KwaZulu-Natal · South Africa
Newcastle
404,838 people, as GeoNames counts them.
- Local time
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Country
- South Africa
- Population
- 404,838
- Elevation
- 1,195 m
- Airports
- MZQ
- 209 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 6,490 km
- 8 hrs 25 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Newcastle, month by month
- Jan29°
- Feb29°
- Mar27°
- Apr24°
- May22°
- Jun19°
- Jul19°
- Aug22°
- Sept26°
- Oct28°
- Nov29°
- Dec29°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going all year, on these averages.
Mean highs run from 19°C in June to 29°C in December, with about 747 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for NewcastleModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
No airport with scheduled flights is listed for Newcastle itself; these are the nearest.
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBNewcastle
6,490 km
8 hrs 25 mins · Estimate
From AUHNewcastle
6,380 km
8 hrs 15 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
The country's currency, plugs and emergency numbers, and the clock in Newcastle right now.
- Local time
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Country
- South Africa
- Currency
- South African Rand ZARToday's indicative rate: ZAR 10 ≈ USD 0.607Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C, D and N230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 112ambulance, fire and policeAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +27 · On the left
Plan it
Plan a trip to Newcastle
The flights, the stays and the time in between, put together by a person and sent back as one quote.