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CityCompass

Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

Name: Pietermaritzburg monthly climate normals
Creator: NASA POWER
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

839k people
636 m altitude
KwaZulu-Natal

Best time to be here: May, July and August. Every month below carries its climate normals and a comfort score you can tune to your own tolerances.

Comfortable months: 10 of 12; Comfort 7 or above
Comfort peak: 9.2; In May
Year range: 7 to 27 °C; Coldest nights to warmest days
Sunshine a year: 2,558 h; Moderate sunshine

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Climate and comfort, month by month

Your comfort zoneColdest night°CHottest afternoon feel°C

ComfortableMixedHarshAverage temperature, day-to-night range shaded

Jan6.927 °C

Feb7.227 °C

Mar7.826 °C

Apr8.224 °C

May9.223 °C

Jun9.020 °C

Jul9.120 °C

Aug9.123 °C

Sep8.625 °C

Oct7.625 °C

Nov7.126 °C

Dec6.927 °C

January27 °C / 17 °C6.9

Days 27 °C, nights 17 °C

Feels like 31 °C in the afternoons

198 h sunshine · 13.7 h daylight

184 mm rain · 80% humidity

Mild average of 21.9 C
Very rainy, about 184 mm

February27 °C / 17 °C7.2

Days 27 °C, nights 17 °C

Feels like 30 °C in the afternoons

192 h sunshine · 13.0 h daylight

144 mm rain · 81% humidity

Mild average of 21.9 C

March26 °C / 16 °C7.8

Days 26 °C, nights 16 °C

215 h sunshine · 12.2 h daylight

118 mm rain · 80% humidity

Mild average of 20.9 C

April24 °C / 13 °C8.2

Days 24 °C, nights 13 °C

204 h sunshine · 11.3 h daylight

72 mm rain · 77% humidity

Mild average of 18.5 C

May23 °C / 11 °C9.2

Days 23 °C, nights 11 °C

241 h sunshine · 10.5 h daylight

28 mm rain · 68% humidity

Cool average of 16.6 C
Sunny, about 241 hours of sunshine

June20 °C / 8 °C9.0

Days 20 °C, nights 8 °C

236 h sunshine · 10.1 h daylight

20 mm rain · 64% humidity

Cool average of 14 C
Dry, about 20 mm of rain

July20 °C / 7 °C9.1

Days 20 °C, nights 7 °C

256 h sunshine · 10.3 h daylight

28 mm rain · 63% humidity

Cool average of 13.6 C
Sunny, about 256 hours of sunshine

August23 °C / 9 °C9.1

Days 23 °C, nights 9 °C

242 h sunshine · 10.9 h daylight

33 mm rain · 63% humidity

Cool average of 15.5 C
Sunny, about 242 hours of sunshine

September25 °C / 11 °C8.6

Days 25 °C, nights 11 °C

214 h sunshine · 11.8 h daylight

72 mm rain · 68% humidity

Cool average of 17.6 C

October25 °C / 12 °C7.6

Days 25 °C, nights 12 °C

189 h sunshine · 12.7 h daylight

127 mm rain · 73% humidity

Mild average of 18.8 C

November26 °C / 14 °C7.1

Days 26 °C, nights 14 °C

179 h sunshine · 13.5 h daylight

162 mm rain · 77% humidity

Mild average of 19.8 C

December27 °C / 15 °C6.9

Days 27 °C, nights 15 °C

Feels like 30 °C in the afternoons

192 h sunshine · 13.9 h daylight

180 mm rain · 79% humidity

Mild average of 21.2 C
Very rainy, about 180 mm

The country behind the city

Living in Pietermaritzburg means living under South Africa's tax and legal system. The essentials, from our country research:

Personal tax basisWorldwideResident income taxed wherever it arises

Nomad visaYes, up to 12 months

Cost floor, single$1,156/mo

LanguagesEnglish, Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans

Safety4.19 / 10

Healthcare7.05 / 10

Internet7.28 / 10

Banking ease6.87 / 10

ClimateShield 20507.37 / 10

Would South Africa actually work for your taxes?

It runs regimes like Turnover Tax for Micro Businesses, and whether they fit depends on your income, assets and citizenship, not on averages.

Run your GeoCompass analysis Read the full South Africa profile

Other cities in South Africa

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How the comfort score works (v1)

Each month scores 0 to 10 from four weighted components: temperature (35%), sunshine (25%), humidity (20%) and rain (20%), with an extra penalty when heat and humidity combine. Personal tolerances reshape the score: your heat limit compares to how afternoons feel (heat index), your cold limit to typical nights. Data: NASA POWER climatology 2001-2020 with elevation corrections, daylight computed from latitude.

