).020406080%North Africa: 48.3%48.3NorthWest Africa: 53.9%53.9WestCentral Africa: 66.1%66.1CentralEast Africa: 50.2%50.2EastSouthern Africa: 29.0%29.0Southern
Avg wind (km/h)Average wind by sub-region: highest in Southern Africa (21.8 km/h), lowest in Central Africa (11.9 km/h).
Avg wind (km/h)Average wind by sub-region: highest in Southern Africa (21.8 km/h), lowest in Central Africa (11.9 km/h).0510152025km/hNorth Africa: 18.9 km/h18.9NorthWest Africa: 17.3 km/h17.3WestCentral Africa: 11.9 km/h11.9CentralEast Africa: 15.4 km/h15.4EastSouthern Africa: 21.8 km/h21.8Southern

Region by region

North Africa was the mildest region, averaging 25.2°C. Tunis, Rabat, Algiers and Tripoli all sat between 21°C and 23°C, while Khartoum stood out at a hot, dry 36.8°C.

West Africa was split in two. Inland Sahel capitals such as Ouagadougou, Niamey and Bamako passed 38°C with humidity under 20%, while coastal cities from Dakar to Cotonou stayed in the humid high 20s.

Central Africa was the most humid region (66% on average). Patchy rain hung around Brazzaville, Kinshasa and Libreville, with N'Djamena the hot, dry exception in the north.

East Africa showed the widest range. Highland capitals stayed pleasant: Asmara (18.8°C), Addis Ababa (21.0°C) and Nairobi (23.4°C). Juba, by contrast, hit 38.7°C.

Southern Africa tied with West Africa as the warmest region (31.7°C) and had the driest air (29% humidity). Gaborone reached 38.4°C, while Maseru was cool at 18.9°C with patchy rain.

Capital by capital

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Units are in the column headers. Click a header to sort within each sub-region; click again to reverse, a third time to restore the report's order. Scroll right to see every column.

Observed weather in 49 African capital cities, 5 November 2026. Source: WeatherAPI.com.
CapitalCountryConditionTemp (°C)Feels like (°C)Humidity (%)Wind (km/h)
North Africa · 6 capitals
AlgiersAlgeriaSunny21.918.66123.8
CairoEgyptOvercast26.823.83615.8
TripoliLibyaSunny22.718.67435.3
RabatMoroccoOvercast21.619.75814.4
KhartoumSudanSunny36.831.61218.7
TunisTunisiaOvercast21.320.4495.4
West Africa · 14 capitals
CotonouBeninOvercast27.932.18122.7
OuagadougouBurkina FasoOvercast39.033.3919.8
AbidjanCôte d'IvoirePatchy rain nearby27.530.97918.4
BanjulGambiaOvercast30.733.9595.4
AccraGhanaPartly Cloudy28.933.07322.3
ConakryGuineaOvercast27.330.07710.4
MonroviaLiberiaSunny28.231.4729.0
BamakoMaliCloudy38.334.31617.6
NouakchottMauritaniaSunny30.732.25013.3
NiameyNigerOvercast38.832.9919.4
AbujaNigeriaOvercast36.934.51912.2
DakarSenegalPartly Cloudy27.631.48331.0
FreetownSierra LeonePatchy rain nearby28.932.87118.7
LoméTogoOvercast32.536.95622.0
Central Africa · 7 capitals
LuandaAngolaOvercast24.727.28914.0
YaoundéCameroonLight rain shower28.930.9619.0
BanguiCentral African Rep.Sunny33.634.9418.6
N'DjamenaChadCloudy39.933.4823.0
BrazzavilleCongoPatchy rain nearby24.928.8896.5
KinshasaDR CongoPatchy rain nearby24.828.7896.5
LibrevilleGabonPatchy rain nearby25.227.28615.5
East Africa · 13 capitals
BujumburaBurundiPatchy rain nearby26.728.16818.0
DjiboutiDjiboutiSunny28.130.16414.0
AsmaraEritreaPatchy rain nearby18.815.55215.1
Addis AbabaEthiopiaCloudy21.016.23418.7
NairobiKenyaOvercast23.420.24417.3
AntananarivoMadagascarCloudy24.121.44616.6
Port LouisMauritiusOvercast24.623.66418.4
KigaliRwandaCloudy25.425.5486.1
VictoriaSeychellesOvercast27.930.97322.7
MogadishuSomaliaOvercast27.329.77322.0
JubaSouth SudanCloudy38.737.4176.1
DodomaTanzaniaSunny32.528.51714.0
KampalaUgandaCloudy26.627.15211.2
Southern Africa · 9 capitals
GaboroneBotswanaSunny38.433.81520.2
MbabaneEswatiniPatchy rain nearby31.726.93128.4
MaseruLesothoPatchy rain nearby18.914.96624.1
LilongweMalawiOvercast30.227.43015.8
MaputoMozambiqueSunny29.030.45622.3
WindhoekNamibiaSunny34.125.41234.9
PretoriaSouth AfricaCloudy34.630.91815.5
LusakaZambiaOvercast34.529.91719.1
HarareZimbabweCloudy33.629.11616.2

49 capitals as listed in the desk's report; where a country has more than one capital city, the table shows the one the report names.

About these readings

Data source
WeatherAPI.com, observed conditions for each capital city.
Reading moment
The report gives one set of readings for 5 November 2026, as its dateline says; it does not state each capital's local time.
Units
Temperature and feels-like in degrees Celsius; humidity as relative humidity in per cent; wind in kilometres per hour.
What this is
Observations at one moment, not daily highs or lows, not a forecast and not an official warning. Weather data from WeatherAPI.com, for general information only. Forecasts and observations can be wrong or out of date; don’t rely on them for decisions about safety, travel or money. For warnings, follow your national meteorological service.
Byline and times
Serrari Climate Desk. Published 6 November 2026, 12:21 EAT. All times are East Africa Time (Africa/Nairobi, UTC+3) unless stated.
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CSV of the table (one row per capital, with its sub-region).

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