Common information
CountrySouth Africa
Population750 845
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Pietermaritzburg
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 36 | 33 | 37 | 37 |
| Average high, °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 |
| Average temperature, °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 |
| Average low, °C | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| Record low, °C | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Fog, days | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 64 | 80 | 101 | 117 | 138 | 116 | 111 | 47 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 860 |
| Relative humidity, % | 68 | 72 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 68 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 71 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 78 | 78 | 82 | 84 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 74 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 70 | 67 | 66 | 70 | 73 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| Day Length, часов | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 149 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 204 | 248 | 279 | 344 | 366 | 331 | 341 | 255 | 161 | 69 | 81 | 136 | 2815 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 |