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Regional weather · Africa

Africa Weather Report, 12 November 2026

Thursday, 12 November 2026 · Daily averages from 66 cities

Average
24.5°C
66 cities
Warmest
31.6°C
Niamey
Coldest
15.3°C
Kericho
Windiest
30.8km/h
Algiers
Most humid
95%
Kericho

Daily values for 12 November 2026 across all 66 cities: the 24-hour average, the day's high and low, total rain, average humidity and the strongest wind.

By Serrari Climate Desk · Published 13 November 2026, 16:09 EAT

Thursday was hot and dry across the Sahel and the southern interior, while rain soaked the East African highlands and showers spread along the Gulf of Guinea coast. The figures are daily values for each city: the average temperature over the full 24 hours, the day's high and low, total rainfall, average humidity and the strongest wind. The average temperature across the 66 cities was 24.5°C.

The day at a glance

  • Warmest: Niamey, Niger, had both the highest daily average (31.6°C) and the highest peak (38.4°C). Ouagadougou averaged 30.9°C and Gaborone 29.9°C, peaking at 37.8°C.

  • Coolest: the western Kenya highlands, where Kericho averaged 15.3°C, Eldoret 15.6°C and Kitale 16.1°C. Addis Ababa had the lowest reading of the day at 12.0°C.

  • Windiest: Algiers, Algeria, recorded the strongest wind at 30.8 km/h, followed by Dakar (27.4 km/h) and Cape Town (23.8 km/h).

  • Most humid: Kericho averaged 95% and Kitale 93%, with Eldoret and Kampala both at 90%.

  • Driest air: N'Djamena at 19%, then Khartoum (21%) and Kano (24%).

  • Rain: Marrakesh was the wettest city (30.9 mm). Eldoret had 22.9 mm, Kitale 21.9 mm over 22 hours and Kericho 20.2 mm. Rain fell in 42 of the 66 cities.

  • Strongest sun: the UV index peaked at 14.9 in Harare, with Pretoria and Lusaka both at 13.9.

