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The average temperature in Ladysmith over the whole year is 16°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 24°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 5°C. Ladysmith has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 30% in August, the driest month, to 48% in January, the wettest. Winds in Ladysmith are highest in October, averaging 2.7 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in May, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N. The clearest skies in Ladysmith come in June, when the sky is typically 24% covered; February is the cloudiest month, at 65%.
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24°C | 16°C | 24°C | 48% | 64% | 2.2 m/s | 62 | 46 | 35 |
| February | 24°C | 16°C | 24°C | 46% | 65% | 2.0 m/s | 65 | 42 | 38 |
| March | 24°C | 15°C | 24°C | 42% | 52% | 2.0 m/s | 67 | 41 | 40 |
| April | 21°C | 13°C | 20°C | 43% | 50% | 1.9 m/s | 72 | 19 | 61 |
| May | 20°C | 8°C | 17°C | 32% | 32% | 1.7 m/s | 69 | 5 | 78 |
| June | 17°C | 5°C | 13°C | 35% | 24% | 2.1 m/s | 42 | 0 | 82 |
| July | 17°C | 5°C | 13°C | 36% | 25% | 2.2 m/s | 38 | 0 | 80 |
| August | 19°C | 7°C | 15°C | 30% | 34% | 2.5 m/s | 53 | 1 | 78 |
| September | 21°C | 11°C | 18°C | 37% | 41% | 2.6 m/s | 66 | 14 | 65 |
| October | 22°C | 12°C | 19°C | 40% | 54% | 2.7 m/s | 59 | 24 | 56 |
| November | 23°C | 14°C | 22°C | 44% | 62% | 2.6 m/s | 63 | 32 | 48 |
| December | 24°C | 16°C | 24°C | 47% | 64% | 2.5 m/s | 61 | 40 | 40 |
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.
Year round, Ladysmith has days of about 17°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 24°C in January, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 5°C to 16°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 16°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around January and least likely around August. 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.
Winter in Ladysmith has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 34% chance of rain on a given day.
Spring in Ladysmith has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 41% chance of rain on a given day.
Summer in Ladysmith has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 16°C, with a 47% chance of rain on a given day.
Autumn in Ladysmith has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 39% chance of rain on a given day.
Ladysmith has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 30% in August, the driest month, to 48% in January, the wettest.
Winds in Ladysmith are highest in October, averaging 2.7 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in May, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N.
The average temperature in Ladysmith over the whole year is 16°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 24°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 5°C.