Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Weather Score #

Heat Seeker Score is a composite score designed for those who crave hot, sunny weather with minimal rainfall. It prioritizes high temperatures and abundant sunshine.

Perfect for sun worshippers, beach lovers, and those seeking warm, dry climates for outdoor activities and relaxation.

Formula optimized for hot weather enthusiasts who prefer temperatures above 25°C (77°F) with maximum sun exposure and minimal precipitation.

Key factors in the calculation:

High temperatures: Favors locations with warm to hot daily highs
Abundant sunshine: Rewards areas with maximum daylight hours
Low precipitation: Penalizes frequent rain and wet conditions
Warm nights: Considers comfortable evening temperatures

Temperatures #

Durban and Gqeberha have the mildest winters, with temperatures consistently within a comfortable range.
Newcastle experiences the coldest temperatures, dropping into the discomfort zone during June and July.
Rustenburg and Pretoria have the hottest summers, with maximum temperatures frequently exceeding 30°C.
Cape Town has the coolest summers with maximum temperatures rarely exceeding 26°C - averaging round 16.6C.
Johannesburg and Soweto have similar temperature patterns, with comfortable summers and mild winters.

Maximum Temperatures

Period	Johannesburg	Cape Town	Soweto	Gqeberha	Pietermaritzburg	Durban	Pretoria	Rustenburg	Newcastle	East London
Jan	27.9°C	26.2°C	27.8°C	25.3°C	26.5°C	26.5°C	29.7°C	30.8°C	28.0°C	25.8°C
Feb	26.9°C	26.5°C	26.7°C	25.1°C	25.7°C	26.4°C	28.6°C	29.7°C	27.3°C	25.8°C
Mar	27.1°C	24.9°C	26.7°C	24.8°C	26.3°C	26.5°C	28.8°C	29.6°C	27.2°C	25.7°C
Apr	23.6°C	22.7°C	23.3°C	22.7°C	23.6°C	24.6°C	25.2°C	26.1°C	23.8°C	23.5°C
May	21.8°C	20.1°C	21.5°C	21.7°C	22.7°C	23.6°C	23.3°C	24.0°C	22.0°C	22.9°C
Jun	19.0°C	18.1°C	18.7°C	20.5°C	20.9°C	22.2°C	20.3°C	21.0°C	19.5°C	21.7°C
Jul	19.2°C	16.7°C	18.9°C	19.8°C	21.2°C	22.0°C	20.5°C	21.0°C	20.1°C	21.3°C
Aug	22.4°C	16.7°C	22.2°C	19.2°C	21.9°C	21.9°C	23.9°C	24.8°C	23.0°C	20.8°C
Sep	26.6°C	18.5°C	26.5°C	20.2°C	24.2°C	22.9°C	28.3°C	29.3°C	26.8°C	21.5°C
Oct	27.4°C	21.7°C	27.2°C	21.2°C	24.0°C	23.1°C	29.1°C	30.3°C	26.8°C	21.9°C
Nov	27.9°C	22.9°C	27.8°C	22.2°C	24.7°C	23.9°C	29.6°C	30.9°C	28.3°C	22.8°C
Dec	27.3°C	24.2°C	27.3°C	23.7°C	25.5°C	25.2°C	29.1°C	30.3°C	28.3°C	24.0°C
Average	21.6°C	24.1°C	23.1°C	22.2°C	24.8°C	25.1°C	23.9°C	26.4°C	27.3°C	24.5°C

Minimum Temperatures

Period	Johannesburg	Cape Town	Soweto	Gqeberha	Pietermaritzburg	Durban	Pretoria	Rustenburg	Newcastle	East London
Jan	17.2°C	17.7°C	17.1°C	19.0°C	15.8°C	20.2°C	18.5°C	18.4°C	14.3°C	20.0°C
Feb	16.9°C	17.8°C	16.7°C	18.9°C	16.2°C	20.6°C	18.2°C	17.8°C	14.3°C	20.0°C
Mar	16.2°C	16.9°C	15.9°C	18.5°C	15.5°C	20.0°C	17.3°C	16.9°C	13.0°C	19.9°C
Apr	13.5°C	15.0°C	13.2°C	16.4°C	13.2°C	18.2°C	14.8°C	14.4°C	10.6°C	17.5°C
May	10.9°C	13.2°C	10.7°C	14.6°C	11.1°C	16.5°C	12.1°C	11.0°C	7.9°C	16.0°C
Jun	7.7°C	11.7°C	7.3°C	13.1°C	8.2°C	14.1°C	8.7°C	7.5°C	4.9°C	14.5°C
Jul	7.1°C	10.2°C	6.7°C	12.0°C	7.6°C	13.5°C	8.1°C	6.8°C	4.5°C	13.4°C
Aug	10.1°C	10.2°C	9.6°C	12.0°C	9.2°C	14.3°C	11.1°C	10.1°C	7.0°C	13.4°C
Sep	13.5°C	11.4°C	13.0°C	13.4°C	11.4°C	15.8°C	14.3°C	13.5°C	9.9°C	14.8°C
Oct	15.1°C	13.6°C	14.8°C	14.8°C	12.2°C	16.7°C	16.2°C	16.0°C	11.6°C	15.7°C
Nov	16.4°C	14.9°C	16.2°C	15.7°C	13.7°C	17.8°C	17.6°C	17.4°C	12.9°C	16.7°C
Dec	17.0°C	16.4°C	16.9°C	17.3°C	15.1°C	19.2°C	18.2°C	17.9°C	14.2°C	18.4°C
Average	14.1°C	17.2°C	16.7°C	15.5°C	13.5°C	10.4°C	12.4°C	14.6°C	14.0°C	13.2°C

