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Best time to visit Durban

Mid Jun–Mid Jul is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 24.2°C, with 1.3 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Durban
Photo: Dennis Sylvester Hurd (CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Conditions vary little through the year (a 16.9-point range). Choose dates that suit your plans rather than relying on the color band.

Durban season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Off-season (season score 26.2)Mid Jan: Fair (season score 31.0)Late Jan: Off-season (season score 26.2)Early Feb: Fair (season score 34.8)Mid Feb: Off-season (season score 23.8)Late Feb: Fair (season score 32.5)Early Mar: Fair (season score 41.4)Mid Mar: Fair (season score 39.3)Late Mar: Okay (season score 45.6)Early Apr: Fair (season score 38.5)Mid Apr: Okay (season score 46.3)Late Apr: Okay (season score 55.5)Early May: Good (season score 67.3)Mid May: Good (season score 65.8)Late May: Good (season score 71.0)Early Jun: Good (season score 69.6)Mid Jun: Great (season score 78.2)Late Jun: Great (season score 73.7)Early Jul: Great (season score 72.4)Mid Jul: Great (season score 75.9)Late Jul: Good (season score 68.0)Early Aug: Good (season score 67.2)Mid Aug: Good (season score 61.1)Late Aug: Good (season score 62.3)Early Sep: Okay (season score 55.8)Mid Sep: Okay (season score 43.0)Late Sep: Fair (season score 42.7)Early Oct: Fair (season score 37.7)Mid Oct: Fair (season score 35.2)Late Oct: Fair (season score 29.3)Early Nov: Fair (season score 32.4)Mid Nov: Off-season (season score 25.4)Late Nov: Off-season (season score 26.1)Early Dec: Off-season (season score 24.5)Mid Dec: Fair (season score 29.8)Late Dec: Off-season (season score 21.8)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 2 (Avoid non-essential travel)

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryOff-season29.2°C3.762.4%
FebruaryFair29.6°C3.460.0%
MarchFair28.9°C3.254.8%
AprilOkay27.1°C3.051.2%
MayGood26.0°C1.836.7%
JuneGreat24.7°C1.330.7%
JulyGreat23.8°C1.431.4%
AugustGood24.3°C1.839.7%
SeptemberOkay24.8°C3.053.6%
OctoberFair25.3°C3.765.1%
NovemberOff-season26.5°C4.471.4%
DecemberOff-season28.0°C4.470.0%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: DURBAN INTL(14 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.