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Winter Weather in Port Elizabeth South Africa

Daily high temperatures are around 69°F, rarely falling below 59°F or exceeding 81°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 68°F on July 12.

Daily low temperatures are around 49°F, rarely falling below 40°F or exceeding 57°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 47°F on July 10.

For reference, on January 27, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Port Elizabeth typically range from 64°F to 80°F, while on July 9, the coldest day of the year, they range from 47°F to 68°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in the Winter in Port Elizabeth

Average High and Low Temperature in the Winter in Port ElizabethJunJulAug40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°FFallSpringJul 1268°FJul 1268°F47°F47°FJun 170°FJun 170°F50°F50°FAug 3168°FAug 3168°F51°F51°FJul 168°FJul 168°F47°F47°FAug 168°FAug 168°F48°F48°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average winter temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in the Winter in Port Elizabeth

Average Hourly Temperature in the Winter in Port ElizabethJunJulAug12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpringcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

São José dos Pinhais, Brazil (4,432 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Port Elizabeth (view comparison).

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The winter in Port Elizabeth experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 32% throughout the season. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 27% on August 8.

The clearest day of the winter is August 8, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 73% of the time.

For reference, on May 10, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 40%, while on February 11, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 84%.

Cloud Cover Categories in the Winter in Port Elizabeth

Cloud Cover Categories in the Winter in Port ElizabethJunJulAug0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FallSpringMay 1060%May 1060%Jun 163%Jun 163%Aug 3167%Aug 3167%Jul 169%Jul 169%Aug 172%Aug 172%clearmostly clearpartly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Port Elizabeth, the chance of a wet day over the course of the winter is gradually increasing, starting the season at 9% and ending it at 12%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 19% on November 13, and its lowest chance is 7% on June 30.

Probability of Precipitation in the Winter in Port Elizabeth

Probability of Precipitation in the Winter in Port ElizabethJunJulAug0%0%2%2%4%4%6%6%8%8%10%10%12%12%14%14%FallSpringJun 307%Jun 307%Jun 19%Jun 19%Aug 3112%Aug 3112%Aug 111%Aug 111%rain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the season and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during the winter in Port Elizabeth is essentially constant, remaining about 0.9 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 2.8 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 0.6 inches on June 25.

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Winter in Port Elizabeth

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Winter in Port ElizabethJunJulAug0.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 inFallSpringJun 240.6 inJun 240.6 inJun 10.7 inJun 10.7 inAug 310.8 inAug 310.8 inAug 11.1 inAug 11.1 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of the winter in Port Elizabeth, the length of the day is rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the season, the length of the day increases by 1 hour, 21 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 53 seconds, and weekly increase of 6 minutes, 12 seconds.

The shortest day of the winter is June 21, with 9 hours, 54 minutes of daylight and the longest day is August 31, with 11 hours, 23 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Winter in Port Elizabeth

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Winter in Port ElizabethJunJulAug0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrFallSpringJun 209 hr, 54 minJun 209 hr, 54 mindaydaydaydaynightAug 3111 hr, 23 minAug 3111 hr, 23 minAug 110 hr, 29 minAug 110 hr, 29 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the winter in Port Elizabeth is 7:23 AM on June 29 and the earliest sunrise is 47 minutes earlier at 6:36 AM on August 31.

The earliest sunset is 5:15 PM on June 11 and the latest sunset is 44 minutes later at 5:59 PM on August 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Port Elizabeth during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:03 AM and sets 14 hours, 25 minutes later, at 7:28 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:22 AM and sets 9 hours, 54 minutes later, at 5:16 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Winter in Port Elizabeth

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Winter in Port ElizabethJunJulAug2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMFallSpring6:36 AM6:36 AMAug 315:59 PMAug 315:59 PM7:19 AM7:19 AMJun 115:15 PMJun 115:15 PM7:23 AM7:23 AMJun 295:18 PMJun 295:18 PM7:09 AM7:09 AMAug 15:38 PMAug 15:38 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day in the winter. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Winter in Port Elizabeth

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Winter in Port ElizabethJunJulAug12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring0010202030305000101020303040
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth in the the winter of 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for the winter of 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Winter in Port Elizabeth