Maximum/minimum temperature averages are computed by averaging the max/min temperature of each day for a given period.

Conditions #

Overall, Cape Town stands out with the highest average sun hours, peaking at 10.6 hours in January, while East London experiences significantly lower sun hours, with a minimum of just 3.9 hours in December.
In terms of precipitation, Gqeberha and Newcastle show relatively consistent rainfall throughout the year, with Newcastle reaching a high of 5.77 mm in February, while Durban struggles with low sun hours in January and February despite having higher precipitation levels.
Additionally, cities like Pretoria and Johannesburg exhibit a trend of increasing sun hours as the year progresses, showcasing more sunny days during the winter months compared to others. This indicates a potential advantage for outdoor activities in these regions during the colder season.

Sunny Weather

Period	Johannesburg	Cape Town	Soweto	Gqeberha	Pietermaritzburg	Durban	Pretoria	Rustenburg	Newcastle	East London
Jan	7.1 hours/day	10.6 hours/day	7.3 hours/day	6.3 hours/day	4.7 hours/day	4.8 hours/day	7.5 hours/day	7.9 hours/day	6.9 hours/day	4.4 hours/day
Feb	6.1 hours/day	10.3 hours/day	6.1 hours/day	6.4 hours/day	4.1 hours/day	3.9 hours/day	6.3 hours/day	6.3 hours/day	6.0 hours/day	4.7 hours/day
Mar	8.0 hours/day	8.6 hours/day	8.0 hours/day	6.0 hours/day	5.6 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	8.1 hours/day	8.2 hours/day	7.8 hours/day	4.6 hours/day
Apr	7.7 hours/day	7.7 hours/day	7.7 hours/day	6.2 hours/day	5.6 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	7.6 hours/day	8.0 hours/day	7.6 hours/day	4.9 hours/day
May	9.8 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	9.8 hours/day	6.7 hours/day	7.8 hours/day	6.9 hours/day	9.9 hours/day	9.8 hours/day	9.3 hours/day	7.0 hours/day
Jun	10.3 hours/day	5.0 hours/day	10.4 hours/day	6.7 hours/day	8.9 hours/day	8.1 hours/day	10.4 hours/day	10.4 hours/day	10.0 hours/day	7.0 hours/day
Jul	10.4 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	10.4 hours/day	6.7 hours/day	9.5 hours/day	8.7 hours/day	10.4 hours/day	10.4 hours/day	10.5 hours/day	7.7 hours/day
Aug	10.4 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	10.4 hours/day	6.5 hours/day	7.8 hours/day	6.7 hours/day	10.4 hours/day	10.4 hours/day	9.7 hours/day	6.9 hours/day
Sep	10.3 hours/day	6.5 hours/day	10.5 hours/day	6.4 hours/day	7.0 hours/day	6.1 hours/day	10.3 hours/day	10.8 hours/day	9.1 hours/day	5.7 hours/day
Oct	9.4 hours/day	8.2 hours/day	9.4 hours/day	6.3 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	9.7 hours/day	9.8 hours/day	8.1 hours/day	5.4 hours/day
Nov	8.1 hours/day	9.7 hours/day	8.2 hours/day	6.9 hours/day	5.0 hours/day	4.3 hours/day	8.4 hours/day	8.5 hours/day	7.2 hours/day	4.6 hours/day
Dec	6.3 hours/day	9.5 hours/day	6.5 hours/day	5.6 hours/day	3.9 hours/day	3.3 hours/day	6.7 hours/day	7.0 hours/day	6.6 hours/day	3.9 hours/day
Average	7.8 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	5.6 hours/day	6.4 hours/day	8.7 hours/day	8.2 hours/day	6.3 hours/day	8.8 hours/day	9.0 hours/day	8.7 hours/day

Sun hours are computed from the number of hours of direct sunlight. The length of the day can affect these measurements; for example, northern cities have longer days in summer.

