Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ballito features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (65 °F) and 25 °C (76 °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 1098 mm (43.2 inches) and receives 132 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ballito enjoys an average of 3778 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 15 minutes to 13 hours 59 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Ballito are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (75 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 19 °C (65 - 66 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ballito experiences 136 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 32°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) |
Mean maximum | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Average high | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Daily mean | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Average low | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Mean minimum | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 18°C (64°F) |
Minimum | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 17°C (64°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa with other places around the world.
Ballito usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 15 rainy days and 140 mm (5.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ballito are June, July and August. On average, 35 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 78 (3.1) | 157 (6.2) | 90 (3.6) | 95 (3.8) | 114 (4.5) | 31 (1.2) | 22 (0.9) | 52 (2.0) | 88 (3.5) | 109 (4.3) | 135 (5.3) | 128 (5.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 10 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
The sunniest months in Ballito are March, October and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 3 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ballito: May, June and July receive an average of 9 hours 33 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 298 | 310 | 339 | 308 | 297 | 284 | 297 | 308 | 312 | 332 | 332 | 355 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 13h 46m | 13h 5m | 12h 13m | 11h 20m | 10h 37m | 10h 15m | 10h 26m | 11h 4m | 11h 55m | 12h 48m | 13h 35m | 13h 59m |
Ballito experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Ballito UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 15 |