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Best time to visit Durban

June is the best time to visit Durban for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 4 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to September.

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 June comfort 95/100
A beach holiday May sea 24 °C
The least cloud June 25 % average cloud cover
The least rain June 29 mm
Warmth February 27 °C
Cooler weather July 21 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 June 95 22 °C 4 81
2 July 94 21 °C 5 75
3 May 92 24 °C 5 87
4 August 91 22 °C 6 72
5 September 86 23 °C 8 70
6 April 82 25 °C 9 85
7 October 79 23 °C 12 65
8 November 76 24 °C 13 71
9 December 72 26 °C 12 78
10 March 71 26 °C 11 83
11 February 68 27 °C 11 84
12 January 67 27 °C 13 79

For a beach holiday

May scores highest, with a sea temperature of 24 °C and air temperatures around 24 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 25 °C 27 °C 62 % 79
February 26 °C 27 °C 57 % 84
March 26 °C 26 °C 51 % 83
April 25 °C 25 °C 45 % 85
May 24 °C 24 °C 33 % 87
June 22 °C 22 °C 25 % 81
July 22 °C 21 °C 25 % 75
August 21 °C 22 °C 34 % 72
September 21 °C 23 °C 49 % 70
October 22 °C 23 °C 62 % 65
November 23 °C 24 °C 66 % 71
December 24 °C 26 °C 65 % 78

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 13 wet days and highs near 27 °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 26.7 °C 93 mm 62 %
February 27.1 °C 81 mm 57 %
March 26.4 °C 91 mm 51 %
April 24.8 °C 77 mm 45 %
May 23.6 °C 44 mm 33 %
June 22.1 °C 29 mm 25 %
July 21.5 °C 44 mm 25 %
August 22.1 °C 35 mm 34 %
September 22.5 °C 61 mm 49 %
October 23.0 °C 92 mm 62 %
November 24.2 °C 97 mm 66 %
December 25.6 °C 92 mm 65 %

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.