Pietermaritzburg weather
The forecast for Pietermaritzburg (South Africa) for the next 10 days in local time: every 3 hours for the first 6 days, then every 6 hours. See when it will rain, how hard the wind will blow and how warm it will get.
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa29.62°S, 30.39°EAfrica/Johannesburg (UTC+2)ECMWF: October 26 at 02:00 AM
A real measurement from an airport weather station (NOAA, METAR reports), updated every hour. The forecast next to it comes from a model. NOAA Aviation Weather Center
Next 48 hours (local time)
10-day forecast
- TodayOctober 26Light rain
5 mm · gusts 33 km/h22°C 17°C - TomorrowOctober 27Heavy rain
22 mm · gusts 47 km/h20°C 13°C - WednesdayOctober 28Partly cloudy
0.4 mm · gusts 31 km/h21°C 12°C - ThursdayOctober 29Mostly clear
gusts 31 km/h24°C 12°C - FridayOctober 30Mostly clear
gusts 13 km/h26°C 15°C - SaturdayOctober 31Partly cloudy
0.1 mm · gusts 10 km/h27°C 17°C - SundayNovember 1Partly cloudy
1 mm · gusts 44 km/h26°C 18°C - MondayNovember 2Light rain
3 mm · gusts 28 km/h22°C 18°C - TuesdayNovember 3Light rain
0.5 mm · gusts 36 km/h34°C 18°C - WednesdayNovember 4Light rain
0.9 mm · gusts 39 km/h29°C 19°C
Over the next 10 days in Pietermaritzburg, temperatures will range from 12°C to 34°C, with 33 mm of rain or snow in total. Days with at least 1 mm of precipitation: 4. ECMWF model run from October 26 at 02:00 AM.
Pietermaritzburg wind forecast for 10 days
Windiest: tomorrow - average 11 km/h, gusts up to 47 km/h. Calmest: Saturday, October 31 - average 5 km/h. The wind blows most often from the east.
| Day | Wind | Gusts | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 8 km/h | 33 km/h | southeast |
| Tomorrow | 11 km/h | 47 km/h | south |
| Wed, 10/28 | 5 km/h | 31 km/h | east |
| Thu, 10/29 | 5 km/h | 31 km/h | east |
| Fri, 10/30 | 5 km/h | 13 km/h | east |
| Sat, 10/31 | 5 km/h | 10 km/h | east |
| Sun, 11/1 | 7 km/h | 44 km/h | south |
| Mon, 11/2 | 5 km/h | 28 km/h | east |
| Tue, 11/3 | 6 km/h | 36 km/h | west |
| Wed, 11/4 | 6 km/h | 39 km/h | north |
Climate through the year
In October, daytime temperatures here average 25°C and nights 11°C, with about 127 mm of rain over the month. The warmest month is January (an average of 27°C by day), the coolest is July (20°C by day, 6°C at night). The wettest month is January (about 184 mm) and the driest is June (20 mm).
| Month | Day | Night | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27°C | 16°C | 184 mm |
| February | 27°C | 16°C | 145 mm |
| March | 26°C | 15°C | 118 mm |
| April | 23°C | 12°C | 72 mm |
| May | 22°C | 10°C | 28 mm |
| June | 20°C | 7°C | 20 mm |
| July | 20°C | 6°C | 28 mm |
| August | 22°C | 8°C | 33 mm |
| September | 24°C | 10°C | 72 mm |
| October | 25°C | 11°C | 127 mm |
| November | 25°C | 13°C | 163 mm |
| December | 26°C | 15°C | 180 mm |
Long-term averages from NASA POWER data (MERRA-2, 2001-2020 reanalysis, CC BY 4.0). Sea temperature is the average water surface temperature at the nearest grid point over the sea. This is climate, not a forecast for a specific day. NASA POWER
The forecast for Pietermaritzburg comes from the ECMWF model and is computed for the point 29.62°S, 30.39°E. Temperature is measured 2 m above the ground, wind at 10 m. Gusts are the strongest bursts of wind within each 3-hour period.
Source: ECMWF IFS model (CC BY 4.0), data modified. A forecast is a model result, not a measurement. ECMWF
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