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Summer can be uncomfortably hot, especially in the low belt. Higher altitudes are pleasantly warm over summer, but the mountains are rain and mist-prone. The northeastern regions can be annoyingly humid, but swimming on the east coast is a year-round proposition. Spring is the best time for wild flowers in the Northern and Western Cape provinces. Winters are mild everywhere except in the highest country, where there are frosts and occasional snowfalls.
Weather Conditions
Cape Town
| Month |
Average Sunlight |
| Temperature |
| Average |
| Min. |
Max. |
|
Discomfort from
heat and humidity |
|
| Jan |
11 |
16 |
26 |
Moderate |
72 |
54 |
| Feb |
10 |
16 |
26 |
Moderate |
77 |
54 |
| Mar |
9 |
14 |
25 |
Moderate |
85 |
57 |
| Apr |
8 |
12 |
22 |
- |
90 |
60 |
| May |
6 |
9 |
19 |
- |
91 |
65 |
| Jun |
6 |
8 |
18 |
- |
91 |
64 |
| Jul |
6 |
7 |
17 |
- |
91 |
67 |
| Aug |
7 |
8 |
18 |
- |
90 |
65 |
| Sep |
8 |
9 |
18 |
- |
87 |
62 |
| Oct |
9 |
11 |
21 |
- |
79 |
58 |
| Nov |
10 |
13 |
23 |
- |
74 |
56 |
| Dec |
11 |
14 |
24 |
Moderate |
71 |
54 |
|
Johannesburg
| Month |
Average Sunlight |
| Temperature |
| Average |
| Min. |
Max. |
|
Discomfort from
heat and humidity |
|
| Jan |
8 |
14 |
26 |
Moderate |
75 |
50 |
| Feb |
8 |
14 |
25 |
Moderate |
78 |
53 |
| Mar |
8 |
13 |
24 |
Moderate |
79 |
50 |
| Apr |
8 |
10 |
22 |
Moderate |
74 |
44 |
| May |
9 |
6 |
19 |
- |
70 |
36 |
| Jun |
9 |
4 |
17 |
- |
70 |
33 |
| Jul |
9 |
4 |
17 |
- |
69 |
32 |
| Aug |
10 |
6 |
20 |
- |
64 |
29 |
| Sep |
10 |
9 |
23 |
- |
59 |
30 |
| Oct |
9 |
12 |
25 |
- |
64 |
37 |
| Nov |
8 |
13 |
25 |
- |
67 |
45 |
| Dec |
8 |
14 |
26 |
Moderate |
70 |
47 |
|
Port Elizabeth
| Month |
Average Sunlight |
| Temperature |
| Average |
| Min. |
Max. |
|
Discomfort from
heat and humidity |
|
| Jan |
9 |
16 |
26 |
Moderate |
77 |
64 |
| Feb |
8 |
17 |
26 |
Moderate |
82 |
67 |
| Mar |
8 |
16 |
24 |
Moderate |
86 |
67 |
| Apr |
7 |
13 |
23 |
Moderate |
83 |
64 |
| May |
7 |
6 |
22 |
- |
83 |
58 |
| Jun |
7 |
7 |
20 |
- |
83 |
56 |
| Jul |
7 |
7 |
19 |
- |
82 |
57 |
| Aug |
8 |
8 |
20 |
- |
83 |
59 |
| Sep |
8 |
10 |
20 |
- |
81 |
65 |
| Oct |
8 |
21 |
25 |
- |
78 |
68 |
| Nov |
9 |
14 |
22 |
- |
76 |
66 |
| Dec |
9 |
15 |
24 |
Moderate |
74 |
65 |
|
Durban
| Month |
Average Sunlight |
| Temperature |
| Average |
| Min. |
Max. |
|
Discomfort from
heat and humidity |
|
| Jan |
6 |
21 |
27 |
Medium |
77 |
72 |
| Feb |
7 |
21 |
27 |
Medium |
79 |
73 |
| Mar |
7 |
20 |
27 |
Medium |
80 |
74 |
| Apr |
7 |
18 |
26 |
Medium |
78 |
71 |
| May |
7 |
14 |
24 |
Moderate |
72 |
66 |
| Jun |
8 |
12 |
23 |
Moderate |
69 |
61 |
| Jul |
11 |
7 |
22 |
- |
71 |
61 |
| Aug |
7 |
13 |
22 |
- |
75 |
68 |
| Sep |
6 |
15 |
23 |
Moderate |
74 |
71 |
| Oct |
6 |
17 |
24 |
Moderate |
75 |
73 |
| Nov |
5 |
18 |
25 |
Medium |
75 |
74 |
| Dec |
6 |
19 |
26 |
Medium |
76 |
73 |
|
George Airport
| Month |
Avg. High |
Avg. Low |
Avg. Precip. |
| Jan |
88.9° F |
55.6° F |
1.40 in |
| Feb |
89.8° F |
55.8° F |
1.60 in |
| Mar |
89.4° F |
52.3° F |
2.10 in |
| Apr |
90.7° F |
47.7° F |
2.30 in |
| May |
88.7° F |
2.6° F |
2.30 in |
| Jun |
82.9° F |
38.5° F |
2.40 in |
| Jul |
83.5° F |
38.1° F |
1.90 in |
| Aug |
86.0° F |
39.4° F |
2.50 in |
| Sep |
86.9° F |
42.4° F |
2.50 in |
| Oct |
86.0° F |
45.5° F |
0.20 in |
| Nov |
83.7° F |
48.9° F |
0.20 in |
| Dec |
85.5° F |
52.5° F |
1.30 in |
The above information is taken from http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/city_guides/city.shtml?tt=TT000590 and is subject to change.
