Mthatha weather by month & the best time to visit

🇿🇦 South Africa · regional city · oceanic / maritime climate

The best time to visit Mthatha is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 90/100), with August and June close behind. Mthatha averages about 2,871 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 31 mm of rain in May.

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Sun hours / year

2,871

Sunniest month

May

Peak score

90/100

Rain / year

1,116 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

165k

Elevation

732 m

When is the best time to visit Mthatha?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Mthatha is May, then August and June. The dullest month is January (68/100, 154 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Mthatha?

Mthatha gets a lot of sun: around 2,871 hours a year. May (90/100) is noticeably better than January (68). It ranks #11 of 21 destinations in South Africa for annual sunshine, right at the national median of 2,871 hours. The year's 1,116 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Durban South Africa · 318 km · best in Jun · 2,503 h sun/yr
• Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) South Africa · 394 km · best in May · 2,989 h sun/yr
• Johannesburg South Africa · 603 km · best in Aug · 3,287 h sun/yr
• Maputo Mozambique · 732 km · best in Jul · 2,689 h sun/yr
• Gaborone Botswana · 823 km · best in Jul · 3,481 h sun/yr
• Cape Town South Africa · 979 km · best in Feb · 3,482 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Margate South Africa · 176 km · 2,327 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• East London South Africa · 184 km · 2,704 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Maseru(Mazenod) Lesotho · 256 km · 3,475 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Pietermaritzburg South Africa · 268 km · 2,600 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Bloemfontein South Africa · 355 km · 3,621 h sun/yr · best in Aug