East London weather by month

Check out East London weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

Temperature
Rainfall
Sunshine & UV index

Temperature in East London (°F)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max temperature (daytime)	79	79	77	75	73	70	70	70	70	72	73	77
Min temperature (night-time)	64	66	64	59	55	52	50	52	54	57	59	63
Heat & Humidity	L	L	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sea temperature	75	75	77	75	72	70	68	68	66	68	70	73

Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme

Sunshine & UV index in East London

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Daily hours of sunshine	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	7	7	7	8
Daily hours of daylight	14	13	12	11	10	10	10	11	12	13	14	14
UV Index (Maximum)	11	11	9	6	4	3	3	4	6	9	11	11

Rainfall in East London

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Number of days with some rain	13	12	12	9	7	5	5	7	9	12	13	12
Average monthly rainfall (inches)	2.8	3.7	3.9	2.9	1.8	1.4	1.7	2.1	3.0	3.9	4.1	2.8

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The climate guide for South Africa (East London) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

What's the climate like in East London?

East London has a temperate climate with hot summers and some rainfall in all months.

East London weather in January

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 79°F in East London, South Africa in January based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with 13 days with some rainfall and typically 2.8 inches of rainfall in the month.

79
79°F max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
13
13 days with some rainfall
64
64°F min night temperature
14
14 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
2.8
2.8 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
75
75°F sea temperature

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East London weather in February

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 79°F in East London, South Africa in February based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with 12 days with some rainfall and typically 3.7 inches of rainfall in the month.

79
79°F max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
12
12 days with some rainfall
66
66°F min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
3.7
3.7 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
75
75°F sea temperature

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East London weather in March

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 77°F in East London, South Africa in March based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with 12 days with some rainfall and typically 3.9 inches of rainfall in the month.

77
77°F max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
12
12 days with some rainfall
64
64°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
3.9
3.9 inches of monthly rainfall
9
9 (Very High) UV index
77
77°F sea temperature

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East London weather in April

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 75°F in East London, South Africa in April based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 2.9 inches of rainfall in the month.

75
75°F max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
9
9 days with some rainfall
59
59°F min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
2.9
2.9 inches of monthly rainfall
6
6 (High) UV index
75
75°F sea temperature

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East London weather in May

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 73°F in East London, South Africa in May based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 1.8 inches of rainfall in the month.

73
73°F max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
7
7 days with some rainfall
55
55°F min night temperature
10
10 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
1.8
1.8 inches of monthly rainfall
4
4 (Moderate) UV index
72
72°F sea temperature

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East London weather in June

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 70°F in East London, South Africa in June based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average.

70
70°F max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
5
5 days with some rainfall
52
52°F min night temperature
10
10 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
1.4
1.4 inches of monthly rainfall
3
3 (Moderate) UV index
70
70°F sea temperature

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East London weather in July

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 70°F in East London, South Africa in July based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 1.7 inches of rainfall in the month.

70
70°F max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
5
5 days with some rainfall
50
50°F min night temperature
10
10 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
1.7
1.7 inches of monthly rainfall
3
3 (Moderate) UV index
68
68°F sea temperature

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East London weather in August

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 70°F in East London, South Africa in August based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 2.1 inches of rainfall in the month.

70
70°F max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
7
7 days with some rainfall
52
52°F min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
2.1
2.1 inches of monthly rainfall
4
4 (Moderate) UV index
68
68°F sea temperature

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East London weather in September

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 70°F in East London, South Africa in September based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 3.0 inches of rainfall in the month.

70
70°F max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
9
9 days with some rainfall
54
54°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
3.0
3.0 inches of monthly rainfall
6
6 (High) UV index
66
66°F sea temperature

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East London weather in October

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 72°F in East London, South Africa in October based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with 12 days with some rainfall and typically 3.9 inches of rainfall in the month.

72
72°F max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
12
12 days with some rainfall
57
57°F min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
3.9
3.9 inches of monthly rainfall
9
9 (Very High) UV index
68
68°F sea temperature

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East London weather in November

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 73°F in East London, South Africa in November based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with 13 days with some rainfall and typically 4.1 inches of rainfall in the month.

73
73°F max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
13
13 days with some rainfall
59
59°F min night temperature
14
14 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
4.1
4.1 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11 (Extreme) UV index
70
70°F sea temperature

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East London weather in December

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 77°F in East London, South Africa in December based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with 12 days with some rainfall and typically 2.8 inches of rainfall in the month.

77
77°F max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
12
12 days with some rainfall
63
63°F min night temperature
14
14 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
2.8
2.8 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
73
73°F sea temperature

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