Climate LabPietermaritzburg, South Africa

Climate Lab·

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

MetricJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Temperature
Daily high°C
28
29
29
27
25
23
23
25
28
27
28
28
27
Daily mean°C
23
22
22
19
17
15
15
15
17
18
20
21
19
Daily low°C
18
17
17
15
12
9
8
9
12
13
15
16
13
Thermal comfort
High feels°C
32
32
31
29
27
25
24
26
28
30
31
31
29
Mean feels°C
24
23
23
18
15
14
12
14
15
18
21
22
18
Low feels°C
16
15
15
10
6
1
0
3
6
9
11
14
9
Humidity
Humidity%
78
80
77
76
62
59
48
61
67
73
77
79
70
Dewpoint°C
18.3
18.3
17.3
13.6
9.7
6.7
3.8
7.5
11.0
13.0
15.9
17.6
12.7
Precipitation
Rainfallmm
131
142
61
60
16
17
18
31
62
107
108
201
955
Rain days≥1mm
20
17
15
14
3
3
3
7
11
17
20
24
154
Wind
Wind avgm/s
2.3
2.3
2.1
1.9
1.8
1.8
2.0
2.2
2.4
2.5
2.4
2.4
2.2
Wind gustsm/s
4.3
4.1
4.0
3.9
3.2
3.8
4.2
4.3
4.6
4.8
4.3
4.2
4.1
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day
9.0
8.9
9.6
8.6
9.4
9.9
9.9
9.9
9.1
9.2
9.4
8.4
9.3
Clear skyindex
34%
42%
54%
54%
72%
77%
72%
74%
60%
44%
38%
34%
55%
UV indexmax avg
10.9
8.6
8.3
6.1
4.4
3.6
3.8
4.9
6.8
7.0
9.2
8.4
6.8
Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025
Confidence: High

How winter feel compares

Compared across South Africa

Pietermaritzburg: 5.0 °C. Typical range in South Africa: -0.64.9 °C. Low anchor: Bloemfontein, -2.3 °C. High anchor: Durban, 8.3 °C.

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