George weather by month & the best time to visit
🇿🇦 South Africa · seaside town · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit George is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 91/100), with January and February close behind. George averages about 2,968 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 31 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,968
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 91/100
- Rain / year
- 480 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 22°C / 72°F
- Population
- 189k
- Elevation
- 192 m
When is the best time to visit George?
For sunshine, the best time to visit George is May, then January and February. The dullest month is August (73/100, 52 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is George?
George gets a lot of sun: around 2,968 hours a year. May (91/100) is noticeably better than August (73). It ranks #10 of 21 destinations in South Africa for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,871 hours. The year's 480 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 | 90 | 26° / 79°F | 17° / 63°F | 34 mm | 12 | 20° / 68°F |
| February | 90 | 26° / 79°F | 17° / 63°F | 35 mm | 11 | 22° / 72°F |
| March | 88 | 25° / 77°F | 16° / 61°F | 49 mm | 8 | 20° / 68°F |
| April | 89 | 23° / 73°F | 14° / 57°F | 40 mm | 5 | 17° / 63°F |
| May | 91 | 21° / 70°F | 13° / 55°F | 31 mm | 3 | 16° / 61°F |
| June | 75 | 18° / 64°F | 11° / 52°F | 38 mm | 2 | 16° / 61°F |
| July | 75 | 18° / 64°F | 10° / 50°F | 38 mm | 3 | 15° / 59°F |
| August | 73 | 18° / 64°F | 10° / 50°F | 52 mm | 4 | 16° / 61°F |
| September | 90 | 20° / 68°F | 11° / 52°F | 35 mm | 6 | 17° / 63°F |
| October | 89 | 22° / 72°F | 13° / 55°F | 43 mm | 8 | 17° / 63°F |
| November | 87 | 23° / 73°F | 14° / 57°F | 51 mm | 10 | 19° / 66°F |
| December | 90 | 24° / 75°F | 16° / 61°F | 34 mm | 12 | 22° / 72°F |
Sea temperature in George by month
The sea off George is warmest in February at around 22°C / 72°F, and coolest in July at 15°C / 59°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 2 months 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 · 299 km · best in May · 2,989 h sun/yr
- Cape Town South Africa · 348 km · best in Feb · 3,482 h sun/yr
- Durban South Africa · 959 km · best in Jun · 2,503 h sun/yr
- Johannesburg South Africa · 1,041 km · best in Aug · 3,287 h sun/yr
- Gaborone Botswana · 1,105 km · best in Jul · 3,481 h sun/yr
- Maputo Mozambique · 1,330 km · best in Jul · 2,689 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- East London South Africa · 516 km · 2,704 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Kimberley South Africa · 621 km · 3,662 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Upington South Africa · 632 km · 3,988 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Mthatha South Africa · 649 km · 2,871 h sun/yr · best in May
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