Port Shepstone climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Port Shepstone?

Port Shepstone has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.4 °C and it receives 931 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Port Shepstone?

The hottest day measured in Port Shepstone between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 2021, reaching 34.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Port Shepstone?

The coldest day measured in Port Shepstone between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1954, at 8.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Port Shepstone?

Almost never: Port Shepstone sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Port Shepstone warmed?

Yes: Port Shepstone warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Port Shepstone?

The wettest day measured in Port Shepstone between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 1944, with 160 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Port Shepstone?

The windiest day measured in Port Shepstone between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 2004, with winds reaching 70.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Port Shepstone?

The warmest month in Port Shepstone is February (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Port Shepstone?

Port Shepstone receives on average 931 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Port Shepstone?

Port Shepstone gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Port Shepstone (South Africa) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.4 °C and it receives 931 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is February (23.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Port Shepstone averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 128 rainy days per year.

Port Shepstone has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.8 °C (on 14 October 2021) and the coldest 8.4 °C (on 23 July 1954).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

Port ShepstoneKwaZulu-Natal

coords: -30.74°, 30.45°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthMarchDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

20.4°C

Average daily high

22.6°C

Average daily low

18.5°C

Annual rainfall

931mm

Sunshine / day

9.6h

Mean relative humidity

79%

Average peak wind

27.0km/h

Seasonal range

6.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

0 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

128 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

23.3 °C

Average feels-like low

17.7 °C

Average peak gust

43.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

127 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.4 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

