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Monthly climate in Scottburgh, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Scottburgh features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (64 °F) and 24 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (50 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1114 mm (43.9 inches) and receives 135 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Scottburgh enjoys an average of 3781 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 12 minutes to 14 hours 2 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Scottburgh are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 18 °C (64 - 65 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Scottburgh experiences 114 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 Scottburgh, 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 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(87°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Average high 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Average low 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Mean minimum 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(62°F)

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

Scottburgh usually has the most precipitation in February, April and November, with an average of 14 rainy days and 143 mm (5.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Scottburgh are June, July and August. On average, 34 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Scottburgh, 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) 74 (2.9) 138 (5.4) 106 (4.2) 150 (5.9) 88 (3.5) 33 (1.3) 13 (0.5) 57 (2.2) 69 (2.7) 116 (4.6) 141 (5.5) 131 (5.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 15 15 12 7 5 3 10 10 13 16 17

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

The sunniest months in Scottburgh are March, October and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 7 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Scottburgh: May, June and July receive an average of 9 hours 31 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Scottburgh, 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 301 312 338 303 299 281 295 308 312 335 331 361
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 49m 13h 7m 12h 13m 11h 19m 10h 34m 10h 12m 10h 24m 11h 3m 11h 54m 12h 49m 13h 37m 14h 2m

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

Scottburgh 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 Scottburgh UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Scottburgh, 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 12 8 6 4 4 7 9 11 12 14