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Umdloti’s
climate is best described as “never ending summer” –
it enjoys a sub-tropical climate influenced by the warm Mozambique
current and this makes it a popular seaside resort all year round. Umdloti is completely frost-free. Daytime you can expect summer temperatures
in the late twenties to early thirties and winter temperatures in the mid
twenties. February is regarded as the hottest month (because of the
humidity). Umdloti is predominantly a summer rainfall area although it can
rain at any time of the year.
From a weather point of view, the locals rate
April/May as the best months with great surf too. Ironically, this is also
the quietest time of the year!
For the more technical:
Mean annual rainfall is about 1000mm with around
500mm falling in Nov/Dec/Jan/Feb.
Mean annual air temperature is 20.3oC
with Feb running in at 23.7oC and July bottoming out at 16.5oC.
Mean annual relative humidity is 78% with values
from 57% to 95% being recorded.
Prevailing wind is northwesterly
with the strongest winds coming from the southwest. The windiest month is
September.
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