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 (°C)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max temperature (daytime)	26	26	25	24	23	21	21	21	21	22	23	25
Min temperature (night-time)	18	19	18	15	13	11	10	11	12	14	15	17
Heat & Humidity	L	L	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sea temperature	24	24	25	24	22	21	20	20	19	20	21	23

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 (mm)	71	94	98	73	46	35	43	53	76	99	105	70

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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 26°C 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 71 mm of rainfall in the month.

26
26°C max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
13
13 days with some rainfall
18
18°C min night temperature
14
14 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
71
71 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
24
24°C sea temperature

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East London weather in February

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 26°C 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 94 mm of rainfall in the month.

26
26°C max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
12
12 days with some rainfall
19
19°C min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
94
94 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
24
24°C sea temperature

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East London weather in March

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 25°C 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 98 mm of rainfall in the month.

25
25°C max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
12
12 days with some rainfall
18
18°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
98
98 mm of monthly rainfall
9
9 (Very High) UV index
25
25°C sea temperature

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East London weather in April

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 24°C 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 73 mm of rainfall in the month.

24
24°C max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
9
9 days with some rainfall
15
15°C min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
73
73 mm of monthly rainfall
6
6 (High) UV index
24
24°C sea temperature

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East London weather in May

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 23°C 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 46 mm of rainfall in the month.

23
23°C max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
7
7 days with some rainfall
13
13°C min night temperature
10
10 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
46
46 mm of monthly rainfall
4
4 (Moderate) UV index
22
22°C sea temperature

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East London weather in June

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 21°C in East London, South Africa in June based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average.

21
21°C max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
5
5 days with some rainfall
11
11°C min night temperature
10
10 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
35
35 mm of monthly rainfall
3
3 (Moderate) UV index
21
21°C sea temperature

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East London weather in July

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 21°C 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 43 mm of rainfall in the month.

21
21°C max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
5
5 days with some rainfall
10
10°C min night temperature
10
10 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
43
43 mm of monthly rainfall
3
3 (Moderate) UV index
20
20°C sea temperature

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East London weather in August

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 21°C 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 53 mm of rainfall in the month.

21
21°C max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
7
7 days with some rainfall
11
11°C min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
53
53 mm of monthly rainfall
4
4 (Moderate) UV index
20
20°C sea temperature

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East London weather in September

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 21°C 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 76 mm of rainfall in the month.

21
21°C max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
9
9 days with some rainfall
12
12°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
76
76 mm of monthly rainfall
6
6 (High) UV index
19
19°C sea temperature

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East London weather in October

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 22°C 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 99 mm of rainfall in the month.

22
22°C max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
12
12 days with some rainfall
14
14°C min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
99
99 mm of monthly rainfall
9
9 (Very High) UV index
20
20°C sea temperature

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East London weather in November

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 23°C 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 105 mm of rainfall in the month.

23
23°C max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
13
13 days with some rainfall
15
15°C min night temperature
14
14 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
105
105 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11 (Extreme) UV index
21
21°C sea temperature

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East London weather in December

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 25°C 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 70 mm of rainfall in the month.

25
25°C max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
12
12 days with some rainfall
17
17°C min night temperature
14
14 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
70
70 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
23
23°C sea temperature

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