How many sunny days does East London have per year?

East London averages approximately 252 sunny days per year, based on historical climate data.

What is the air quality in East London?

East London has an annual PM2.5 concentration of 7.8 µg/m³, classified as "Good" by WHO standards. Within WHO interim target 4. Low health risk for most people.

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East London · South Africa

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245K

81 km²

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East London, South Africa is a 245K-resident city with 252 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 7.8 µg/m³. A city in South Africa.

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Climate Lab·East London

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

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Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	26	26	26	24	23	22	21	21	21	22	23	24	23
Daily mean°C	23	24	23	21	20	18	17	17	18	19	21	22	20
Daily low°C	21	21	20	18	16	15	14	14	15	16	18	19	17
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	32	32	31	28	27	25	24	24	25	27	28	29	28
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	24	24	23	18	16	13	11	12	15	16	20	22	18
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	16	16	15	10	6	5	1	2	6	8	11	13	9
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	79	77	79	79	70	65	61	68	73	78	78	79	74
Dewpoint°C	19.3	19.5	19.5	16.0	14.2	11.2	9.9	10.5	12.8	14.4	16.5	18.2	15.2
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	90	77	92	110	21	51	7	38	92	87	98	88	850
Rain days≥1mm	14	12	15	12	5	5	3	8	10	14	16	16	130
Wind
Wind avgm/s	5.5	5.1	5.8	4.9	4.3	4.4	4.6	5.0	5.3	5.9	5.1	5.6	5.1
Wind gustsm/s	9.0	8.8	9.6	9.3	8.3	9.7	10.5	11.0	9.8	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.5
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	10.1	9.7	9.3	8.1	9.5	8.6	8.7	9.8	9.1	9.4	10.1	10.3	9.4
Clear skyindex	40%	47%	53%	46%	66%	70%	69%	77%	55%	47%	45%	41%	55%
UV indexmax avg	10.0	9.8	7.6	4.7	3.6	2.7	2.9	3.8	5.2	7.3	8.8	9.5	6.3

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar·East London

East London offers a solid outdoor season. Dinner outside is tough year-round, while walking is comfortable 12/12 months — impressive.

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Annual

0/12

Dinner Outside

56Jan: 56% viability

60Feb: 60% viability

53Mar: 53% viability

47Apr: 47% viability

40May: 40% viability

9Jun: 9% viability

7Jul: 7% viability

13Aug: 13% viability

24Sep: 24% viability

36Oct: 36% viability

48Nov: 48% viability

47Dec: 47% viability

0/12

Dinner Outside

56Jan: 56% viability

60Feb: 60% viability

53Mar: 53% viability

47Apr: 47% viability

40May: 40% viability

9Jun: 9% viability

7Jul: 7% viability

13Aug: 13% viability

24Sep: 24% viability

36Oct: 36% viability

48Nov: 48% viability

47Dec: 47% viability

37%

Cold

4/12

Lunch Outside

45Jan: 45% viability

49Feb: 49% viability

53Mar: 53% viability

60Apr: 60% viability

80May: 80% viability

77Jun: 77% viability

73Jul: 73% viability

66Aug: 66% viability

58Sep: 58% viability

44Oct: 44% viability

55Nov: 55% viability

53Dec: 53% viability

4/12

Lunch Outside

45Jan: 45% viability

49Feb: 49% viability

53Mar: 53% viability

60Apr: 60% viability

80May: 80% viability

77Jun: 77% viability

73Jul: 73% viability

66Aug: 66% viability

58Sep: 58% viability

44Oct: 44% viability

55Nov: 55% viability

53Dec: 53% viability

59%

Wind

12/12

Walking

66Jan: 66% viability

66Feb: 66% viability

70Mar: 70% viability

83Apr: 83% viability

90May: 90% viability

88Jun: 88% viability

82Jul: 82% viability

77Aug: 77% viability

75Sep: 75% viability

72Oct: 72% viability

78Nov: 78% viability

77Dec: 77% viability

12/12

Walking

66Jan: 66% viability

66Feb: 66% viability

70Mar: 70% viability

83Apr: 83% viability

90May: 90% viability

88Jun: 88% viability

82Jul: 82% viability

77Aug: 77% viability

75Sep: 75% viability

72Oct: 72% viability

78Nov: 78% viability

77Dec: 77% viability

77%

Humid

10/12

Running

63Jan: 63% viability

63Feb: 63% viability

67Mar: 67% viability

81Apr: 81% viability

89May: 89% viability

88Jun: 88% viability

82Jul: 82% viability

77Aug: 77% viability

74Sep: 74% viability

72Oct: 72% viability

77Nov: 77% viability

75Dec: 75% viability

10/12

Running

63Jan: 63% viability

63Feb: 63% viability

67Mar: 67% viability

81Apr: 81% viability

89May: 89% viability

88Jun: 88% viability

82Jul: 82% viability

77Aug: 77% viability

74Sep: 74% viability

72Oct: 72% viability

77Nov: 77% viability

75Dec: 75% viability

76%

Humid

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Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

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