Gqeberha climate

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Gqeberha is warmest in February, with average highs of 24 °C, and coldest in July, when nights average 12 °C. November is the wettest month (57 mm) and May the driest (24 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Gqeberha averages 466 mm of rain and 45 days above 25 °C.

South Africa · population 1,050,078 · 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 12 °C
Driest month May 24 mm
Wettest month November 57 mm
Least cloud July 34 % cloud
Hottest on record February 37 °C
Coldest on record July 6.4 °C
Warmest sea January 21 °C

What to expectGqeberha through the year

Gqeberha has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 19 °C in July to 24 °C in February, a swing of 6.5 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 45 days a year reach 25 °C, 4 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 37 °C, in February.

Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 24 mm in May to 57 mm in November. There is no dry season to aim for.

The sea off Gqeberha is warmest in January at 21 °C and coldest in August at 17 °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	23.9 °C	40 mm	47 %
February	24.3 °C	42 mm	47 %
March	23.3 °C	46 mm	44 %
April	21.8 °C	39 mm	46 %
May	20.8 °C	24 mm	44 %
June	19.4 °C	25 mm	36 %
July	19.0 °C	25 mm	34 %
August	18.7 °C	40 mm	39 %
September	19.1 °C	33 mm	46 %
October	20.0 °C	49 mm	52 %
November	21.1 °C	57 mm	52 %
December	22.7 °C	45 mm	50 %

Temperature month by month

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Mean	Record high	Record low	Days above 25 °C	Days above 30 °C
January	23.9 °C	19.3 °C	21.5 °C	33.2 °C	13.5 °C	8	0
February	24.3 °C	19.6 °C	21.8 °C	36.7 °C	13.5 °C	9	0
March	23.3 °C	18.6 °C	20.8 °C	36.0 °C	13.0 °C	6	1
April	21.8 °C	16.5 °C	18.9 °C	35.1 °C	11.7 °C	4	1
May	20.8 °C	14.7 °C	17.5 °C	32.1 °C	8.5 °C	4	0
June	19.4 °C	12.8 °C	15.8 °C	30.3 °C	7.4 °C	2	0
July	19.0 °C	12.1 °C	15.3 °C	30.1 °C	6.4 °C	2	0
August	18.7 °C	12.4 °C	15.4 °C	34.5 °C	8.0 °C	2	0
September	19.1 °C	13.4 °C	16.1 °C	34.2 °C	8.3 °C	1	0
October	20.0 °C	15.0 °C	17.4 °C	33.1 °C	9.6 °C	2	0
November	21.1 °C	16.3 °C	18.6 °C	32.8 °C	11.0 °C	2	0
December	22.7 °C	18.0 °C	20.3 °C	33.1 °C	12.4 °C	3	0

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month	Rainfall	Wet days	Daylight	Cloud cover	Humidity	Wind	Sea temp
January	40 mm	7	14 h/day	47 %	76 %	24 km/h	20.7 °C
February	42 mm	7	13 h/day	47 %	78 %	23 km/h	20.7 °C
March	46 mm	7	12 h/day	44 %	78 %	22 km/h	20.3 °C
April	39 mm	7	11 h/day	46 %	77 %	20 km/h	19.6 °C
May	24 mm	4	10 h/day	44 %	74 %	19 km/h	18.8 °C
June	25 mm	4	9.9 h/day	36 %	68 %	20 km/h	18.0 °C
July	25 mm	4	10 h/day	34 %	68 %	20 km/h	17.4 °C
August	40 mm	6	11 h/day	39 %	72 %	21 km/h	17.1 °C
September	33 mm	6	12 h/day	46 %	74 %	23 km/h	17.4 °C
October	49 mm	7	13 h/day	52 %	75 %	24 km/h	17.7 °C
November	57 mm	8	14 h/day	52 %	75 %	24 km/h	18.6 °C
December	45 mm	8	14 h/day	50 %	76 %	24 km/h	19.7 °C

How Gqeberha 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
Gqeberha	24 °C	12 °C	466 mm	45
Kariega · South Africa	27 °C	9.4 °C	458 mm	135
East London · South Africa	26 °C	13 °C	706 mm	112
George · South Africa	24 °C	8.8 °C	626 mm	39
Mthatha · South Africa	25 °C	6.8 °C	948 mm	121

Where Gqeberha ranks

Ranking	Position	Value
The coolest places in Africa in October	4th of 50	20 °C
The coolest places in Africa in September	4th of 50	19 °C
Places with the best weather in Africa year-round	6th of 50	88/100
The coolest places in Africa in August	8th of 50	19 °C
The coolest places in Africa year-round	14th of 50	21 °C
The coolest places in Africa in May	23rd of 50	21 °C

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

QuestionsCommon questions about Gqeberha’s climate

When is the best time to visit Gqeberha?

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

How hot does Gqeberha get?

In February, the warmest month, daily highs average 24 °C. About 4 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 12 °C in July, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Gqeberha?

November, averaging 57 mm over 8 days with rain. The driest month is May with 24 mm. The year as a whole averages 466 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 Gqeberha 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: -33.961°, 25.615° (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.