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Best time to visit Kariega

May is the best time to visit Kariega for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 4 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to November. The sea stays above 20 °C from January to March.

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 May comfort 95/100
A beach holiday February sea 21 °C
The least cloud July 33 % average cloud cover
The least rain May 24 mm
Warmth February 27 °C
Cooler weather July 21 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 May 95 23 °C 4 70
2 June 93 21 °C 4 61
3 July 92 21 °C 4 58
4 August 91 21 °C 5 55
5 September 91 22 °C 6 58
6 April 90 24 °C 7 73
7 October 90 23 °C 7 61
8 November 88 24 °C 8 66
9 December 84 26 °C 8 74
10 March 83 26 °C 7 79
11 January 80 27 °C 7 81
12 February 79 27 °C 7 81

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 21 °C and air temperatures around 27 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from January to March.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 21 °C 27 °C 48 % 81
February 21 °C 27 °C 48 % 81
March 20 °C 26 °C 45 % 79
April 20 °C 24 °C 46 % 73
May 19 °C 23 °C 44 % 70
June 18 °C 21 °C 36 % 61
July 17 °C 21 °C 33 % 58
August 17 °C 21 °C 39 % 55
September 17 °C 22 °C 46 % 58
October 18 °C 23 °C 53 % 61
November 19 °C 24 °C 52 % 66
December 20 °C 26 °C 50 % 74

When to think twice

February scores lowest with about 7 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 26.8 °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 %

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.