Precipitation Levels

Period	Johannesburg	Cape Town	Soweto	Gqeberha	Pietermaritzburg	Durban	Pretoria	Rustenburg	Newcastle	East London
Jan	4.4mm	0.3mm	4.4mm	1.3mm	4.4mm	3.2mm	4.0mm	3.4mm	5.2mm	2.6mm
Feb	5.2mm	0.3mm	5.6mm	1.5mm	5.2mm	5.0mm	4.7mm	5.0mm	5.7mm	3.2mm
Mar	2.8mm	1.0mm	3.0mm	1.6mm	3.4mm	3.4mm	2.2mm	2.0mm	3.1mm	3.4mm
Apr	2.5mm	0.9mm	2.5mm	1.2mm	4.0mm	5.4mm	2.2mm	2.4mm	2.6mm	2.7mm
May	0.9mm	2.1mm	0.9mm	1.4mm	2.0mm	3.6mm	0.7mm	0.5mm	0.9mm	1.7mm
Jun	0.2mm	3.6mm	0.2mm	1.5mm	0.5mm	0.9mm	0.2mm	0.2mm	0.2mm	1.5mm
Jul	0.1mm	3.2mm	0.1mm	1.2mm	0.4mm	0.5mm	0.1mm	0.1mm	0.1mm	0.5mm
Aug	0.1mm	2.3mm	0.1mm	1.5mm	0.9mm	1.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.5mm	0.9mm
Sep	0.3mm	1.7mm	0.2mm	1.7mm	1.7mm	2.4mm	0.3mm	0.1mm	1.4mm	2.0mm
Oct	2.3mm	0.8mm	2.0mm	1.9mm	3.2mm	3.9mm	2.1mm	1.5mm	2.6mm	2.9mm
Nov	3.6mm	0.7mm	3.5mm	1.2mm	4.5mm	3.8mm	3.1mm	2.5mm	4.0mm	2.6mm
Dec	5.3mm	0.6mm	5.1mm	1.3mm	5.8mm	5.1mm	4.8mm	5.0mm	5.4mm	2.4mm
Average	1.5mm	3.2mm	2.2mm	1.4mm	2.3mm	2.6mm	3.0mm	2.0mm	1.9mm	2.3mm

Average amount of precipitation that falls in a form of a rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Wind Speed

Period	Johannesburg	Cape Town	Soweto	Gqeberha	Pietermaritzburg	Durban	Pretoria	Rustenburg	Newcastle	East London
Jan	16.8km/h	23.8km/h	17.9km/h	27.1km/h	13.7km/h	22.1km/h	18.3km/h	17.3km/h	13.5km/h	25.7km/h
Feb	15.8km/h	23.2km/h	16.4km/h	26.6km/h	12.7km/h	21.1km/h	17.0km/h	15.9km/h	12.4km/h	25.0km/h
Mar	15.2km/h	20.5km/h	16.0km/h	25.2km/h	12.5km/h	21.3km/h	16.1km/h	14.7km/h	11.8km/h	24.9km/h
Apr	14.3km/h	18.4km/h	15.0km/h	24.1km/h	11.2km/h	20.3km/h	14.5km/h	13.9km/h	11.0km/h	23.1km/h
May	12.5km/h	16.0km/h	13.2km/h	21.9km/h	10.0km/h	18.0km/h	12.6km/h	12.2km/h	10.6km/h	21.3km/h
Jun	13.9km/h	19.1km/h	14.4km/h	24.2km/h	10.3km/h	17.5km/h	13.6km/h	13.2km/h	12.9km/h	22.5km/h
Jul	14.0km/h	18.4km/h	14.7km/h	25.1km/h	10.9km/h	19.2km/h	13.6km/h	13.8km/h	13.7km/h	23.7km/h
Aug	17.6km/h	18.3km/h	18.7km/h	25.8km/h	13.2km/h	22.9km/h	17.1km/h	17.5km/h	15.6km/h	25.5km/h
Sep	19.1km/h	20.0km/h	20.4km/h	27.6km/h	14.5km/h	23.7km/h	19.2km/h	19.2km/h	15.7km/h	26.6km/h
Oct	19.4km/h	21.0km/h	20.6km/h	28.2km/h	14.8km/h	25.2km/h	20.3km/h	19.8km/h	15.7km/h	27.6km/h
Nov	19.4km/h	23.2km/h	20.9km/h	27.1km/h	14.0km/h	23.5km/h	20.1km/h	19.8km/h	16.1km/h	25.4km/h
Dec	18.7km/h	23.9km/h	20.2km/h	27.2km/h	13.5km/h	23.0km/h	19.5km/h	19.0km/h	14.8km/h	25.6km/h
Average	20.5km/h	21.5km/h	24.7km/h	25.8km/h	16.4km/h	13.7km/h	12.6km/h	16.8km/h	16.4km/h	17.4km/h