34.8 °C

14 October 2021

Coldest day

8.4 °C

23 July 1954

Wettest day

160 mm

22 March 1944

Windiest day

70.6 km/h

26 September 2004

Strongest gust

135.0 km/h

10 June 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.0 °C

20 February 2023

Coldest feels-like

2.9 °C

8 July 1943

Sunniest day

14.0 h

26 December 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	29.6 °C4 January 2025	12.8 °C28 July 2025	21.2 °C	1,127 mm	0
2024	30.3 °C24 February 2024	12.7 °C21 September 2024	21.4 °C	963 mm	1
2023	32.3 °C20 February 2023	12.8 °C10 July 2023	21.2 °C	954 mm	2
2022	28.9 °C27 January 2022	12.9 °C17 June 2022	21.2 °C	1,238 mm	0
2021	34.8 °C14 October 2021	10.9 °C28 August 2021	20.8 °C	1,005 mm	1
2020	31.1 °C25 September 2020	13.0 °C16 July 2020	21.1 °C	738 mm	1
2019	28.7 °C26 February 2019	12.3 °C21 July 2019	21.1 °C	1,022 mm	0
2018	28.4 °C6 April 2018	12.3 °C16 July 2018	20.7 °C	749 mm	0
2017	30.0 °C18 February 2017	12.7 °C19 August 2017	20.7 °C	1,150 mm	1
2016	28.5 °C6 March 2016	12.1 °C24 July 2016	20.9 °C	899 mm	0
2015	29.5 °C16 January 2015	12.5 °C1 August 2015	21.0 °C	678 mm	0
2014	29.4 °C7 March 2014	11.5 °C9 July 2014	20.8 °C	624 mm	0
2013	29.5 °C16 April 2013	12.4 °C10 June 2013	20.6 °C	944 mm	0
2012	32.2 °C25 August 2012	12.4 °C7 August 2012	20.8 °C	1,099 mm	1
2011	29.2 °C12 March 2011	12.2 °C13 July 2011	20.7 °C	996 mm	0
2010	30.3 °C7 February 2010	12.4 °C13 July 2010	21.1 °C	601 mm	1
2009	30.7 °C21 February 2009	11.9 °C16 July 2009	20.5 °C	871 mm	1
2008	29.6 °C22 December 2008	12.4 °C20 September 2008	20.7 °C	837 mm	0
2007	29.7 °C20 February 2007	11.5 °C27 June 2007	20.8 °C	776 mm	0
2006	30.1 °C19 February 2006	12.8 °C31 August 2006	20.7 °C	1,129 mm	1
2005	29.6 °C11 January 2005	14.0 °C2 July 2005	20.9 °C	759 mm	0
2004	29.6 °C12 January 2004	11.7 °C6 September 2004	21.0 °C	763 mm	0
2003	30.0 °C2 January 2003	11.8 °C6 July 2003	20.8 °C	730 mm	2
2002	29.6 °C2 April 2002	12.6 °C17 July 2002	20.8 °C	747 mm	0
2001	28.9 °C10 March 2001	11.5 °C24 July 2001	21.0 °C	946 mm	0
2000	29.1 °C16 March 2000	11.7 °C18 July 2000	20.6 °C	1,123 mm	0
1999	28.8 °C5 March 1999	13.5 °C19 July 1999	21.2 °C	967 mm	0
1998	31.6 °C28 January 1998	11.3 °C22 August 1998	20.7 °C	901 mm	1
1997	29.5 °C16 December 1997	12.5 °C30 June 1997	20.2 °C	1,156 mm	0
1996	30.5 °C17 December 1996	11.2 °C17 July 1996	20.1 °C	1,020 mm	2
1995	29.2 °C7 February 1995	10.9 °C19 July 1995	20.1 °C	1,037 mm	0
1994	28.6 °C1 January 1994	10.5 °C29 June 1994	20.1 °C	762 mm	0
1993	29.4 °C7 February 1993	11.2 °C12 June 1993	20.7 °C	686 mm	0
1992	28.8 °C11 March 1992	11.0 °C11 August 1992	20.7 °C	497 mm	0
1991	30.0 °C10 March 1991	12.0 °C13 August 1991	20.6 °C	883 mm	1
1990	30.8 °C6 January 1990	11.1 °C19 September 1990	20.1 °C	886 mm	1
1989	27.6 °C17 March 1989	12.1 °C2 July 1989	20.4 °C	962 mm	0
1988	28.5 °C22 March 1988	11.1 °C10 July 1988	20.5 °C	1,057 mm	0
1987	28.7 °C3 February 1987	11.0 °C20 June 1987	20.5 °C	1,412 mm	0
1986	28.2 °C30 March 1986	11.9 °C20 July 1986	20.5 °C	948 mm	0
1985	30.4 °C6 August 1985	12.4 °C12 July 1985	20.8 °C	910 mm	1
1984	28.0 °C29 January 1984	11.6 °C13 June 1984	20.2 °C	927 mm	0
1983	28.8 °C7 March 1983	11.9 °C26 June 1983	20.8 °C	758 mm	0
1982	29.5 °C19 March 1982	11.7 °C18 June 1982	20.3 °C	761 mm	0
1981	28.2 °C27 January 1981	9.9 °C18 August 1981	20.2 °C	773 mm	0
1980	28.9 °C9 April 1980	12.4 °C2 July 1980	20.5 °C	609 mm	0
1979	29.4 °C15 January 1979	11.5 °C24 July 1979	20.4 °C	758 mm	0
1978	29.6 °C31 March 1978	11.4 °C20 June 1978	20.3 °C	1,006 mm	0
1977	30.3 °C14 January 1977	12.1 °C3 July 1977	20.7 °C	902 mm	1
1976	28.6 °C7 March 1976	11.0 °C22 June 1976	20.3 °C	1,142 mm	0
1975	28.5 °C8 January 1975	10.4 °C24 July 1975	20.2 °C	1,032 mm	0
1974	29.3 °C25 February 1974	11.0 °C4 August 1974	20.4 °C	1,052 mm	0
1973	29.2 °C18 February 1973	11.7 °C29 July 1973	20.1 °C	772 mm	0
1972	29.2 °C5 May 1972	10.9 °C4 August 1972	20.2 °C	843 mm	0
1971	28.9 °C8 March 1971	11.5 °C17 June 1971	20.0 °C	1,100 mm	0
1970	28.3 °C2 December 1970	11.8 °C23 July 1970	20.1 °C	1,130 mm	0
1969	29.1 °C30 January 1969	10.9 °C22 August 1969	19.9 °C	1,019 mm	0
1968	28.2 °C23 December 1968	10.4 °C9 August 1968	19.0 °C	924 mm	0
1967	29.8 °C14 February 1967	11.7 °C14 July 1967	20.4 °C	709 mm	0
1966	29.6 °C17 January 1966	11.8 °C20 August 1966	20.3 °C	619 mm	0
1965	30.7 °C1 March 1965	11.8 °C22 June 1965	20.1 °C	774 mm	2
1964	30.1 °C21 March 1964	11.2 °C26 June 1964	20.2 °C	829 mm	1
1963	28.3 °C21 February 1963	12.5 °C25 June 1963	20.3 °C	907 mm	0
1962	28.8 °C22 December 1962	12.2 °C28 August 1962	20.6 °C	717 mm	0
1961	30.1 °C24 February 1961	11.0 °C7 August 1961	20.3 °C	1,008 mm	1
1960	28.6 °C2 February 1960	12.1 °C19 July 1960	20.2 °C	1,000 mm	0
1959	29.4 °C5 February 1959	11.6 °C13 September 1959	20.1 °C	735 mm	0
1958	28.1 °C28 January 1958	11.6 °C7 August 1958	20.3 °C	797 mm	0
1957	28.9 °C19 February 1957	11.8 °C23 June 1957	20.4 °C	877 mm	0
1956	28.7 °C17 March 1956	11.3 °C9 June 1956	19.7 °C	1,271 mm	0
1955	29.3 °C20 October 1955	10.9 °C8 August 1955	19.3 °C	784 mm	0
1954	27.8 °C15 December 1954	8.4 °C23 July 1954	18.3 °C	1,401 mm	0
1953	28.7 °C9 September 1953	11.8 °C3 July 1953	20.2 °C	824 mm	0
1952	27.1 °C20 January 1952	13.5 °C16 July 1952	20.4 °C	785 mm	0
1951	27.2 °C7 March 1951	12.3 °C9 July 1951	19.8 °C	679 mm	0
1950	27.7 °C11 March 1950	12.2 °C28 July 1950	20.2 °C	970 mm	0
1949	28.0 °C8 December 1949	12.6 °C9 June 1949	19.8 °C	782 mm	0
1948	27.4 °C26 May 1948	11.3 °C2 September 1948	19.6 °C	989 mm	0
1947	28.1 °C7 January 1947	11.0 °C16 July 1947	19.3 °C	914 mm	0
1946	28.4 °C5 January 1946	10.8 °C12 August 1946	19.7 °C	948 mm	0
1945	28.0 °C10 February 1945	11.2 °C13 June 1945	19.8 °C	858 mm	0
1944	29.4 °C5 November 1944	10.7 °C10 July 1944	19.1 °C	2,712 mm	0
1943	27.3 °C20 January 1943	11.4 °C6 July 1943	19.5 °C	1,090 mm	0
1942	29.6 °C15 April 1942	10.0 °C5 August 1942	19.8 °C	1,273 mm	0
1941	29.7 °C4 January 1941	8.8 °C30 June 1941	20.4 °C	798 mm	0
1940	28.6 °C9 February 1940	12.1 °C13 August 1940	20.1 °C	927 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