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Winter in Port ElizabethJunJulAug12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpringMay 85:23 AMMay 85:23 AMMay 233:54 PMMay 233:54 PMJun 62:38 PMJun 62:38 PMJun 223:09 AMJun 223:09 AMJul 612:58 AMJul 612:58 AMJul 2112:18 PMJul 2112:18 PMAug 41:14 PMAug 41:14 PMAug 198:26 PMAug 198:26 PMSep 33:56 AMSep 33:56 AMSep 184:35 AMSep 184:35 AM7:12 AM7:12 AM5:34 PM5:34 PM5:01 PM5:01 PM8:04 AM8:04 AM4:58 PM4:58 PM4:30 PM4:30 PM7:56 AM7:56 AM8:01 AM8:01 AM7:32 AM7:32 AM7:20 AM7:20 AM5:34 PM5:34 PM7:24 AM7:24 AM6:49 AM6:49 AM6:27 PM6:27 PM5:34 PM5:34 PM6:22 AM6:22 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Port Elizabeth is essentially constant during the winter, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on February 11, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 33% of the time, while on May 31, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Winter in Port Elizabeth

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Winter in Port ElizabethJunJulAug0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%FallSpringJul 170%Jul 170%Jun 10%Jun 10%Aug 310%Aug 310%Jul 10%Jul 10%Aug 10%Aug 10%comfortablecomfortabledrydryhumidhumid
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Port Elizabeth is gradually increasing during the winter, increasing from 11.3 miles per hour to 12.0 miles per hour over the course of the season.

For reference, on October 19, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.7 miles per hour, while on May 3, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.5 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in the Winter in Port Elizabeth

Average Wind Speed in the Winter in Port ElizabethJunJulAug0 mph0 mph5 mph5 mph10 mph10 mph15 mph15 mph20 mph20 mphFallSpringJun 111.3 mphJun 111.3 mphAug 3112.0 mphAug 3112.0 mphJul 111.7 mphJul 111.7 mphAug 111.7 mphAug 111.7 mph
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Port Elizabeth throughout the winter is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 49% on June 10.

Wind Direction in the Winter in Port Elizabeth

Wind Direction in the Winter in Port ElizabethJunJulAug0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%FallSpringwesteastnorthsouth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Port Elizabeth is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Port Elizabeth is gradually decreasing during the winter, falling by 3°F, from 66°F to 64°F, over the course of the season.

The lowest average surface water temperature during the winter is 63°F on August 23.

Average Water Temperature in the Winter in Port Elizabeth

Average Water Temperature in the Winter in Port ElizabethJunJulAug62°F62°F64°F64°F66°F66°F68°F68°F70°F70°FFallSpringAug 2363°FAug 2363°FJun 166°FJun 166°FJul 164°FJul 164°FAug 164°FAug 164°F
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Port Elizabeth are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Winter in Port Elizabeth

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Winter in Port ElizabethJunJulAug0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FallSpring100%Jul 17100%Jul 17coldcoolcomfortablevery coldwarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Port Elizabeth are very rapidly decreasing during the winter, decreasing by 4,427°F, from 4,925°F to 498°F, over the course of the season.

Growing Degree Days in the Winter in Port Elizabeth

Growing Degree Days in the Winter in Port ElizabethJunJulAug1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°FFallSpringJun 14,925°FJun 14,925°FAug 31498°FAug 31498°FJul 10°FJul 10°FAug 1238°FAug 1238°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the winter, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Port Elizabeth is rapidly increasing during the winter, rising by 1.5 kWh, from 2.8 kWh to 4.3 kWh, over the course of the season.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during the winter is 2.7 kWh on June 19.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Winter in Port Elizabeth

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Winter in Port ElizabethJunJulAug0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhFallSpringJun 192.7 kWhJun 192.7 kWhJun 12.8 kWhJun 12.8 kWhAug 314.3 kWhAug 314.3 kWhAug 13.3 kWhAug 13.3 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Port Elizabeth are -33.918 deg latitude, 25.570 deg longitude, and 121 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Port Elizabeth contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 509 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 190 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (968 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,573 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Port Elizabeth is covered by artificial surfaces (97%), within 10 miles by water (33%) and artificial surfaces (30%), and within 50 miles by water (60%) and shrubs (25%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Port Elizabeth, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Port Elizabeth Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Port Elizabeth.

At a distance of 9 kilometers from Port Elizabeth, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Port Elizabeth according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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