Humidity

Period	Johannesburg	Cape Town	Soweto	Gqeberha	Pietermaritzburg	Durban	Pretoria	Rustenburg	Newcastle	East London
Jan	53.3%	65.1%	52.3%	76.7%	81.3%	80.3%	53.0%	53.5%	67.4%	75.9%
Feb	56.9%	64.7%	56.5%	76.0%	83.2%	81.0%	56.4%	58.1%	71.7%	75.0%
Mar	51.5%	68.2%	51.3%	76.8%	80.8%	80.4%	51.3%	52.1%	67.5%	75.1%
Apr	48.5%	66.0%	48.4%	73.6%	77.5%	77.0%	49.1%	50.0%	61.8%	71.4%
May	37.9%	68.8%	37.8%	69.6%	67.3%	71.1%	39.2%	39.7%	50.1%	63.9%
Jun	38.2%	68.4%	38.2%	62.0%	59.4%	63.0%	38.6%	39.9%	44.0%	54.2%
Jul	34.4%	71.1%	34.4%	62.3%	51.6%	57.9%	35.3%	36.0%	38.2%	53.1%
Aug	31.8%	70.0%	31.3%	66.4%	58.6%	65.1%	33.1%	32.8%	39.3%	59.2%
Sep	29.0%	68.4%	28.6%	70.6%	64.7%	72.0%	30.4%	29.4%	40.8%	66.5%
Oct	36.2%	65.0%	35.4%	72.9%	71.8%	75.2%	37.1%	35.6%	51.2%	71.3%
Nov	44.3%	64.5%	43.5%	74.0%	78.9%	79.8%	45.0%	44.3%	58.0%	74.4%
Dec	53.8%	64.7%	53.0%	75.4%	82.2%	82.1%	53.6%	53.4%	65.5%	76.3%
Average	67.1%	73.7%	68.0%	71.4%	43.0%	54.6%	71.4%	43.5%	43.7%	42.6%

Daylight Hours #

In summary, Gqeberha and Newcastle experience the earliest sunrises around 5:00 AM in December, while Durban leads with the earliest sunrise at 4:50 AM. Notably, Gqeberha enjoys the longest day at 14 hours and 22 minutes in December, though Cape Town also matches this.
Conversely, Cape Town and East London share the shortest day length of 9 hours and 55 minutes during June, with Newcastle and Rustenburg not far behind. Throughout the year, cities display a diverse range of sunrise and sunset times, showcasing the variation in day length across these South African locations.

Sunrise Time

Period	Johannesburg	Cape Town	Soweto	Gqeberha	Pietermaritzburg	Durban	Pretoria	Rustenburg	Newcastle	East London
Jan	5:30	5:52	5:31	5:23	5:14	5:11	5:31	5:34	5:20	5:16
Feb	5:52	6:21	5:53	5:53	5:39	5:36	5:52	5:56	5:43	5:44
Mar	6:09	6:46	6:10	6:17	5:59	5:57	6:08	6:13	6:01	6:08
Apr	6:23	7:10	6:25	6:41	6:17	6:15	6:23	6:26	6:17	6:30
May	6:39	7:32	6:40	7:04	6:36	6:34	6:38	6:41	6:34	6:52
Jun	6:53	7:49	6:53	7:21	6:51	6:49	6:51	6:55	6:49	7:09
Jul	6:53	7:48	6:54	7:20	6:50	6:49	6:52	6:56	6:49	7:08
Aug	6:35	7:24	6:36	6:55	6:30	6:28	6:34	6:38	6:29	6:44
Sep	6:05	6:45	6:05	6:16	5:56	5:53	6:04	6:08	5:58	6:07
Oct	5:32	6:04	5:34	5:36	5:20	5:17	5:32	5:37	5:24	5:27
Nov	5:11	5:35	5:12	5:07	4:56	4:53	5:11	5:16	5:01	4:59
Dec	5:11	5:31	5:12	5:02	4:54	4:50	5:11	5:16	5:00	4:55
Average	6:42	5:54	6:06	6:12	6:06	6:00	5:54	6:06	6:06	6:06

