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Monthly climate in Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Port Shepstone features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (65 °F) and 24 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 11 °C (52 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 996 mm (39.2 inches) and receives 127 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Port Shepstone enjoys an average of 3701 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 10 minutes to 14 hours 5 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa §

The warmest months in Port Shepstone are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 24 °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, Port Shepstone experiences 88 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 Port Shepstone, 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 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average high 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(73°F)
Average low 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°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)		 17°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Minimum 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(63°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa §

Port Shepstone usually has the most precipitation in February, April and December, with an average of 14 rainy days and 124 mm (4.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Port Shepstone are June, July and September. On average, 33 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Port Shepstone, 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) 75 (3.0) 120 (4.7) 108 (4.2) 142 (5.6) 78 (3.1) 36 (1.4) 10 (0.4) 56 (2.2) 55 (2.2) 99 (3.9) 107 (4.2) 112 (4.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 15 15 13 6 4 2 9 9 13 15 15

Monthly sunshine hours in Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa §

The sunniest months in Port Shepstone are March, October and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 47 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Port Shepstone: 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 Port Shepstone, 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 51m 13h 8m 12h 13m 11h 18m 10h 32m 10h 10m 10h 21m 11h 1m 11h 54m 12h 50m 13h 39m 14h 5m

Solar UV radiation in Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa §

Port Shepstone 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 Port Shepstone UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Port Shepstone, 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