# AfricaWeather

> Daily forecasts & stormtracker

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id474736329](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id474736329)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id474736329`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** AfricaWeather.com
- **Category:** Weather
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (252 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.3.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-08
- **First published:** 2012-01-19
- **Size:** 31 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/africaweather/id474736329)
- **Website:** [http://www.AfricaWeather.com](http://www.africaweather.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://v1.africaweather.com/legal/privacypolicy](https://v1.africaweather.com/legal/privacypolicy)

## Description

AfricaWeather is Africa’s leading weather information provider. The Chrome extension delivers accurate forecasts, observations from hundreds of automated stations, 7-day and hourly predictions, sunrise/sunset times, a moon view, and a storm tracker with lightning and satellite layers. Pro subscribers can receive push notifications for timely alerts.

Data is sourced from airports and forecast ensembles to cover more towns across Africa. Rebranded from WeatherSA, AfricaWeather serves over 1 million Africans, tailoring weather information for agriculture, mining, construction, education, and everyday life.

## Rankings

- #95,881 — Overall

## Review summary

User feedback shows strong positives for SA relevance, local accuracy, helpful features, and visual updates, but recurring issues undermine experience: crashes and loading failures, blank or non-updating data, disliked UI changes, pricing concerns, and inaccurate forecasts. Addressing stability, data reliability, and pricing transparency would likely restore trust and usage.

### Pros

- Regarded by some reviewers as one of the best SA weather apps.
- Very accurate for some local areas.
- Offers useful features like activity-based recommendations.
- Current version is visually improved.
- Some users prefer it as their go-to weather app.

### Cons

- Crashes and won't load after updates.
- Data fields go blank or stop updating.
- UI redesign caused usability issues and is disliked.
- Pricing/subscription model is seen as misleading and expensive.
- Forecasts are often inaccurate or inconsistent.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id474736329)