Charts

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

Average temperature in 66 African cities, Thu 12 Nov 2026Niamey, Niger was the warmest of the 66 African cities by 24-hour average at 31.6°C and Kericho, Kenya the coldest at 15.3°C; the average was 24.5°C. Bars are coloured by sub-region and run from coldest at the bottom to warmest at the top.
Average temperature in 66 African cities, Thu 12 Nov 2026Niamey, Niger was the warmest of the 66 African cities by 24-hour average at 31.6°C and Kericho, Kenya the coldest at 15.3°C; the average was 24.5°C. Bars are coloured by sub-region and run from coldest at the bottom to warmest at the top.010203040Temperature (°C)Niamey · NigerNiamey, Niger: 31.6°C (West Africa)31.6Ouagadougou · Burkina FasoOuagadougou, Burkina Faso: 30.9°C (West Africa)30.9Gaborone · BotswanaGaborone, Botswana: 29.9°C (Southern Africa)29.9Bamako · MaliBamako, Mali: 28.9°C (West Africa)28.9Banjul · GambiaBanjul, Gambia: 28.9°C (West Africa)28.9Dakar · SenegalDakar, Senegal: 28.6°C (West Africa)28.6Lusaka · ZambiaLusaka, Zambia: 28.3°C (Southern Africa)28.3Juba · South SudanJuba, South Sudan: 28.2°C (East Africa)28.2Mogadishu · SomaliaMogadishu, Somalia: 28.2°C (East Africa)28.2Victoria · SeychellesVictoria, Seychelles: 28.1°C (East Africa)28.1Nouakchott · MauritaniaNouakchott, Mauritania: 27.9°C (West Africa)27.9Conakry · GuineaConakry, Guinea: 27.9°C (West Africa)27.9Zanzibar · TanzaniaZanzibar, Tanzania: 27.7°C (East Africa)27.7Abuja · NigeriaAbuja, Nigeria: 27.7°C (West Africa)27.7Pretoria · South AfricaPretoria, South Africa: 27.6°C (Southern Africa)27.6Mombasa · KenyaMombasa, Kenya: 27.6°C (East Africa)27.6Lomé · TogoLomé, Togo: 27.6°C (West Africa)27.6Lagos · NigeriaLagos, Nigeria: 27.5°C (West Africa)27.5Cotonou · BeninCotonou, Benin: 27.5°C (West Africa)27.5Dar es Salaam · TanzaniaDar es Salaam, Tanzania: 27.3°C (East Africa)27.3Freetown · Sierra LeoneFreetown, Sierra Leone: 27.3°C (West Africa)27.3Abidjan · Côte d'IvoireAbidjan, Côte d'Ivoire: 27.3°C (West Africa)27.3Kano · NigeriaKano, Nigeria: 27.1°C (West Africa)27.1Accra · GhanaAccra, Ghana: 27.1°C (West Africa)27.1Djibouti · DjiboutiDjibouti, Djibouti: 27.0°C (East Africa)27.0Khartoum · SudanKhartoum, Sudan: 27.0°C (North Africa)27.0Lilongwe · MalawiLilongwe, Malawi: 26.7°C (Southern Africa)26.7Johannesburg · South AfricaJohannesburg, South Africa: 26.6°C (Southern Africa)26.6N'Djamena · ChadN'Djamena, Chad: 26.6°C (Central Africa)26.6Luanda · AngolaLuanda, Angola: 26.5°C (Central Africa)26.5Bangui · Central African Rep.Bangui, Central African Rep.: 26.4°C (Central Africa)26.4Douala · CameroonDouala, Cameroon: 26.4°C (Central Africa)26.4Monrovia · LiberiaMonrovia, Liberia: 26.4°C (West Africa)26.4Tripoli · LibyaTripoli, Libya: 25.6°C (North Africa)25.6Windhoek · NamibiaWindhoek, Namibia: 25.5°C (Southern Africa)25.5Kinshasa · DR CongoKinshasa, DR Congo: 25.0°C (Central Africa)25.0Brazzaville · CongoBrazzaville, Congo: 25.0°C (Central Africa)25.0Libreville · GabonLibreville, Gabon: 24.6°C (Central Africa)24.6Algiers · AlgeriaAlgiers, Algeria: 24.6°C (North Africa)24.6Port Louis · MauritiusPort Louis, Mauritius: 24.4°C (East Africa)24.4Maputo · MozambiqueMaputo, Mozambique: 24.3°C (Southern Africa)24.3Bujumbura · BurundiBujumbura, Burundi: 24.0°C (East Africa)24.0Maseru · LesothoMaseru, Lesotho: 23.7°C (Southern Africa)23.7Yaoundé · CameroonYaoundé, Cameroon: 23.6°C (Central Africa)23.6Tunis · TunisiaTunis, Tunisia: 23.6°C (North Africa)23.6Dodoma · TanzaniaDodoma, Tanzania: 23.1°C (East Africa)23.1Harare · ZimbabweHarare, Zimbabwe: 22.9°C (Southern Africa)22.9Durban · South AfricaDurban, South Africa: 22.6°C (Southern Africa)22.6Lubumbashi · DR CongoLubumbashi, DR Congo: 22.6°C (Central Africa)22.6Cairo · EgyptCairo, Egypt: 20.3°C (North Africa)20.3Alexandria · EgyptAlexandria, Egypt: 20.3°C (North Africa)20.3Casablanca · MoroccoCasablanca, Morocco: 20.1°C (North Africa)20.1Antananarivo · MadagascarAntananarivo, Madagascar: 20.0°C (East Africa)20.0Nairobi · KenyaNairobi, Kenya: 20.0°C (East Africa)20.0Rabat · MoroccoRabat, Morocco: 19.7°C (North Africa)19.7Kampala · UgandaKampala, Uganda: 19.6°C (East Africa)19.6Mbabane · EswatiniMbabane, Eswatini: 19.5°C (Southern Africa)19.5Marrakesh · MoroccoMarrakesh, Morocco: 19.4°C (North Africa)19.4Kigali · RwandaKigali, Rwanda: 19.3°C (East Africa)19.3Cape Town · South AfricaCape Town, South Africa: 18.5°C (Southern Africa)18.5Nyeri · KenyaNyeri, Kenya: 17.7°C (East Africa)17.7Addis Ababa · EthiopiaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia: 16.9°C (East Africa)16.9Asmara · EritreaAsmara, Eritrea: 16.7°C (East Africa)16.7Kitale · KenyaKitale, Kenya: 16.1°C (East Africa)16.1Eldoret · KenyaEldoret, Kenya: 15.6°C (East Africa)15.6Kericho · KenyaKericho, Kenya: 15.3°C (East Africa)15.3North AfricaWest AfricaCentral AfricaEast AfricaSouthern Africa
Avg temperature (°C)Average temperature by sub-region: highest in West Africa (28.1 °C), lowest in East Africa (22.1 °C).
Avg temperature (°C)Average temperature by sub-region: highest in West Africa (28.1 °C), lowest in East Africa (22.1 °C).0102030°CNorth Africa: 22.3 °C22.3NorthWest Africa: 28.1 °C28.1WestCentral Africa: 25.2 °C25.2CentralEast Africa: 22.1 °C22.1EastSouthern Africa: 24.7 °C24.7Southern
Avg humidity (%)Average humidity by sub-region: highest in East Africa (78.7%), lowest in Southern Africa (45.6%).
Avg humidity (%)Average humidity by sub-region: highest in East Africa (78.7%), lowest in Southern Africa (45.6%).020406080%North Africa: 57.3%57.3NorthWest Africa: 63.8%63.8WestCentral Africa: 73.3%73.3CentralEast Africa: 78.7%78.7EastSouthern Africa: 45.6%45.6Southern
Avg max wind (km/h)Average max wind by sub-region: highest in North Africa (19.3 km/h), lowest in Central Africa (11.6 km/h).
Avg max wind (km/h)Average max wind by sub-region: highest in North Africa (19.3 km/h), lowest in Central Africa (11.6 km/h).05101520km/hNorth Africa: 19.3 km/h19.3NorthWest Africa: 12.3 km/h12.3WestCentral Africa: 11.6 km/h11.6CentralEast Africa: 12.2 km/h12.2EastSouthern Africa: 16.2 km/h16.2Southern

