East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is January, averaging a high of 27°C, and its coldest is July, with an average low of 8°C.
East London, officially KuGompo City since February 2026, is a city on the southeastern coast of South Africa, in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape Province. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-10-15. Each reading placed on East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Percentiles marked * are pending verification.
East London average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in East London, Eastern Cape, 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 | 17°C | 3 mm |
| February | 27°C | 17°C | 5 mm |
| March | 26°C | 16°C | 3 mm |
| April | 24°C | 13°C | 3 mm |
| May | 24°C | 11°C | 0 mm |
| June | 22°C | 9°C | 0 mm |
| July | 22°C | 8°C | 0 mm |
| August | 22°C | 9°C | 0 mm |
| September | 23°C | 11°C | 3 mm |
| October | 23°C | 12°C | 3 mm |
| November | 24°C | 13°C | 3 mm |
| December | 25°C | 15°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: 42°C on 1985-01-03
- Coldest day on record: 1°C on 1990-06-24
Percentiles compare each day to East London, Eastern Cape, 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 →