Empangeni monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Empangeni

Empangeni average temperature chart (Celsius) Empangeni average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Empangeni (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 29.2 29.1 28.7 26.9 25 23.1 23.1 24.1 25 25.5 26.6 28.6
°F 84.6 84.3 83.6 80.5 76.9 73.6 73.6 75.5 77 77.9 80 83.5

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Empangeni monthly rainfall chart (mm) Empangeni monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Empangeni (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 163 156 103 88 82 47 47 55 77 108 113 92
inches 6.4 6.1 4 3.5 3.2 1.8 1.8 2.2 3 4.2 4.5 3.6
Rainy days 13 11 10 8 7 5 6 7 9 12 14 12

Average annual rainfall in Empangeni: 1132.767mm (446 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Empangeni

Empangeni average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Empangeni
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.4 8.3 8.3 8.1 8.1 8.2 8.6 8.7 7.9 7.8 7.9 8.2

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Empangeni average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Empangeni average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Empangeni (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 20.8 21 20.1 17.9 15 12.2 12.3 13.8 15.8 16.9 18.4 20
Max °C 29.4 29.3 28.9 27.2 25.2 23.4 23.4 24.4 25.2 25.7 26.9 28.9
Min °F 69.4 69.7 68.2 64.1 59 54 54.1 56.8 60.4 62.4 65 67.9
Max °F 77.2 77.2 76.1 72.5 68.2 64 64 66.4 68.9 70.3 72.7 75.9

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Empangeni average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Empangeni average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Empangeni in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.2 26.8 26.6 25.7 24.5 23.2 22.3 21.9 22.1 22.7 23.8 25
°F 79.2 80.2 79.9 78.3 76.1 73.8 72.2 71.5 71.9 72.9 74.8 77

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Empangeni average winspeed by month (km/h) Empangeni average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Empangeni (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 18 17 17 15 15 15 16 18 19 19 19 18
mph 11 11 10 9 9 9 10 11 12 12 12 11

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Empangeni relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Empangeni
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
79% 79% 80% 80% 77% 74% 74% 74% 76% 77% 78% 77%

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Empangeni weather stats

Empangeni weather statistics
Hottest month: January 29.2°C 84.6°F
Driest month: June 47mm 1.9ins
Sunniest month: July 8.6hrs
Coldest month: June 23.1°C 73.6°F
Wettest month: January 163mm 6.4ins
Warmest sea: February 26.8°C 80.2°F
Map showing location of Empangeni (-28.76197, 31.89329) Empangeni map pin © Google

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