Region by region

North Africa averaged 22.3°C. Marrakesh had 30.9 mm of rain, while Rabat and Casablanca had only light rain and Algiers was windy at 30.8 km/h. Further east it was dry: Tripoli averaged 25.6°C with 25% humidity, Cairo and Alexandria both averaged 20.3°C, and Khartoum 27.0°C.

West Africa was the warmest region at 28.1°C. The Sahel was hot and dry, with Niamey at 31.6°C, Ouagadougou at 30.9°C and Bamako at 28.9°C. Showers fell along the coast, with 12.8 mm in Lagos, 7.4 mm in Cotonou and 4.7 mm in Lomé, while Dakar was dry and windy (27.4 km/h).

Central Africa averaged 25.2°C. Libreville was the wettest city with 15.6 mm, Douala had 4.1 mm over 13 hours, and Brazzaville and Kinshasa, which again returned identical figures, had 4.0 mm each. N'Djamena was dry at 26.6°C with humidity of only 19%.

East Africa was the coolest, wettest and most humid region, averaging 22.1°C and 79% humidity. The Kenyan highlands had the most rain, and Nairobi averaged 20.0°C with 11.7 mm. Kampala had 12.5 mm, Dodoma 14.6 mm and Antananarivo 12.7 mm. The coast stayed warm, with Mogadishu at 28.2°C and Mombasa at 27.6°C, and Juba was dry at 28.2°C.

Southern Africa averaged 24.7°C with the lowest humidity of any region (46%) and very little rain. Gaborone averaged 29.9°C and Lusaka 28.3°C, and Maseru ranged from 13.7°C to 33.3°C. Windhoek had a 2.7 mm shower, and Cape Town was cooler and windy at 18.5°C.

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.

