Durban, South Africa

Durban sits in the tropics in South Africa, and the 2015–2024 weather record gives its sunshine a clear shape: the June peak reaches a 96/100 sun score, with daytime highs around 23°C — a solid base for a coastal escape.

The year runs from average lows of 12°C in July to highs of 28°C in February. On the rain ledger, June is the safest bet at a 10% chance of a wet day, while December climbs to 46%. The genuinely warm window — average highs of 24°C or better — covers January–May and November–December.

Season by season (on the northern calendar), spring brings 25°C highs with 28% rain-day odds, summer 23°C at 14%, autumn 24°C at 35%, and winter 27°C at 41%. That makes summer the statistical sweet spot (season score 94), with spring a workable second; autumn is where the odds thin out. A practical compromise is December — the edge of the warm window, averaging 27°C with an 86 sun score.

Best months to visit Durban

The best month on record is June — a 96/100 sun score, built on 22% cloud cover and 10% rain-day odds — followed by July and May. Anything in January–December clears our 70-point reliability bar. At the other end, October scores just 85, the weakest month of the year.

Among the tropical destinations in our catalog, its June rain odds beat 93% of the field.

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As of the latest refresh, Durban's next 15 days span 17°C to 35°C; 3 days look mostly sunny while 3 look likely to be wet — a live sun score of 84/100.