Geography and Climate
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"The Windy City" has a subtropical climate with light rain throughout the year. Under the Köppen climate classification, Port Elizabeth has an oceanic climate. The area lies between the winter rainfall, Mediterranean climate zones of the Western Cape and the summer rainfall regions of eastern South Africa. Winters are cool but mild and summers are warm but considerably less humid and hot than more northerly parts of South Africa's east coast.
| Climate data for Port Elizabeth | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 39 (102) |
38 (100) |
41 (106) |
39 (102) |
35 (95) |
32 (90) |
33 (91) |
34 (93) |
39 (102) |
39 (102) |
36 (97) |
36 (97) |
41 (106) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
24 (75) |
22 (72) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 18 (64) |
18 (64) |
17 (63) |
14 (57) |
12 (54) |
9 (48) |
9 (48) |
10 (50) |
11 (52) |
13 (55) |
14 (57) |
16 (61) |
14 (57) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 10 (50) |
11 (52) |
8 (46) |
4 (39) |
2 (36) |
−1 (30) |
−1 (30) |
2 (36) |
2 (36) |
3 (37) |
6 (43) |
9 (48) |
−1 (30) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 36 (1.42) |
40 (1.57) |
54 (2.13) |
58 (2.28) |
59 (2.32) |
62 (2.44) |
47 (1.85) |
64 (2.52) |
62 (2.44) |
59 (2.32) |
49 (1.93) |
34 (1.34) |
624 (24.57) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 112 |
| Source: South African Weather Service | |||||||||||||
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