Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is February, averaging a high of 27°C, and its coldest is July, with an average low of 13°C.
Durban is the third-most populous city in South Africa, after Johannesburg and Cape Town, and the largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. via Wikipedia
Notable weather in Durban
In April 2022, extreme rainfall triggered catastrophic floods and landslides around Durban, killing more than 400 people in one of South Africa's deadliest storms. Read more →
Durban average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is February (5 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27°C | 21°C | 3 mm |
| February | 27°C | 22°C | 5 mm |
| March | 27°C | 21°C | 3 mm |
| April | 25°C | 18°C | 3 mm |
| May | 24°C | 16°C | 3 mm |
| June | 23°C | 13°C | 0 mm |
| July | 22°C | 13°C | 0 mm |
| August | 22°C | 14°C | 0 mm |
| September | 23°C | 16°C | 3 mm |
| October | 23°C | 17°C | 3 mm |
| November | 24°C | 19°C | 3 mm |
| December | 26°C | 20°C | 3 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 38°C on 2014-12-25
- Coldest day on record: 7°C on 1994-06-29
Percentiles compare each day to Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →