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Monthly climate in Greytown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Greytown features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (55 °F) and 21 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -2 °C (29 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 741 mm (29.2 inches) and receives 114 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Greytown enjoys an average of 3809 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 17 minutes to 13 hours 57 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Greytown are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 21 °C (69 - 71 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 14 °C (55 - 58 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Greytown experiences 163 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 1 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Greytown, 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 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Mean maximum 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(96°F)
Average high 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Average low 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(60°F)
Mean minimum 12°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 9°C
(49°F)

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

Greytown usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 16 rainy days and 124 mm (4.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Greytown are June, July and August. On average, 11 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Greytown, 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) 89 (3.5) 131 (5.1) 61 (2.4) 50 (2.0) 36 (1.4) 6 (0.2) 5 (0.2) 22 (0.8) 38 (1.5) 63 (2.5) 108 (4.2) 133 (5.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 13 17 12 9 5 1 1 5 6 12 15 18

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

The sunniest months in Greytown are March, October and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 6 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Greytown: January, May and June receive an average of 9 hours 33 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Greytown, 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 288 309 338 309 304 287 306 313 317 341 338 353
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 44m 13h 4m 12h 13m 11h 21m 10h 38m 10h 17m 10h 28m 11h 6m 11h 55m 12h 47m 13h 33m 13h 57m

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

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

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Greytown, 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 12 10 6 5 5 8 10 12 13 15