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Best time to visit Natal

September is the best time to visit Natal for general sightseeing, with average highs of 28 °C and about 11 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly July to December.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking September comfort 61/100
A beach holiday October sea 27 °C
The least cloud September 36 % average cloud cover
The least rain October 25 mm
Warmth December 30 °C
Cooler weather July 27 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 September 61 28 °C 11 83
2 October 61 29 °C 10 84
3 November 59 29 °C 10 82
4 August 59 27 °C 14 76
5 December 53 30 °C 14 73
6 July 53 27 °C 20 74
7 June 51 27 °C 21 73
8 May 48 28 °C 21 72
9 January 48 29 °C 19 71
10 February 47 29 °C 19 70
11 April 47 29 °C 24 70
12 March 46 29 °C 23 69

For a beach holiday

October scores highest, with a sea temperature of 27 °C and air temperatures around 29 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 28 °C 29 °C 57 % 71
February 28 °C 29 °C 59 % 70
March 29 °C 29 °C 60 % 69
April 29 °C 29 °C 64 % 70
May 28 °C 28 °C 53 % 72
June 27 °C 27 °C 49 % 73
July 27 °C 27 °C 45 % 74
August 26 °C 27 °C 38 % 76
September 26 °C 28 °C 36 % 83
October 27 °C 29 °C 40 % 84
November 27 °C 29 °C 47 % 82
December 28 °C 30 °C 51 % 73

When to think twice

March scores lowest with about 23 wet days and highs near 29 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 29.4 °C 78 mm 57 %
February 29.4 °C 104 mm 59 %
March 29.2 °C 153 mm 60 %
April 28.7 °C 187 mm 64 %
May 28.4 °C 152 mm 53 %
June 27.4 °C 154 mm 49 %
July 26.8 °C 138 mm 45 %
August 27.3 °C 52 mm 38 %
September 28.1 °C 32 mm 36 %
October 28.9 °C 25 mm 40 %
November 29.3 °C 26 mm 47 %
December 29.5 °C 41 mm 51 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.