Margate weather by month & the best time to visit
🇿🇦 South Africa · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Margate is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 87/100), with May and July close behind. Margate averages about 2,327 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 32 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,327
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 87/100
- Rain / year
- 1,098 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 25°C / 77°F
- Population
- 34k
- Elevation
- 150 m
When is the best time to visit Margate?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Margate is June, then May and July. The dullest month is November (65/100, 152 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Margate?
Margate gets a moderate 2,327 hours of sunshine a year. June (87/100) is noticeably better than November (65). It ranks #21 of 21 destinations in South Africa for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,871 hours. The year's 1,098 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 | 68 | 24° / 75°F | 23° / 73°F | 133 mm | 10 | 23° / 73°F |
| February | 74 | 25° / 77°F | 23° / 73°F | 102 mm | 10 | 24° / 75°F |
| March | 72 | 24° / 75°F | 23° / 73°F | 112 mm | 8 | 25° / 77°F |
| April | 77 | 23° / 73°F | 22° / 72°F | 83 mm | 6 | 24° / 75°F |
| May | 84 | 23° / 73°F | 21° / 70°F | 45 mm | 4 | 24° / 75°F |
| June | 87 | 21° / 70°F | 19° / 66°F | 32 mm | 3 | 23° / 73°F |
| July | 84 | 20° / 68°F | 18° / 64°F | 48 mm | 3 | 22° / 72°F |
| August | 84 | 20° / 68°F | 18° / 64°F | 44 mm | 4 | 22° / 72°F |
| September | 78 | 20° / 68°F | 19° / 66°F | 80 mm | 6 | 21° / 70°F |
| October | 68 | 21° / 70°F | 19° / 66°F | 132 mm | 7 | 22° / 72°F |
| November | 65 | 22° / 72°F | 20° / 68°F | 152 mm | 8 | 23° / 73°F |
| December | 68 | 23° / 73°F | 22° / 72°F | 135 mm | 9 | 25° / 77°F |
Sea temperature in Margate by month
The sea off Margate is warmest in March at around 25°C / 77°F, and coolest in September at 21°C / 70°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Durban South Africa · 157 km · best in Jun · 2,503 h sun/yr
- Johannesburg South Africa · 563 km · best in Aug · 3,287 h sun/yr
- Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) South Africa · 564 km · best in May · 2,989 h sun/yr
- Maputo Mozambique · 591 km · best in Jul · 2,689 h sun/yr
- Gaborone Botswana · 825 km · best in Jul · 3,481 h sun/yr
- Cape Town South Africa · 1,154 km · best in Feb · 3,482 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Pietermaritzburg South Africa · 134 km · 2,600 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Mthatha South Africa · 176 km · 2,871 h sun/yr · best in May
- Richards Bay South Africa · 290 km · 2,540 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Maseru(Mazenod) Lesotho · 310 km · 3,475 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- East London South Africa · 339 km · 2,704 h sun/yr · best in Jun
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