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Best time to visit Pietermaritzburg

May is the best time to visit Pietermaritzburg for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 5 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April 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 May comfort 93/100
The least cloud July 26 % average cloud cover
The least rain June 20 mm
Warmth February 27 °C
Cooler weather June 21 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 May 93 23 °C 5
2 August 92 23 °C 6
3 July 90 21 °C 4
4 June 90 21 °C 3
5 September 88 24 °C 9
6 April 87 24 °C 9
7 October 80 24 °C 14
8 November 76 25 °C 16
9 March 76 26 °C 14
10 February 72 27 °C 14
11 December 71 26 °C 18
12 January 69 26 °C 17

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 17 wet days and highs near 26 °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 26.5 °C 131 mm 69 %
February 26.8 °C 110 mm 64 %
March 26.0 °C 97 mm 59 %
April 24.0 °C 61 mm 51 %
May 22.7 °C 27 mm 35 %
June 20.7 °C 20 mm 26 %
July 20.8 °C 29 mm 26 %
August 22.6 °C 32 mm 36 %
September 24.1 °C 54 mm 50 %
October 24.0 °C 91 mm 66 %
November 24.7 °C 111 mm 70 %
December 25.9 °C 124 mm 71 %

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.