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Vast hot deserts north and south of a tropical, rainy belt near the equator — with mild Mediterranean corners. Choose a country to see its cities and long-term climate.
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Listed by region. Each shows a quick sense of its climate; the small grey number is how many cities we cover.
North Africa
DZ
AlgeriaHot dry interior, milder Mediterranean coast.
56LY
LibyaHot dry interior, milder Mediterranean coast.
22SD
SudanHot, dry, with a brief wet season.
21TN
TunisiaHot dry interior, milder Mediterranean coast.
24EH
Western SaharaMild and dry.
2
East Africa
BI
BurundiTropical, milder in the hills.
15KM
ComorosTropical, warm year-round.
3DJ
DjiboutiHot, very dry.
6ER
EritreaHot, very dry.
6ET
EthiopiaTropical, much milder in the highlands.
18MG
MadagascarTropical east coast, drier west.
22MW
MalawiSubtropical — warm wet summer, mild dry winter.
5MU
MauritiusTropical, warm year-round.
13YT
MayotteTropical, warm year-round.
17MZ
MozambiqueSubtropical — warm wet summer, mild dry winter.
11RW
RwandaTropical, milder in the hills.
5RE
RéunionTropical, warm year-round.
1SC
SeychellesTropical, warm year-round.
8SO
SomaliaHot, very dry.
17SS
South SudanHot, dry, with a brief wet season.
12TZ
TanzaniaTropical, cooler at altitude.
32UG
UgandaTropical, warm year-round.
9ZM
ZambiaSubtropical — warm wet summer, mild dry winter.
12ZW
ZimbabweSubtropical — warm wet summer, mild dry winter.
12
West Africa
BJ
BeninTropical, hot and humid.
15BF
Burkina FasoHot semi-arid Sahel.
12CV
Cape VerdeTropical, hot and humid.
21CI
Côte d'IvoireTropical, hot and humid.
16GM
GambiaTropical, hot and humid.
7GH
GhanaTropical, hot and humid.
17GN
GuineaTropical, hot and humid.
10GW
Guinea-BissauTropical, hot and humid.
9LR
LiberiaTropical, hot and humid.
16ML
MaliHot semi-arid Sahel.
11MR
MauritaniaHot semi-arid Sahel.
16NE
NigerHot semi-arid Sahel.
9NG
NigeriaTropical, wetter south and drier north.
64SH
Saint HelenaMild and dry.
3SN
SenegalHot semi-arid Sahel.
21SL
Sierra LeoneTropical, hot and humid.
5TG
TogoTropical, hot and humid.
7
Southern Africa
BW
BotswanaSemi-arid — hot dry interior.
12SZ
EswatiniMild highlands, hot lowlands.
5LS
LesothoMild highlands, hot lowlands.
9NA
NamibiaSemi-arid — hot dry interior.
16
Central Africa
AO
AngolaTropical — wetter north, drier south.
23CM
CameroonTropical, hot and humid year-round.
12CF
Central African RepublicTropical, hot and humid year-round.
21TD
ChadHot semi-arid Sahel.
24CD
DR CongoTropical, hot and humid year-round.
29GQ
Equatorial GuineaTropical, hot and humid year-round.
8GA
GabonTropical, hot and humid year-round.
10CG
Republic of the CongoTropical, hot and humid year-round.
11ST
São Tomé and PríncipeTropical, hot and humid year-round.
2
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