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Monthly climate in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification East London features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (62 °F) and 23 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (50 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 753 mm (29.6 inches) and receives 118 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.East London enjoys an average of 3842 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 59 minutes to 14 hours 16 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa §

The warmest months in East London are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 23 °C (72 - 73 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 17 °C (62 - 64 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, East London experiences 60 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average high 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average low 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Minimum 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(60°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa §

East London usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 13 rainy days and 95 mm (3.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in East London are May, June and July. On average, 25 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 66 (2.6) 101 (4.0) 94 (3.7) 90 (3.5) 33 (1.3) 26 (1.0) 16 (0.6) 40 (1.6) 48 (1.9) 77 (3.0) 80 (3.2) 80 (3.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 14 14 12 5 3 3 7 7 10 14 17

Monthly sunshine hours in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa §

The sunniest months in East London are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 43 minutes a day.Least sunny months in East London: April, May and June receive an average of 9 hours 34 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 301 319 334 293 299 278 300 313 321 352 355 370
Mean daily daylight hours 14h 2m 13h 14m 12h 14m 11h 13m 10h 23m 9h 59m 10h 12m 10h 55m 11h 53m 12h 54m 13h 48m 14h 16m

Solar UV radiation in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa §

East London experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly East London UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 14 13 11 8 5 4 4 6 9 11 12 14