George climate

Name: George
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George is warmest in February, with average highs of 24 °C, and coldest in July, when nights average 8.8 °C. November is the wettest month (75 mm) and June the driest (39 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year George averages 626 mm of rain and 39 days above 25 °C.

South Africa · population 188,580 · 1991–2020 normals

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

Warmest month February 24 °C
Coldest month July 8.8 °C
Driest month June 39 mm
Wettest month November 75 mm
Least cloud July 38 % cloud
Hottest on record April 37 °C
Coldest on record July 2.7 °C
Warmest sea January 21 °C

What to expectGeorge through the year

George has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 17 °C in July to 24 °C in February, a swing of 7.2 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 39 days a year reach 25 °C, 3 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 37 °C, in April.

Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 39 mm in June to 75 mm in November. There is no dry season to aim for.

The sea off George is warmest in January at 21 °C and coldest in August at 16 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.

Month by month

Month	Avg high	Rainfall	Cloud
January	23.2 °C	56 mm	43 %
February	23.6 °C	45 mm	42 %
March	22.6 °C	58 mm	44 %
April	20.9 °C	54 mm	46 %
May	19.5 °C	45 mm	47 %
June	17.6 °C	39 mm	39 %
July	17.1 °C	40 mm	38 %
August	17.2 °C	53 mm	41 %
September	18.1 °C	46 mm	48 %
October	19.3 °C	65 mm	51 %
November	20.4 °C	75 mm	49 %
December	22.2 °C	51 mm	46 %

Temperature month by month

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Mean	Record high	Record low	Days above 25 °C	Days above 30 °C
January	23.2 °C	16.3 °C	19.6 °C	31.7 °C	10.3 °C	7	0
February	23.6 °C	16.7 °C	19.9 °C	35.4 °C	10.7 °C	7	1
March	22.6 °C	15.6 °C	18.8 °C	34.8 °C	9.2 °C	6	1
April	20.9 °C	13.4 °C	16.9 °C	36.5 °C	7.5 °C	4	0
May	19.5 °C	11.6 °C	15.2 °C	32.6 °C	5.2 °C	2	0
June	17.6 °C	9.3 °C	13.2 °C	30.9 °C	3.3 °C	1	0
July	17.1 °C	8.8 °C	12.7 °C	29.5 °C	2.7 °C	1	0
August	17.2 °C	9.0 °C	12.9 °C	29.9 °C	3.6 °C	1	0
September	18.1 °C	10.2 °C	13.9 °C	35.3 °C	4.6 °C	1	0
October	19.3 °C	11.9 °C	15.4 °C	35.7 °C	5.0 °C	2	0
November	20.4 °C	13.2 °C	16.7 °C	33.9 °C	7.2 °C	2	0
December	22.2 °C	15.2 °C	18.5 °C	35.3 °C	9.9 °C	4	0

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month	Rainfall	Wet days	Daylight	Cloud cover	Humidity	Wind	Sea temp
January	56 mm	9	14 h/day	43 %	77 %	21 km/h	21.3 °C
February	45 mm	8	13 h/day	42 %	78 %	20 km/h	21.3 °C
March	58 mm	9	12 h/day	44 %	79 %	19 km/h	20.2 °C
April	54 mm	7	11 h/day	46 %	77 %	18 km/h	18.3 °C
May	45 mm	7	10 h/day	47 %	74 %	17 km/h	17.3 °C
June	39 mm	6	9.9 h/day	39 %	71 %	19 km/h	16.5 °C
July	40 mm	7	10 h/day	38 %	71 %	19 km/h	16.3 °C
August	53 mm	8	11 h/day	41 %	73 %	19 km/h	16.1 °C
September	46 mm	8	12 h/day	48 %	75 %	20 km/h	16.5 °C
October	65 mm	9	13 h/day	51 %	76 %	21 km/h	17.3 °C
November	75 mm	9	14 h/day	49 %	76 %	21 km/h	18.6 °C
December	51 mm	9	14 h/day	46 %	77 %	21 km/h	20.2 °C

How George compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination	Summer high	Winter low	Rain per year	Days above 25 °C
George	24 °C	8.8 °C	626 mm	39
Kariega · South Africa	27 °C	9.4 °C	458 mm	135
Gqeberha · South Africa	24 °C	12 °C	466 mm	45
Paarl · South Africa	31 °C	7.2 °C	815 mm	162
Somerset West · South Africa	27 °C	9.0 °C	767 mm	101
Cape Town · South Africa	26 °C	9.2 °C	495 mm	70

Where George ranks

Ranking	Position	Value
The coolest places in Africa in October	2nd of 50	19 °C
The coolest places in Africa in September	2nd of 50	18 °C
The coolest places in Africa in August	3rd of 50	17 °C
The coolest places in Africa year-round	3rd of 50	20 °C
The coolest places in Africa in May	8th of 50	19 °C
The coolest places in Africa in July	9th of 50	17 °C

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit George.

QuestionsCommon questions about George’s climate

When is the best time to visit George?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. January, February, March sit closest to 20 °C on average, February is the warmest month and June the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does George get?

In February, the warmest month, daily highs average 24 °C. About 3 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 37 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 8.8 °C in July, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in George?

November, averaging 75 mm over 9 days with rain. The driest month is June with 39 mm. The year as a whole averages 626 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in George rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0

Normal period: 1991–2020
Data point: -33.963°, 22.462° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
Dataset version: era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed: 1 August 2026

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. 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.