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Eastern Capewhen to go

Regional slice of South Africa with its own temperature profile. Best months here: Mar · Apr · Sep.

Range
19–28 °C
Compare
−2.1°C vs. South Africa mean
Country
South Africa
TZ
Africa/Johannesburg
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12-month climate · Eastern Cape

How the year moves in Eastern Cape

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Eastern Cape itself rather than over South Africa as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyEastern Cape, South Africa. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in July (18.6), highest in January (28.1). Monthly means: 28.1, 27.4, 26.4, 23.0, 21.6, 19.0, 18.6, 20.0, 22.2, 24.0, 25.5, 27.0.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January28.1
February27.4
March26.4
April23.0
May21.6
June19.0
July18.6
August20.0
September22.2
October24.0
November25.5
December27.0
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyEastern Cape, South Africa. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in July (18), highest in January (92). Monthly means: 92, 91, 83, 69, 31, 24, 18, 19, 42, 56, 67, 88.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January92
February91
March83
April69
May31
June24
July18
August19
September42
October56
November67
December88
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyEastern Cape, South Africa. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in April (6.1), highest in November (8.3). Monthly means: 8.1, 7.4, 6.9, 6.1, 6.4, 6.2, 6.5, 7.0, 7.1, 7.8, 8.3, 8.3.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January8.1
February7.4
March6.9
April6.1
May6.4
June6.2
July6.5
August7.0
September7.1
October7.8
November8.3
December8.3
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