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Best time to visit KwaDukuza

June is the best time to visit KwaDukuza 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 97/100
A beach holiday May sea 23 °C
The least cloud June 25 % average cloud cover
The least rain June 26 mm
Warmth February 28 °C
Cooler weather July 22 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 June 97 22 °C 4 81
2 July 96 22 °C 4 76
3 August 94 23 °C 6 75
4 May 94 24 °C 5 88
5 September 89 24 °C 8 73
6 April 85 25 °C 8 86
7 October 81 24 °C 13 68
8 November 77 25 °C 13 73
9 March 73 27 °C 11 82
10 December 71 27 °C 13 77
11 February 69 28 °C 12 82
12 January 68 28 °C 13 79

For a beach holiday

May scores highest, with a sea temperature of 23 °C and air temperatures around 24 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 25 °C 28 °C 62 % 79
February 25 °C 28 °C 57 % 82
March 25 °C 27 °C 51 % 82
April 24 °C 25 °C 45 % 86
May 23 °C 24 °C 32 % 88
June 22 °C 22 °C 25 % 81
July 21 °C 22 °C 25 % 76
August 21 °C 23 °C 34 % 75
September 21 °C 24 °C 48 % 73
October 22 °C 24 °C 62 % 68
November 23 °C 25 °C 67 % 73
December 24 °C 27 °C 66 % 77

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 13 wet days and highs near 28 °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 27.5 °C 105 mm 62 %
February 27.7 °C 99 mm 57 %
March 27.0 °C 94 mm 51 %
April 25.3 °C 72 mm 45 %
May 24.0 °C 45 mm 32 %
June 22.4 °C 26 mm 25 %
July 21.9 °C 41 mm 25 %
August 23.0 °C 32 mm 34 %
September 23.8 °C 59 mm 48 %
October 24.2 °C 89 mm 62 %
November 25.3 °C 101 mm 67 %
December 26.7 °C 104 mm 66 %

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.