Sunrise times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Sunset Time

Period	Johannesburg	Cape Town	Soweto	Gqeberha	Pietermaritzburg	Durban	Pretoria	Rustenburg	Newcastle	East London
Jan	19:04	19:59	19:05	19:31	19:01	18:59	19:02	19:06	18:59	19:19
Feb	18:50	19:38	18:51	19:10	18:45	18:43	18:49	18:53	18:44	18:59
Mar	18:23	19:03	18:23	18:34	18:14	18:11	18:22	18:26	18:16	18:25
Apr	17:52	18:23	17:53	17:55	17:40	17:37	17:52	17:56	17:43	17:46
May	17:29	17:54	17:31	17:25	17:14	17:11	17:30	17:34	17:19	17:18
Jun	17:24	17:45	17:25	17:16	17:07	17:04	17:25	17:29	17:13	17:09
Jul	17:34	17:56	17:35	17:28	17:18	17:15	17:35	17:38	17:23	17:21
Aug	17:49	18:17	17:49	17:49	17:35	17:32	17:49	17:53	17:40	17:41
Sep	18:01	18:38	18:02	18:10	17:52	17:49	18:01	18:05	17:53	18:01
Oct	18:15	19:01	18:16	18:32	18:09	18:07	18:14	18:18	18:09	18:22
Nov	18:35	19:28	18:36	18:59	18:32	18:29	18:34	18:37	18:30	18:49
Dec	18:56	19:53	18:57	19:25	18:55	18:53	18:55	18:58	18:52	19:13
Average	18:48	18:00	18:12	18:24	18:12	18:06	18:00	18:12	18:12	18:12

Sunset times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Useful Day Length

Period	Johannesburg	Cape Town	Soweto	Gqeberha	Pietermaritzburg	Durban	Pretoria	Rustenburg	Newcastle	East London
Jan	12:04 hours	12:59 hours	12:05 hours	12:31 hours	12:01 hours	11:59 hours	12:02 hours	12:06 hours	11:59 hours	12:19 hours
Feb	11:50 hours	12:38 hours	11:51 hours	12:10 hours	11:45 hours	11:43 hours	11:49 hours	11:53 hours	11:44 hours	11:59 hours
Mar	11:23 hours	12:03 hours	11:23 hours	11:34 hours	11:14 hours	11:11 hours	11:22 hours	11:26 hours	11:16 hours	11:25 hours
Apr	10:52 hours	11:13 hours	10:53 hours	10:55 hours	10:40 hours	10:37 hours	10:52 hours	10:56 hours	10:43 hours	10:46 hours
May	10:29 hours	10:22 hours	10:31 hours	10:22 hours	10:14 hours	10:11 hours	10:30 hours	10:34 hours	10:19 hours	10:18 hours
Jun	10:24 hours	9:56 hours	10:25 hours	9:55 hours	10:07 hours	10:04 hours	10:25 hours	10:29 hours	10:13 hours	9:60 hours
Jul	10:34 hours	10:08 hours	10:35 hours	10:08 hours	10:18 hours	10:15 hours	10:35 hours	10:38 hours	10:23 hours	10:13 hours
Aug	10:49 hours	10:53 hours	10:49 hours	10:49 hours	10:35 hours	10:32 hours	10:49 hours	10:53 hours	10:40 hours	10:41 hours
Sep	11:01 hours	11:38 hours	11:02 hours	11:10 hours	10:52 hours	10:49 hours	11:01 hours	11:05 hours	10:53 hours	11:01 hours
Oct	11:15 hours	12:01 hours	11:16 hours	11:32 hours	11:09 hours	11:07 hours	11:14 hours	11:18 hours	11:09 hours	11:22 hours
Nov	11:35 hours	12:28 hours	11:36 hours	11:59 hours	11:32 hours	11:29 hours	11:34 hours	11:37 hours	11:30 hours	11:49 hours
Dec	11:56 hours	12:53 hours	11:57 hours	12:25 hours	11:55 hours	11:53 hours	11:55 hours	11:58 hours	11:52 hours	12:13 hours
Average	11:36 hours	11:00 hours	11:12 hours	11:18 hours	11:12 hours	11:06 hours	11:00 hours	11:12 hours	11:12 hours	11:12 hours

Discards daylight hours before 7 AM. In places that are located to the west of the timezone, the sun rises and sets later compared to the cities that are located to the east. This means that the useful day length is longer in the cities located to the west of the time zone.

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