Daily weather in 66 African cities, 12 November 2026: 24-hour average, high and low temperature, total rain, average humidity and strongest wind. Source: WeatherAPI.com.
CityCountryConditionAvg (°C)High (°C)Low (°C)Rain (mm)Humidity (%)Max wind (km/h)
North Africa · 9 cities
AlgiersAlgeriaPatchy rain possible24.626.821.90.55030.8
AlexandriaEgyptOvercast20.323.516.70.07113.7
CairoEgyptOvercast20.325.015.80.06017.6
TripoliLibyaOvercast25.632.320.30.02516.6
CasablancaMoroccoPatchy rain possible20.123.018.20.78019.8
MarrakeshMoroccoModerate rain at times19.422.116.730.97913.0
RabatMoroccoPatchy rain possible19.722.517.91.28322.0
KhartoumSudanPartly cloudy27.032.820.70.02118.7
TunisTunisiaOvercast23.629.220.00.04721.6
West Africa · 16 cities
CotonouBeninModerate or heavy rain shower27.529.926.27.47911.2
OuagadougouBurkina FasoPatchy rain possible30.936.425.40.2398.3
AbidjanCôte d'IvoireModerate rain at times27.329.725.91.07814.0
BanjulGambiaPartly cloudy28.934.526.00.06213.7
AccraGhanaModerate rain at times27.131.324.81.68010.1
ConakryGuineaOvercast27.931.724.90.08011.9
MonroviaLiberiaPatchy rain possible26.429.324.10.48612.3
BamakoMaliOvercast28.935.623.30.0387.6
NouakchottMauritaniaPartly cloudy27.933.724.50.05321.2
NiameyNigerCloudy31.638.424.80.02712.2
AbujaNigeriaPatchy rain possible27.734.522.70.1586.1
KanoNigeriaPartly cloudy27.133.521.10.02411.9
LagosNigeriaModerate or heavy rain shower27.529.825.912.8809.4
DakarSenegalOvercast28.630.527.60.07427.4
FreetownSierra LeoneModerate or heavy rain shower27.331.224.92.4849.4
LoméTogoModerate or heavy rain shower27.630.225.74.77810.8
Central Africa · 9 cities
LuandaAngolaModerate rain at times26.530.124.02.17716.2
DoualaCameroonModerate rain at times26.429.324.34.18513.7
YaoundéCameroonModerate rain at times23.629.420.81.58210.4
BanguiCentral African Rep.Overcast26.433.220.70.0646.8
N'DjamenaChadCloudy26.633.121.30.01916.6
BrazzavilleCongoPatchy rain possible25.028.122.74.0878.0
KinshasaDR CongoPatchy rain possible25.028.122.74.0878.0
LubumbashiDR CongoModerate rain at times22.629.317.71.37111.2
LibrevilleGabonModerate or heavy rain shower24.626.922.615.68813.3
East Africa · 20 cities
BujumburaBurundiModerate or heavy rain shower24.028.420.111.8758.6
DjiboutiDjiboutiModerate or heavy rain shower27.029.425.26.77620.9
AsmaraEritreaModerate rain at times16.721.412.61.5718.0
Addis AbabaEthiopiaModerate rain at times16.921.712.02.57116.6
EldoretKenyaModerate or heavy rain shower15.619.613.722.9909.4
KerichoKenyaModerate or heavy rain shower15.318.413.720.29511.2
KitaleKenyaModerate or heavy rain shower16.118.714.621.9939.4
MombasaKenyaModerate rain at times27.633.022.72.47918.0
NairobiKenyaModerate or heavy rain shower20.025.316.511.7788.6
NyeriKenyaHeavy rain at times17.723.714.15.0889.7
AntananarivoMadagascarModerate or heavy rain shower20.026.616.312.7808.4
Port LouisMauritiusModerate rain at times24.429.320.10.57014.3
KigaliRwandaModerate or heavy rain shower19.323.416.26.6884.3
VictoriaSeychellesModerate rain at times28.128.927.46.67511.2
MogadishuSomaliaModerate rain at times28.230.626.31.57520.9
JubaSouth SudanOvercast28.234.323.90.0519.4
Dar es SalaamTanzaniaModerate or heavy rain shower27.330.024.810.17913.3
DodomaTanzaniaModerate or heavy rain shower23.126.320.514.67018.4
ZanzibarTanzaniaModerate rain at times27.730.425.43.27913.7
KampalaUgandaModerate or heavy rain shower19.622.018.112.59010.4
Southern Africa · 12 cities
GaboroneBotswanaSunny29.937.821.50.02612.2
MbabaneEswatiniPatchy rain possible19.525.014.80.96711.9
MaseruLesothoSunny23.733.313.70.02918.7
LilongweMalawiCloudy26.733.220.20.04513.8
MaputoMozambiquePatchy rain possible24.330.119.50.37618.7
WindhoekNamibiaModerate or heavy rain shower25.534.418.62.73616.2
Cape TownSouth AfricaOvercast18.522.215.00.06823.8
DurbanSouth AfricaCloudy22.624.920.30.07418.4
JohannesburgSouth AfricaOvercast26.633.019.30.03114.4
PretoriaSouth AfricaOvercast27.634.120.40.03018.4
LusakaZambiaCloudy28.335.821.10.03011.2
HarareZimbabweSunny22.931.414.80.03516.6

66 cities as listed in the desk's report, grouped by its sub-regions.

About these readings

Data source
WeatherAPI.com, daily values for each city.
Period
Each figure covers the full 24 hours of 12 November 2026, as the report's opening explains: the average temperature over the day, the day's high and low, total rainfall, average humidity and the strongest wind.
Units
Temperatures in degrees Celsius; rain in millimetres; humidity as relative humidity in per cent; wind in kilometres per hour.
What this is
A record of one day’s weather, 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 13 November 2026, 16:09 EAT. All times are East Africa Time (Africa/Nairobi, UTC+3) unless stated.
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