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When to go to East London
When to go
What the averages say
Every month in East London averages a high between 18°C and 32°C with under 150 mm of rain.
Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in May to July.
- Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): January to March.
- The warmest month is February (25°C) and the coolest July (20°C). The wettest is January (136 mm) and the driest June (28 mm); about 985 mm of rain falls in a year.
How these sentences are worded
Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.
The year at a glance
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
- JanMild–warm, mixed
- FebMild–warm, mixed
- MarMild–warm, mixed
- AprMild–warm, mixed
- MayMild–warm, dry
- JunMild–warm, dry
- JulMild–warm, dry
- AugMild–warm, mixed
- SeptMild–warm, mixed
- OctMild–warm, mixed
- NovMild–warm, mixed
- DecMild–warm, mixed
Month by month
Every month in East London
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sunlight (kWh/m²/day) | High in Dubai | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25°C | 21°C | 136 mm | 81% | 56% | 6.5 | 23°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| February | 25°C | 22°C | 104 mm | 81% | 56% | 6 | 24°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| March | 25°C | 21°C | 98 mm | 80% | 50% | 5 | 27°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| April | 23°C | 19°C | 93 mm | 77% | 51% | 3.9 | 31°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| May | 22°C | 18°C | 34 mm | 73% | 47% | 3 | 35°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| June | 21°C | 15°C | 28 mm | 69% | 40% | 2.7 | 37°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| July | 20°C | 15°C | 40 mm | 68% | 39% | 2.9 | 39°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| August | 20°C | 15°C | 58 mm | 72% | 43% | 3.6 | 39°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| September | 21°C | 16°C | 65 mm | 75% | 49% | 4.7 | 37°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| October | 21°C | 17°C | 95 mm | 78% | 57% | 5.5 | 34°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| November | 22°C | 18°C | 126 mm | 79% | 57% | 6.3 | 29°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| December | 23°C | 20°C | 108 mm | 81% | 56% | 6.6 | 25°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.
Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.
When to go nearby
When to go nearby
- Gqeberha238 kmGood for going: January to December
- Maseru413 kmGood for going: September to April
- Botshabelo432 kmGood for going: August to May
- Pietermaritzburg445 kmGood for going: February to October
- Durban459 kmGood for going: January to December
- Bloemfontein462 kmGood for going: February to May and August to November
- Kimberley563 kmGood for going: March to October
- Welkom571 kmGood for going: August to May
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Plan a trip to East London
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