Geography and Climate
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| Climate data for Pietermaritzburg | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 41 (106) |
39 (102) |
38 (100) |
37 (99) |
37 (99) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
35 (95) |
39 (102) |
40 (104) |
41 (106) |
42 (108) |
42 (108) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
26 (79) |
24 (75) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
26 (79) |
28 (82) |
26 (79) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 18 (64) |
17 (63) |
16 (61) |
12 (54) |
7 (45) |
3 (37) |
3 (37) |
6 (43) |
10 (50) |
13 (55) |
15 (59) |
16 (61) |
11 (52) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 9 (48) |
10 (50) |
5 (41) |
1 (34) |
−1 (30) |
−4 (25) |
−4 (25) |
−3 (27) |
−1 (30) |
2 (36) |
5 (41) |
6 (43) |
−4 (25) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 155 (6.1) |
121 (4.76) |
113 (4.45) |
44 (1.73) |
30 (1.18) |
13 (0.51) |
2 (0.08) |
8 (0.31) |
64 (2.52) |
74 (2.91) |
100 (3.94) |
108 (4.25) |
832 (32.76) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 22 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 123 |
| Source: South African Weather Service | |||||||||||||
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