Plettenberg Bay monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Plettenberg Bay average temperature chart (Celsius) Plettenberg Bay average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Plettenberg Bay (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 23.5 23.4 22.4 21.5 20.2 18.6 17.8 18 18.4 19.3 20.8 22.3
°F 74.3 74.2 72.3 70.6 68.3 65.5 64 64.3 65.2 66.7 69.4 72.2

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.

Plettenberg Bay monthly rainfall chart (mm) Plettenberg Bay monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Plettenberg Bay (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 71 69 80 80 74 70 67 100 73 92 75 65
inches 2.8 2.7 3.1 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.6 3.9 2.9 3.6 3 2.5
Rainy days 10 9 10 9 8 9 8 10 10 12 10 10

Average annual rainfall in Plettenberg Bay: 904.034mm (355.9 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Plettenberg Bay

Plettenberg Bay average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Plettenberg Bay
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 9.7 9 8.1 7.4 6.9 6.7 7.2 7.6 7.5 8.1 9.1 9.8

Day / night temperatures

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

Plettenberg Bay average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Plettenberg Bay average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Plettenberg Bay (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 16.6 16.6 15.7 14.2 12.3 10.4 9.6 9.9 11 12.4 13.9 15.3
Max °C 23.7 23.6 22.6 21.7 20.4 18.8 18 18.2 18.6 19.5 21 22.5
Min °F 61.8 61.9 60.2 57.5 54.1 50.7 49.3 49.7 51.8 54.2 56.9 59.5
Max °F 68.2 68.2 66.4 64.2 61.3 58.3 56.8 57.2 58.6 60.6 63.3 66

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Plettenberg Bay average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Plettenberg Bay average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Plettenberg Bay in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 22.2 22.3 21.8 20.5 19.8 19 18.2 18 18.2 18.7 19.7 21.1
°F 71.9 72.2 71.2 69 67.7 66.2 64.8 64.4 64.7 65.6 67.5 70

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Plettenberg Bay average winspeed by month (km/h) Plettenberg Bay average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Plettenberg Bay (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 17 16 14 12 11 12 12 14 14 17 17 17
mph 10 10 9 7 7 7 8 9 9 10 11 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.

Plettenberg Bay relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Plettenberg Bay
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
74% 76% 78% 77% 72% 69% 70% 72% 75% 76% 75% 74%

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Plettenberg Bay weather stats

Plettenberg Bay weather statistics
Hottest month: January 23.5°C 74.3°F
Driest month: December 65mm 2.6ins
Sunniest month: July 7.2hrs
Coldest month: July 17.8°C 64°F
Wettest month: August 100mm 3.9ins
Warmest sea: February 22.3°C 72.1°F
Map showing location of Plettenberg Bay (-34.05274, 23.3716) Plettenberg Bay map pin © Google

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