Hermanus monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Hermanus average temperature chart (Celsius) Hermanus average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Hermanus (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 24.9 24.9 23.7 21.3 18.6 16.9 16.2 16.3 17.6 19.6 21.8 23.7
°F 76.8 76.8 74.6 70.4 65.5 62.4 61.1 61.4 63.7 67.2 71.2 74.6

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.

Hermanus monthly rainfall chart (mm) Hermanus monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Hermanus (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 27 27 31 58 76 95 88 98 55 46 32 29
inches 1 1.1 1.2 2.3 3 3.7 3.4 3.9 2.2 1.8 1.3 1.1
Rainy days 6 6 7 9 11 12 11 13 10 9 7 7

Average annual rainfall in Hermanus: 646.533mm (254.5 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Hermanus average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Hermanus
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 10.6 9.7 8.7 7.2 6.2 5.8 6.3 6.7 7.4 8.4 9.6 10.4

Day / night temperatures

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

Hermanus average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Hermanus average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Hermanus (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 15.1 15.3 14.1 12.1 10 8.3 7.6 7.9 8.8 10.6 12.6 14.1
Max °C 25.1 25.2 23.9 21.6 18.9 17.1 16.4 16.6 17.8 19.8 22 23.9
Min °F 59.2 59.5 57.4 53.7 49.9 46.9 45.7 46.1 47.8 51.1 54.7 57.4
Max °F 68.2 68.4 66.2 62.2 57.9 54.9 53.6 54 55.9 59.4 63.1 66.2

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Hermanus average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Hermanus average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Hermanus in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 20.3 20.5 19.6 18.1 16.9 16 15.5 15.4 15.7 16.4 17.7 19.4
°F 68.6 68.8 67.3 64.5 62.3 60.8 59.8 59.7 60.2 61.5 63.8 66.8

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Hermanus average winspeed by month (km/h) Hermanus average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Hermanus (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 22 21 18 16 15 15 16 17 18 20 22 22
mph 14 13 11 10 9 9 10 11 11 13 14 14

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.

Hermanus relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Hermanus
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
71% 71% 73% 75% 76% 76% 76% 76% 75% 73% 71% 70%

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Hermanus weather stats

Hermanus weather statistics
Hottest month: February 24.9°C 76.8°F
Driest month: January 27mm 1.1ins
Sunniest month: January 10.6hrs
Coldest month: July 16.2°C 61.2°F
Wettest month: August 98mm 3.9ins
Warmest sea: February 20.5°C 68.9°F
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