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Monthly climate in Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Margate features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (61 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 7 °C (45 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 928 mm (36.5 inches) and receives 123 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Margate enjoys an average of 3701 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 9 minutes to 14 hours 5 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Margate are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 23 °C (73 - 74 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 17 °C (61 - 62 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Margate experiences 131 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 Margate, 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 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(91°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)
Average high 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Average low 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Minimum 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)

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

Margate usually has the most precipitation in February, April and December, with an average of 14 rainy days and 121 mm (4.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Margate are June, July and August. On average, 25 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Margate, 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) 84 (3.3) 126 (5.0) 104 (4.1) 119 (4.7) 59 (2.3) 24 (0.9) 6 (0.2) 45 (1.8) 47 (1.8) 90 (3.5) 106 (4.2) 118 (4.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 16 15 11 5 2 1 8 8 12 16 17

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

The sunniest months in Margate are March, October and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 47 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Margate: January, April and June receive an average of 9 hours 29 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Margate, 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 290 305 328 292 298 281 296 305 308 329 319 344
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 52m 13h 9m 12h 13m 11h 18m 10h 32m 10h 9m 10h 21m 11h 1m 11h 54m 12h 50m 13h 40m 14h 5m

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

Margate 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 / 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 Margate UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Margate, 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) 14 13 11 9 6 4 4 7 9 11 12 14