East London weather by month & the best time to visit
🇿🇦 South Africa · city break · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit East London is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 90/100), with May and July close behind. East London averages about 2,704 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 28 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,704
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 90/100
- Rain / year
- 985 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 22°C / 72°F
- Population
- 479k
- Elevation
- 122 m
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When is the best time to visit East London?
For sunshine, the best time to visit East London is June, then May and July. The dullest month is January (70/100, 136 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is East London?
East London gets a lot of sun: around 2,704 hours a year. June (90/100) is noticeably better than January (70). It ranks #15 of 21 destinations in South Africa for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,871 hours. The year's 985 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70 | 24° / 75°F | 21° / 70°F | 136 mm | 11 | 17° / 63°F |
| February | 76 | 25° / 77°F | 21° / 70°F | 104 mm | 10 | 18° / 64°F |
| March | 77 | 24° / 75°F | 21° / 70°F | 98 mm | 8 | 19° / 66°F |
| April | 78 | 23° / 73°F | 19° / 66°F | 93 mm | 5 | 19° / 66°F |
| May | 89 | 22° / 72°F | 17° / 63°F | 34 mm | 3 | 19° / 66°F |
| June | 90 | 20° / 68°F | 15° / 59°F | 28 mm | 3 | 18° / 64°F |
| July | 88 | 20° / 68°F | 15° / 59°F | 40 mm | 3 | 19° / 66°F |
| August | 84 | 20° / 68°F | 15° / 59°F | 58 mm | 4 | 19° / 66°F |
| September | 83 | 20° / 68°F | 16° / 61°F | 65 mm | 6 | 18° / 64°F |
| October | 77 | 21° / 70°F | 17° / 63°F | 95 mm | 7 | 19° / 66°F |
| November | 72 | 22° / 72°F | 18° / 64°F | 126 mm | 9 | 19° / 66°F |
| December | 75 | 23° / 73°F | 20° / 68°F | 108 mm | 10 | 22° / 72°F |
Sea temperature in East London by month
The sea off East London is warmest in December at around 22°C / 72°F, and coolest in January at 17°C / 63°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 1 month a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) South Africa · 231 km · best in May · 2,989 h sun/yr
- Durban South Africa · 492 km · best in Jun · 2,503 h sun/yr
- Johannesburg South Africa · 768 km · best in Aug · 3,287 h sun/yr
- Cape Town South Africa · 861 km · best in Feb · 3,482 h sun/yr
- Maputo Mozambique · 915 km · best in Jul · 2,689 h sun/yr
- Gaborone Botswana · 961 km · best in Jul · 3,481 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Mthatha South Africa · 184 km · 2,871 h sun/yr · best in May
- Margate South Africa · 339 km · 2,327 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Maseru(Mazenod) Lesotho · 399 km · 3,475 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Pietermaritzburg South Africa · 449 km · 2,600 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Bloemfontein South Africa · 462 km · 3,621 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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