The most comfortable time to visit Port Elizabeth is from October to mid June. For walking, go from April to mid December. Sunbathing weather is not what it offers.
When to go five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
Port Elizabeth never quite rates Good for sun. It comes closest in early March, at 36, mostly because it is too cool. Avoid June to early October for this: it falls to 1, mostly because it is too cool. The clearest skies come in July, when the sky is typically 40% covered at midday (partly cloudy).
The being outside season here runs from October to mid June. It peaks in mid December, at 77. The weakest stretch is in mid and late August, when it drops to 44, mostly because it is often wet.
For walking, go from April to mid December. It peaks in late June, at 77. Avoid early March for this: it falls to 39, mostly because it is too warm.
The year, measured
The average temperature in Port Elizabeth over the whole year is 18°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 25°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 11°C. Port Elizabeth has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 28% in January, the driest month, to 44% in September, the wettest. Winds in Port Elizabeth are highest in October, averaging 4.9 m/s (18 km/h), and lightest in May, at 3.8 m/s (14 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Port Elizabeth come in July, when the sky is typically 41% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 57%.
Month by month Port Elizabeth climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25°C | 19°C | 23°C | 28% | 57% | 4.8 m/s | 71 | 32 | 43 |
| February | 25°C | 18°C | 23°C | 37% | 54% | 4.6 m/s | 73 | 30 | 44 |
| March | 24°C | 18°C | 23°C | 43% | 52% | 4.5 m/s | 74 | 29 | 47 |
| April | 22°C | 15°C | 20°C | 34% | 50% | 4.2 m/s | 72 | 15 | 63 |
| May | 21°C | 13°C | 18°C | 43% | 45% | 3.8 m/s | 71 | 9 | 71 |
| June | 20°C | 12°C | 16°C | 42% | 42% | 4.2 m/s | 56 | 2 | 75 |
| July | 19°C | 11°C | 14°C | 39% | 41% | 4.3 m/s | 49 | 2 | 74 |
| August | 19°C | 11°C | 15°C | 42% | 44% | 4.5 m/s | 50 | 3 | 73 |
| September | 20°C | 13°C | 16°C | 44% | 50% | 4.7 m/s | 55 | 4 | 74 |
| October | 21°C | 14°C | 17°C | 43% | 53% | 4.9 m/s | 60 | 8 | 68 |
| November | 22°C | 16°C | 19°C | 33% | 53% | 4.8 m/s | 72 | 10 | 66 |
| December | 24°C | 17°C | 21°C | 33% | 56% | 4.7 m/s | 76 | 21 | 55 |
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Port Elizabeth weather by season
Year round, Port Elizabeth has days of about 19°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 25°C in January, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 11°C to 19°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 18°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around September and least likely around January. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Port Elizabeth weather in winterJune to August
Winter in Port Elizabeth has typical daily highs of about 19°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 41% chance of rain on a given day.
Port Elizabeth weather in springSeptember to November
Spring in Port Elizabeth has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 40% chance of rain on a given day.
Port Elizabeth weather in summerDecember to February
Summer in Port Elizabeth has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 32% chance of rain on a given day.
Port Elizabeth weather in autumnMarch to May
Autumn in Port Elizabeth has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 40% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Port Elizabeth?
Port Elizabeth has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 28% in January, the driest month, to 44% in September, the wettest.
What time of year is Port Elizabeth windiest?
Winds in Port Elizabeth are highest in October, averaging 4.9 m/s (18 km/h), and lightest in May, at 3.8 m/s (14 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Port Elizabeth year round?
The average temperature in Port Elizabeth over the whole year is 18°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 25°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 11°C.
Where to go instead in mid August, the weakest time here for being outside
How this is worked out
Every figure is a decade of weather-station observations blended into one typical year, in ten-day sections. The ratings, the chart and the feels-like column are read at midday local solar time. Being outside is the Easy outdoors rating, Sun is Sunbathing and Walking is Active outdoors, each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80. They describe what a time of year is usually like here, not a forecast. The dotted links open the map at that time of year; set its time of day to midday to see these numbers.