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Monthly climate in Tongaat Beach, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tongaat Beach features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (65 °F) and 25 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (50 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1098 mm (43.2 inches) and receives 132 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Tongaat Beach enjoys an average of 3778 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 15 minutes to 13 hours 59 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Tongaat Beach, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa §

The warmest months in Tongaat Beach are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °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, Tongaat Beach experiences 136 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 Tongaat Beach, 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
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Average high 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average low 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(60°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)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Minimum 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(64°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Tongaat Beach, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa §

Tongaat Beach usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 15 rainy days and 140 mm (5.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Tongaat Beach are June, July and August. On average, 35 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Tongaat Beach, 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) 78 (3.1) 157 (6.2) 90 (3.6) 95 (3.8) 114 (4.5) 31 (1.2) 22 (0.9) 52 (2.0) 88 (3.5) 109 (4.3) 135 (5.3) 128 (5.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 10 15 12 11 7 5 5 10 11 14 16 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Tongaat Beach, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa §

The sunniest months in Tongaat Beach are March, October and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 3 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Tongaat Beach: May, June and July 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 Tongaat Beach, 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 298 310 339 308 297 284 297 308 312 332 332 355
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 46m 13h 5m 12h 13m 11h 20m 10h 37m 10h 15m 10h 26m 11h 4m 11h 55m 12h 48m 13h 35m 13h 59m

Solar UV radiation in Tongaat Beach, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa §

Tongaat Beach experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 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 Tongaat Beach UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Tongaat Beach, 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 9 6 4 5 7 9 11 12 15