Climate
Durban is famed for its mild, sunny winter climate and year-round "fun-in-the-water" weather.
We have an abundance of vegetation and a subtropical climate with sunshine for at least 320 days a year. Temperatures range from 16°C and 25°C during the winter months of June, July and August. Summer temperatures can reach 32°C with relatively high humidity during the hot season.
For daily weather information check the South African Weather Service web site, for daily surf conditions look at Sharesurf or our North Beach Webcam.
Durban owes these characteristics to the equatorial current of the Indian Ocean which is the source of a vast stream of warm, blue water flowing south-west through the Mozambique Channel.
Seawater temperatures along the coast compare more favourably with those of the Mediterranean in summer (75°F mean) (24°C), but in winter they seldom fall below 66°F (19°C) - 10° warmer than the Mediterranean in the same season.
Durban's Rainfall
|
|
MONTH
|
MILLIMETERS
|
DAYS
|
|
January
|
124.9
|
15
|
|
February
|
116.0
|
13
|
|
March
|
118.2
|
13
|
|
April
|
97.2
|
11
|
|
May
|
75.9
|
7
|
|
June
|
33.5
|
5
|
|
July
|
39.7
|
6
|
|
August
|
44.4
|
6
|
|
September
|
58.2
|
7
|
|
October
|
88.7
|
15
|
|
November
|
104.4
|
17
|
|
December
|
114.3
|
16
|
| |
|
|
Durban's Temperatures
|
| MONTH |
MAXIMUM
TEMP °C |
MINIMUM
TEMP °C |
| January |
32.7 |
20.5 |
| February |
33.8 |
20.3 |
| March |
28.7 |
19.7 |
| April |
25.8 |
16.7 |
| May |
24.3 |
12.8 |
| June |
22.8 |
9.5 |
| July |
22.7 |
9.5 |
| August |
23.0 |
11.5 |
| September |
23.3 |
14.4 |
| October |
28.1 |
16.3 |
| November |
29.1 |
17.9 |
| December |
32.7 |
19.3 |
|