Kariega climate

Name: Kariega
Address: ZA

Kariega is warmest in February, with average highs of 27 °C, and coldest in July, when nights average 9.4 °C. November is the wettest month (57 mm) and May the driest (24 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Kariega averages 458 mm of rain and 135 days above 25 °C.

South Africa · population 291,052 · 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 27 °C
Coldest month July 9.4 °C
Driest month May 24 mm
Wettest month November 57 mm
Least cloud July 33 % cloud
Hottest on record January 43 °C
Coldest on record July 2.7 °C
Warmest sea January 21 °C

What to expectKariega through the year

Kariega has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 21 °C in July to 27 °C in February, a swing of 7.9 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 135 days a year reach 25 °C, 33 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 43 °C, in January.

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 Kariega 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	26.8 °C	40 mm	48 %
February	27.2 °C	42 mm	48 %
March	26.3 °C	45 mm	45 %
April	24.3 °C	39 mm	46 %
May	22.8 °C	24 mm	44 %
June	20.8 °C	24 mm	36 %
July	20.6 °C	24 mm	33 %
August	20.8 °C	36 mm	39 %
September	21.7 °C	32 mm	46 %
October	22.8 °C	48 mm	53 %
November	23.8 °C	57 mm	52 %
December	25.6 °C	46 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	26.8 °C	17.9 °C	22.0 °C	42.5 °C	11.4 °C	22	5
February	27.2 °C	18.2 °C	22.3 °C	41.1 °C	10.6 °C	20	5
March	26.3 °C	17.0 °C	21.1 °C	41.2 °C	10.0 °C	19	5
April	24.3 °C	14.4 °C	18.8 °C	39.1 °C	7.9 °C	11	4
May	22.8 °C	12.3 °C	16.9 °C	35.3 °C	5.6 °C	8	2
June	20.8 °C	10.0 °C	14.8 °C	31.2 °C	3.4 °C	5	0
July	20.6 °C	9.4 °C	14.3 °C	31.5 °C	2.7 °C	6	0
August	20.8 °C	9.8 °C	14.7 °C	38.3 °C	3.7 °C	5	2
September	21.7 °C	11.0 °C	15.8 °C	37.0 °C	5.1 °C	6	2
October	22.8 °C	13.0 °C	17.5 °C	41.8 °C	6.3 °C	8	2
November	23.8 °C	14.5 °C	18.8 °C	39.4 °C	7.9 °C	9	2
December	25.6 °C	16.5 °C	20.8 °C	40.6 °C	10.2 °C	17	3

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	48 %	72 %	23 km/h	20.7 °C
February	42 mm	7	13 h/day	48 %	74 %	22 km/h	20.7 °C
March	45 mm	7	12 h/day	45 %	74 %	21 km/h	20.3 °C
April	39 mm	7	11 h/day	46 %	74 %	19 km/h	19.6 °C
May	24 mm	4	10 h/day	44 %	70 %	18 km/h	18.8 °C
June	24 mm	4	9.9 h/day	36 %	65 %	19 km/h	18.0 °C
July	24 mm	4	10 h/day	33 %	64 %	19 km/h	17.4 °C
August	36 mm	5	11 h/day	39 %	69 %	20 km/h	17.1 °C
September	32 mm	6	12 h/day	46 %	71 %	21 km/h	17.4 °C
October	48 mm	7	13 h/day	53 %	71 %	23 km/h	17.7 °C
November	57 mm	8	14 h/day	52 %	71 %	23 km/h	18.6 °C
December	46 mm	8	14 h/day	50 %	71 %	23 km/h	19.7 °C

How Kariega 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
Kariega	27 °C	9.4 °C	458 mm	135
Gqeberha · South Africa	24 °C	12 °C	466 mm	45
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
Durban · South Africa	27 °C	14 °C	838 mm	144

Where Kariega ranks

Ranking	Position	Value
Places with the best weather in Africa year-round	8th of 50	88/100
The coolest places in Africa in September	18th of 50	22 °C
Best beach destinations in Africa in March	26th of 50	79/100
Places with the best weather in Africa in September	27th of 50	91/100
Places with the best weather in the world year-round	30th of 50	88/100
Best beach destinations in Africa in February	31st of 50	81/100

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

QuestionsCommon questions about Kariega’s climate

When is the best time to visit Kariega?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. March, November, 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 Kariega get?

In February, the warmest month, daily highs average 27 °C. About 33 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 43 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 9.4 °C in July, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Kariega?

November, averaging 57 mm over 8 days with rain. The driest month is May with 24 mm. The year as a whole averages 458 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 Kariega 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: -33.756°, 25.401° (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.