23.3 °C

+0.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

0 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1127 mm

+196 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	26.2 °C	+1.2 °C	116 mm	+17 mm
Feb	26.0 °C	+0.6 °C	180 mm	+71 mm
Mar	26.1 °C	+1.1 °C	156 mm	+44 mm
Apr	23.7 °C	+0.1 °C	222 mm	+133 mm
May	23.4 °C	+1.1 °C	28 mm	-23 mm
Jun	21.8 °C	+1.0 °C	55 mm	+22 mm
Jul	20.9 °C	+0.7 °C	50 mm	+17 mm
Aug	20.8 °C	+0.6 °C	18 mm	-29 mm
Sep	21.4 °C	+0.8 °C	72 mm	+3 mm
Oct	22.1 °C	+0.8 °C	44 mm	-49 mm
Nov	23.0 °C	+0.5 °C	105 mm	+5 mm
Dec	24.4 °C	+0.5 °C	81 mm	-14 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

29.6 °C

4 Jan 2025

Coldest day

12.8 °C

28 Jul 2025

Wettest day

70.5 mm

16 Apr 2025

Windiest day

68.7 km/h

10 Jun 2025

Strongest gust

135.0 km/h

10 Jun 2025

Hottest feels-like

35.5 °C

4 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

5.9 °C

10 Jun 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

23 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Port Shepstone?

Port Shepstone has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.4 °C and it receives 931 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Port Shepstone?

The hottest day measured in Port Shepstone between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 2021, reaching 34.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Port Shepstone?

The coldest day measured in Port Shepstone between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1954, at 8.4 °C.

Does it snow in Port Shepstone?

Almost never: Port Shepstone sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Port Shepstone warmed?

Yes: Port Shepstone warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Port Shepstone?

The wettest day measured in Port Shepstone between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 1944, with 160 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Port Shepstone?

The windiest day measured in Port Shepstone between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 2004, with winds reaching 70.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Port Shepstone?

The warmest month in Port Shepstone is February (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Port Shepstone?

Port Shepstone receives on average 931 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Port Shepstone?

Port Shepstone gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Port Shepstone?

Yes: Port Shepstone has on average 127 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Port Shepstone?

In Port Shepstone, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.0 °C on 20 February 2023, and the lowest was 2.9 °C on 8 July 1943.

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