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Monthly climate in Creighton, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Creighton features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 11 °C (51 °F) and 20 °C (68 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -5 °C (24 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (98 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 875 mm (34.5 inches) and receives 138 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Creighton enjoys an average of 3880 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 13 minutes to 14 hours 1 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Creighton, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa §

The warmest months in Creighton are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 20 °C (66 - 68 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 11 to 12 °C (51 - 54 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Creighton experiences 132 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 7 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Creighton, KwaZulu-Natal, 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 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Average high 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Average low 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Mean minimum 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -0°C
(31°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Minimum 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 8°C
(46°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Creighton, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa §

Creighton usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 19 rainy days and 133 mm (5.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Creighton are June, July and August. On average, 16 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Creighton, KwaZulu-Natal, 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) 107 (4.2) 150 (5.9) 98 (3.9) 77 (3.0) 37 (1.5) 12 (0.5) 5 (0.2) 32 (1.3) 38 (1.5) 71 (2.8) 112 (4.4) 136 (5.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 16 18 16 12 5 2 1 7 8 14 17 22

Monthly sunshine hours in Creighton, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa §

The sunniest months in Creighton are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 46 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Creighton: January, April and June receive an average of 9 hours 42 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Creighton, KwaZulu-Natal, 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 291 306 342 303 307 287 308 321 327 357 353 372
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 48m 13h 6m 12h 13m 11h 19m 10h 35m 10h 13m 10h 24m 11h 3m 11h 54m 12h 49m 13h 37m 14h 1m

Solar UV radiation in Creighton, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa §

Creighton experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, 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 Creighton UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Creighton, KwaZulu-Natal, 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) 15 15 13 10 6 5 5 7 10 12 14 16