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Monthly climate in Saint Lucia Estuary, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Saint Lucia Estuary features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (69 °F) and 26 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (58 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (84 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1227 mm (48.3 inches) and receives 146 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Saint Lucia Estuary enjoys an average of 3811 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 21 minutes to 13 hours 53 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Saint Lucia Estuary, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa §

The warmest months in Saint Lucia Estuary are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (77 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 21 °C (69 - 70 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Saint Lucia Estuary experiences 109 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 Saint Lucia Estuary, 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)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average high 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average low 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean minimum 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Minimum 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Saint Lucia Estuary, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa §

Saint Lucia Estuary usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 15 rainy days and 155 mm (6.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Saint Lucia Estuary are July, August and September. On average, 50 mm (2.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Saint Lucia Estuary, 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) 135 (5.3) 181 (7.1) 148 (5.8) 118 (4.6) 123 (4.8) 69 (2.7) 26 (1.0) 61 (2.4) 63 (2.5) 90 (3.5) 119 (4.7) 92 (3.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 13 17 15 15 12 7 8 11 9 13 12 14

Monthly sunshine hours in Saint Lucia Estuary, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa §

The sunniest months in Saint Lucia Estuary are March, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 18 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Saint Lucia Estuary: January, June and July receive an average of 9 hours 43 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Saint Lucia Estuary, 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 301 318 347 314 303 289 303 305 309 326 336 356
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 42m 13h 2m 12h 13m 11h 22m 10h 41m 10h 21m 10h 31m 11h 7m 11h 55m 12h 46m 13h 31m 13h 53m

Solar UV radiation in Saint Lucia Estuary, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa §

Saint Lucia Estuary experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 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 Saint Lucia Estuary UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Saint Lucia Estuary, 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 14 12 9 6 5 5 7 9 11 13 14