Annual mean 18°C · wettest around September · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
25.1 °C
Coldest
18.1 °C
Wettest
64%
Windiest
6.3 m/s
Prevailing
SW
5.5 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 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
High 19°CLow 11°CRain 41%
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
High 21°CLow 14°CRain 40%
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
High 24°CLow 18°CRain 32%
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
High 22°CLow 15°CRain 40%
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.