Port Elizabeth Airport experiences short, warm summers and long, cool winters. It is generally dry, windy, and mostly clear throughout the year. This report illustrates the typical weather at Port Elizabeth Airport, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.
Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Port Elizabeth Airport for warm-weather activities is from late November to early April.
Temperature
The warm season lasts for 2.9 months, from December 22 to March 18, with an average daily high temperature above 75°F. The hottest month of the year at Port Elizabeth Airport is February, with an average high of 77°F and low of 64°F.
The cool season lasts for 4.4 months, from June 2 to October 13, with an average daily high temperature below 69°F. The coldest month of the year at Port Elizabeth Airport is July, with an average low of 48°F and high of 67°F.
Tijuana, Mexico (10,298 miles away) and Piraquara, Paraná, Brazil (4,429 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Port Elizabeth Airport.
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Temperatures at Port Elizabeth Airport are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.
The average hourly temperature is color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Cloud Cover
At Port Elizabeth Airport, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year at Port Elizabeth Airport begins around December 13 and lasts for 3.4 months, ending around March 26. The clearest month of the year at Port Elizabeth Airport is February, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 82% of the time.
The cloudier part of the year begins around March 26 and lasts for 8.6 months, ending around December 13. The cloudiest month of the year at Port Elizabeth Airport is May, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 39% of the time.
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Precipitation
A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days at Port Elizabeth Airport varies throughout the year.
The wetter season lasts 6.9 months, from September 29 to April 24, with a greater than 13% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Port Elizabeth Airport is November, with an average of 5.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.
The drier season lasts 5.1 months, from April 24 to September 29. The month with the fewest wet days at Port Elizabeth Airport is May, with an average of 2.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.
The month with the most days of rain alone at Port Elizabeth Airport is November, with an average of 5.2 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 19% on October 30.
Rain falls throughout the year at Port Elizabeth Airport. The month with the most rain at Port Elizabeth Airport is November, with an average rainfall of 1.6 inches. The month with the least rain at Port Elizabeth Airport is May, with an average rainfall of 0.7 inches.
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Daylight
The length of the day at Port Elizabeth Airport varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2025, the shortest day is June 21, with 9 hours, 53 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 14 hours, 25 minutes of daylight.
The earliest sunrise is at 4:59 AM on December 5, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 25 minutes later at 7:23 AM on June 30. The earliest sunset is at 5:14 PM on June 12, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 18 minutes later at 7:32 PM on January 6.
Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed at Port Elizabeth Airport during 2025.
The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day.
For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.
The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2025. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.
Humidity
We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid.
Port Elizabeth Airport experiences significant seasonal variation in the perceived humidity. The muggier period of the year lasts for 4.2 months, from November 30 to April 6, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 9% of the time.
The month with the most muggy days at Port Elizabeth Airport is February, with 9.6 days that are muggy or worse. The month with the fewest muggy days at Port Elizabeth Airport is July, with 0.0 days that are muggy or worse.
Wind
This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.
The average hourly wind speed at Port Elizabeth Airport experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year. The windier part of the year lasts for 5.6 months, from July 21 to January 8, with average wind speeds of more than 12.4 miles per hour.
The windiest month of the year at Port Elizabeth Airport is October, with an average hourly wind speed of 13.4 miles per hour. The calmer time of year lasts for 6.4 months, from January 8 to July 21. The calmest month of the year at Port Elizabeth Airport is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 11.4 miles per hour.
The predominant average hourly wind direction at Port Elizabeth Airport varies throughout the year. The wind is most often from the west for 5.8 months, from April 10 to October 4, with a peak percentage of 49% on June 11. The wind is most often from the east for 6.2 months, from October 4 to April 10, with a peak percentage of 40% on January 1.
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Water Temperature
Port Elizabeth Airport is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.
The average water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year. The time of year with warmer water lasts for 2.9 months, from December 29 to March 26, with an average temperature above 69°F.
The month of the year at Port Elizabeth Airport with the warmest water is February, with an average temperature of 71°F. The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.1 months, from June 25 to October 29, with an average temperature below 65°F. The month of the year at Port Elizabeth Airport with the coolest water is August, with an average temperature of 64°F.
Tourism Score
To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Port Elizabeth Airport throughout the year, we compute two travel scores. The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F.
Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Port Elizabeth Airport for general outdoor tourist activities is from late November to early April, with a peak score in the second week of February.
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Port Elizabeth Airport for hot-weather activities is from early January to early March, with a peak score in the second week of February.
Solar Energy
This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.
The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year. The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from November 7 to February 18, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.0 kWh.
The brightest month of the year at Port Elizabeth Airport is December, with an average of 8.0 kWh. The darker period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from April 28 to August 16, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.8 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Port Elizabeth Airport is June, with an average of 2.7 kWh.
Weather forecast for the next 14 days:
- Night: Partly cloudy skies. Low around 60F.
- Day: Partly cloudy and windy. High 72F. Sunset 6:51 pm
- Night: Mainly clear. Low 62F.
- Day: Generally sunny. High 76F.
- Night: Partly cloudy skies early will give way to occasional showers later during the night. Low around 65F. Winds E at 10 to 20 mph.
- Day: Decreasing cloudiness and windy. High 74F. Sunset 6:53 pm
- Night: Cloudy. Low around 65F.
- Day: Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 77F. Sunset 6:54 pm
- Night: A few clouds. Low 64F.
- Day: Intervals of clouds and sunshine. High 76F. Sunset 6:55 pm
- Night: Mostly cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy after midnight. Low 63F.
- Day: Sunshine and clouds mixed. High near 75F. Sunset 6:56 pm
- Night: Partly cloudy. Low 61F.
- Day: Intervals of clouds and sunshine. High 71F. Sunset 6:57 pm
- Night: Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 59F.
- Day: Partly cloudy. High 73F. Sunset 6:58 pm
- Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 60F.
- Day: Intervals of clouds and sunshine. High 71F. Sunset 6:59 pm
- Night: A few clouds from time to time. Low 59F.
- Day: Partly cloudy. High near 70F. Sunset 7:00 pm
- Night: A few clouds. Low 59F.
- Day: Sunshine and clouds mixed. High around 70F.
- Night: Partly cloudy skies early will give way to occasional showers later during the night. Low 59F. Winds SW at 10 to 20 mph.
- Day: Windy with rain showers in the morning then partly cloudy in the afternoon. High 69F. Winds SSW at 20 to 30 mph. Sunset 7:02 pm
- Night: A few clouds from time to time. Low 58F.
- Day: Sunshine and clouds mixed. High around 70F. Sunset 7:03 pm
- Night: Partly cloudy. Low 59F.
- Day: Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 72F. Sunset 7:04 pm
- Night: Partly cloudy skies. Low near 60F.
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