Annual mean 18°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind E
Warmest
26.0 °C
Coldest
18.9 °C
Wettest
49%
Windiest
3.3 m/s
Prevailing
E
2.7 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 Pietermaritzburg 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 8°C. The rainy (wet) season in Pietermaritzburg runs from October to April, peaking in December with a 43% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; August is the driest month, at 21%. Winds in Pietermaritzburg are highest in September, averaging 2.4 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in May, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E. The clearest skies in Pietermaritzburg come in June, when the sky is typically 27% covered; November is the cloudiest month, at 68%.
Month by month Pietermaritzburg 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
18°C
26°C
38%
66%
2.2 m/s
53
52
27
February
25°C
18°C
26°C
42%
65%
2.1 m/s
54
53
26
March
25°C
18°C
26°C
38%
48%
1.9 m/s
55
54
26
April
23°C
15°C
22°C
40%
49%
1.8 m/s
72
34
48
May
22°C
11°C
20°C
29%
37%
1.7 m/s
78
19
63
June
20°C
9°C
17°C
24%
27%
1.8 m/s
70
4
80
July
19°C
8°C
16°C
29%
32%
1.9 m/s
65
3
80
August
20°C
10°C
17°C
21%
46%
2.2 m/s
66
8
74
September
22°C
13°C
20°C
30%
56%
2.4 m/s
67
22
59
October
22°C
14°C
21°C
39%
58%
2.4 m/s
59
27
53
November
23°C
16°C
22°C
39%
68%
2.4 m/s
62
33
47
December
24°C
18°C
25°C
43%
64%
2.3 m/s
58
43
36
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 Pietermaritzburg weather by season
Year round, Pietermaritzburg 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 8°C to 18°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 18°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December 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.
Pietermaritzburg weather in winterJune to August
High 20°CLow 9°CRain 25%
Winter in Pietermaritzburg has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 25% chance of rain on a given day.
Pietermaritzburg weather in springSeptember to November
High 22°CLow 14°CRain 36%
Spring in Pietermaritzburg has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 36% chance of rain on a given day.
Pietermaritzburg weather in summerDecember to February
High 25°CLow 18°CRain 41%
Summer in Pietermaritzburg has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 41% chance of rain on a given day.
Pietermaritzburg weather in autumnMarch to May
High 23°CLow 15°CRain 36%
Autumn in Pietermaritzburg has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 36% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Pietermaritzburg?
The rainy (wet) season in Pietermaritzburg runs from October to April, peaking in December with a 43% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; August is the driest month, at 21%.
What time of year is Pietermaritzburg windiest?
Winds in Pietermaritzburg are highest in September, averaging 2.4 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in May, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E.
What is the average temperature in Pietermaritzburg year round?
The average temperature in Pietermaritzburg 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 8°C.