City data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · Climate normals: NASA POWER (2001-2020) · Live weather: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)

CityCompass

Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

839k people
636 m altitude
KwaZulu-Natal

Best time to be here: May, July and August. Every month below carries its climate normals and a comfort score you can tune to your own tolerances.

Comfortable months: 10 of 12; Comfort 7 or above
Comfort peak: 9.2; In May
Year range: 7 to 27 °C; Coldest nights to warmest days
Sunshine a year: 2,558 h; Moderate sunshine

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Climate and comfort, month by month

Your comfort zoneColdest night°CHottest afternoon feel°C

ComfortableMixedHarshAverage temperature, day-to-night range shaded

Jan6.927 °C

Feb7.227 °C

Mar7.826 °C

Apr8.224 °C

May9.223 °C

Jun9.020 °C

Jul9.120 °C

Aug9.123 °C

Sep8.625 °C

Oct7.625 °C

Nov7.126 °C

Dec6.927 °C

January27 °C / 17 °C6.9

Days 27 °C, nights 17 °C

Feels like 31 °C in the afternoons

198 h sunshine · 13.7 h daylight

184 mm rain · 80% humidity

Mild average of 21.9 C
Very rainy, about 184 mm

February27 °C / 17 °C7.2

Days 27 °C, nights 17 °C

Feels like 30 °C in the afternoons

192 h sunshine · 13.0 h daylight

144 mm rain · 81% humidity

Mild average of 21.9 C

March26 °C / 16 °C7.8

Days 26 °C, nights 16 °C

215 h sunshine · 12.2 h daylight

118 mm rain · 80% humidity

Mild average of 20.9 C

April24 °C / 13 °C8.2

Days 24 °C, nights 13 °C

204 h sunshine · 11.3 h daylight

72 mm rain · 77% humidity

Mild average of 18.5 C

May23 °C / 11 °C9.2

Days 23 °C, nights 11 °C

241 h sunshine · 10.5 h daylight

28 mm rain · 68% humidity

Cool average of 16.6 C
Sunny, about 241 hours of sunshine

June20 °C / 8 °C9.0

Days 20 °C, nights 8 °C

236 h sunshine · 10.1 h daylight

20 mm rain · 64% humidity

Cool average of 14 C
Dry, about 20 mm of rain

July20 °C / 7 °C9.1

Days 20 °C, nights 7 °C

256 h sunshine · 10.3 h daylight

28 mm rain · 63% humidity

Cool average of 13.6 C
Sunny, about 256 hours of sunshine

August23 °C / 9 °C9.1

Days 23 °C, nights 9 °C

242 h sunshine · 10.9 h daylight

33 mm rain · 63% humidity

Cool average of 15.5 C
Sunny, about 242 hours of sunshine

September25 °C / 11 °C8.6

Days 25 °C, nights 11 °C

214 h sunshine · 11.8 h daylight

72 mm rain · 68% humidity

Cool average of 17.6 C

October25 °C / 12 °C7.6

Days 25 °C, nights 12 °C

189 h sunshine · 12.7 h daylight

127 mm rain · 73% humidity

Mild average of 18.8 C

November26 °C / 14 °C7.1

Days 26 °C, nights 14 °C

179 h sunshine · 13.5 h daylight

162 mm rain · 77% humidity

Mild average of 19.8 C

December27 °C / 15 °C6.9

Days 27 °C, nights 15 °C

Feels like 30 °C in the afternoons

192 h sunshine · 13.9 h daylight

180 mm rain · 79% humidity

Mild average of 21.2 C
Very rainy, about 180 mm

The country behind the city

Living in Pietermaritzburg means living under South Africa's tax and legal system. The essentials, from our country research:

Personal tax basisWorldwideResident income taxed wherever it arises

Nomad visaYes, up to 12 months

Cost floor, single$1,156/mo

LanguagesEnglish, Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans

Safety4.19 / 10

Healthcare7.05 / 10

Internet7.28 / 10

Banking ease6.87 / 10

ClimateShield 20507.37 / 10

Would South Africa actually work for your taxes?

It runs regimes like Turnover Tax for Micro Businesses, and whether they fit depends on your income, assets and citizenship, not on averages.

Run your GeoCompass analysis Read the full South Africa profile

Other cities in South Africa

See all 24 cities in South Africa

How the comfort score works (v1)

City data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · Climate normals: NASA POWER (2001-2020) · Live weather: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)