Annual mean 17°C · wettest around June · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
26.8 °C
Coldest
16.3 °C
Wettest
64%
Windiest
4.9 m/s
Prevailing
SW
4.1 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Khayelitsha over the whole year is 17°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 10°C. Khayelitsha has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 31% in January, the driest month, to 51% in June, the wettest. Winds in Khayelitsha are highest in January, averaging 4.0 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in May, at 2.6 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Khayelitsha come in February, when the sky is typically 40% covered; June is the cloudiest month, at 52%.
Month by month Khayelitsha 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
26°C
19°C
24°C
31%
41%
4.0 m/s
63
39
38
February
27°C
19°C
25°C
33%
40%
3.8 m/s
63
40
37
March
24°C
18°C
22°C
37%
47%
3.5 m/s
71
29
49
April
22°C
15°C
20°C
36%
46%
3.1 m/s
72
21
60
May
20°C
12°C
18°C
40%
48%
2.6 m/s
70
9
72
June
18°C
11°C
15°C
51%
52%
2.9 m/s
49
3
76
July
17°C
10°C
14°C
50%
48%
2.9 m/s
40
2
76
August
17°C
10°C
14°C
44%
49%
3.0 m/s
41
2
76
September
19°C
12°C
16°C
43%
51%
3.2 m/s
48
5
74
October
22°C
15°C
19°C
32%
46%
3.5 m/s
64
15
65
November
23°C
16°C
20°C
43%
45%
3.9 m/s
71
17
62
December
25°C
18°C
22°C
36%
42%
4.0 m/s
71
27
51
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 Khayelitsha weather by season
Year round, Khayelitsha has days of about 17°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 27°C in February, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 10°C to 19°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 17°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around June 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.
Khayelitsha weather in winterJune to August
High 17°CLow 10°CRain 48%
Winter in Khayelitsha has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 48% chance of rain on a given day.
Khayelitsha weather in springSeptember to November
High 21°CLow 14°CRain 39%
Spring in Khayelitsha has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 39% chance of rain on a given day.
Khayelitsha weather in summerDecember to February
High 26°CLow 19°CRain 34%
Summer in Khayelitsha has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 34% chance of rain on a given day.
Khayelitsha weather in autumnMarch to May
High 22°CLow 15°CRain 37%
Autumn in Khayelitsha has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 37% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Khayelitsha?
Khayelitsha has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 31% in January, the driest month, to 51% in June, the wettest.
What time of year is Khayelitsha windiest?
Winds in Khayelitsha are highest in January, averaging 4.0 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in May, at 2.6 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Khayelitsha year round?
The average temperature in Khayelitsha over the whole year is 17°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 10°C.