Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) weather by month & the best time to visit
🇿🇦 South Africa · city break · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 92/100), with February and September close behind. Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) averages about 2,989 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 28 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,989
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 92/100
- Rain / year
- 436 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 22°C / 72°F
- Population
- 1.1M
- Elevation
- 58 m
When is the best time to visit Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) is May, then February and September. The dullest month is August (81/100, 45 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)?
Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) gets a lot of sun: around 2,989 hours a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 11 Sunshine Score points separate May from August. It ranks #9 of 21 destinations in South Africa for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,871 hours. The year's 436 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 | 24° / 75°F | 19° / 66°F | 38 mm | 11 | 16° / 61°F |
| February | 91 | 25° / 77°F | 19° / 66°F | 33 mm | 10 | 19° / 66°F |
| March | 88 | 24° / 75°F | 18° / 64°F | 50 mm | 8 | 20° / 68°F |
| April | 90 | 22° / 72°F | 16° / 61°F | 38 mm | 5 | 17° / 63°F |
| May | 92 | 21° / 70°F | 15° / 59°F | 28 mm | 3 | 19° / 66°F |
| June | 85 | 19° / 66°F | 13° / 55°F | 23 mm | 3 | 17° / 63°F |
| July | 83 | 19° / 66°F | 12° / 54°F | 34 mm | 3 | 17° / 63°F |
| August | 81 | 19° / 66°F | 13° / 55°F | 45 mm | 4 | 19° / 66°F |
| September | 91 | 20° / 68°F | 14° / 57°F | 29 mm | 6 | 18° / 64°F |
| October | 89 | 21° / 70°F | 15° / 59°F | 43 mm | 8 | 17° / 63°F |
| November | 89 | 22° / 72°F | 16° / 61°F | 42 mm | 9 | 19° / 66°F |
| December | 91 | 23° / 73°F | 18° / 64°F | 33 mm | 11 | 22° / 72°F |
Sea temperature in Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) by month
The sea off Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) is warmest in December at around 22°C / 72°F, and coolest in January at 16°C / 61°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
- Cape Town South Africa · 647 km · best in Feb · 3,482 h sun/yr
- Durban South Africa · 712 km · best in Jun · 2,503 h sun/yr
- Johannesburg South Africa · 909 km · best in Aug · 3,287 h sun/yr
- Gaborone Botswana · 1,049 km · best in Jul · 3,481 h sun/yr
- Maputo Mozambique · 1,119 km · best in Jul · 2,689 h sun/yr
- Windhoek Namibia · 1,507 km · best in Jun · 3,829 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- East London South Africa · 231 km · 2,704 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- George South Africa · 299 km · 2,968 h sun/yr · best in May
- Mthatha South Africa · 394 km · 2,871 h sun/yr · best in May
- Maseru(Mazenod) Lesotho · 536 km · 3,475 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Bloemfontein South Africa · 548 km · 3,621 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) compares month by month: Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) vs Johannesburg · Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) vs Cape Town · Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) vs Durban · all comparisons
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