Durban

    South Africa

    A balmy Indian Ocean surfing hub fueled by fiery local curries and a sprawling paved beachfront.

    Warmest month is January at 28°C on average. Coolest is July at 23°C. Driest reading falls in June with 2 rain days.

    Six lead datapoints

    • R32 (~$1.75)
      Country-level price estimate for South Africa, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • R45 (~$2.50)
      Country-level price estimate for South Africa, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • Flight timeMethodology
      13h from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • 3,646 kg return from London Heathrow
      DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
    • No specific FCDO warnings against travel.
      Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
    • Safe in major urban areas; treat or use bottled elsewhere.
      Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban supply is treated; treat in rural areas.
    MonthAvg highSwingRain days
    January28°±3°7
    February28°±3°10
    March28°±3°8
    April26°±3°8
    May25°±3°4
    June24°±3°2
    July23°±3°3
    August23°±4°3
    September24°±4°7
    October24°±4°10
    November25°±4°10
    December26°±4°12

    What to do

    • Surf the warm waves off the Golden Mile
    • Eat a hollowed-out bunny chow filled with spicy curry
    • Explore the vast marine tanks of uShaka Marine World

    How we know this

    Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Swing is the p10 to p90 range of daily highs, halved for the ± figure. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.