East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa weather records
Record high and low temperatures for East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 34°C on 1998-11-13; its coldest fell to 10°C on 2021-07-22.
Records by month
The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.
| Month | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| January | 32°C1985-01-03
20°C2001-01-02
|
25°C1999-01-31
16°C2001-01-15
|
| February | 32°C2010-02-21
20°C2002-02-07
|
25°C2003-02-27
17°C1983-02-03
|
| March | 32°C2014-03-22
19°C1986-03-24
|
25°C2000-03-13
15°C1986-03-24
|
| April | 32°C1991-04-20
16°C1982-04-18
|
24°C1999-04-05
13°C1982-04-30
|
| May | 31°C2007-05-06
15°C2007-05-21
|
22°C2001-05-13
12°C2020-05-27
|
| June | 28°C1996-06-06
13°C1994-06-29
|
20°C2026-06-01
11°C1994-06-29
|
| July | 29°C1999-07-22
13°C2021-07-22
|
20°C1999-07-22
10°C2021-07-22
|
| August | 30°C2013-08-26
13°C2003-08-20
|
22°C2016-08-31
10°C2003-08-20
|
| September | 31°C1983-09-02
15°C1981-09-01
|
20°C1985-09-09
10°C2018-09-06
|
| October | 33°C1997-10-04
15°C1990-10-18
|
22°C2004-10-15
12°C1987-10-02
|
| November | 34°C1998-11-13
16°C2002-11-05
|
23°C1993-11-21
14°C2018-11-06
|
| December | 31°C2003-12-24
18°C1997-12-18
|
24°C1996-12-29
15°C1984-12-05
|
Records by season
The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Southern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).
| Season | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| Summer (Dec–Feb) | 32°C1985-01-03
18°C1997-12-18
|
25°C2003-02-27
15°C1984-12-05
|
| Autumn (Mar–May) | 32°C1991-04-20
15°C2007-05-21
|
25°C2000-03-13
12°C2020-05-27
|
| Winter (Jun–Aug) | 30°C2013-08-26
13°C1994-06-29
|
22°C2016-08-31
10°C2021-07-22
|
| Spring (Sep–Nov) | 34°C1998-11-13
15°C1981-09-01
|
23°C1993-11-21
10°C2018-09-06
|
All-time records
The most extreme value East London has recorded for each metric across its entire history.
High
Low
Feels-like
Humidity
Wind
Precip
For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.