Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

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.

MonthDaytime highOvernight 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).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight 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

Highest 34°C 1998-11-13
Lowest 13°C 1994-06-29

Low

Highest 25°C 2003-02-27
Lowest 10°C 2021-07-22

Feels-like

Highest 48°C 1998-11-13
Lowest 5°C 2021-07-22

Humidity

Highest 22.0 g/m³ 2023-01-18
Lowest 6.5 g/m³ 2020-07-16

Wind

Highest 87 km/h 1991-08-03
Lowest 9 km/h 2000-05-10

Precip

Wettest 138 mm 1981-01-25
Driest 46-day dry spell 2008-06-30

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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