Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5 in Durban is a coin-flip for rain — nearly half of all days on record have seen precipitation. Temperatures tend to be warm but not oppressive, with highs averaging 78° and lows holding at a muggy 68°, though the range stretches from a sweaty 87° (1960) to a surprisingly cool 59° low back in 1968.
Durban is a city of warmth and water — its all-time high of 99° came just before Christmas 1963, while its coldest recorded day, a 46° chill on July 17, 2020, would have felt genuinely shocking to locals. The wettest single day on record dumped 8.12 inches in December 1999, a reminder that this subtropical coast takes its wet season seriously.
Durban's temperatures are remarkably stable year-round, swinging only about 11° between the warmest weeks of late January and early February (avg high 81°) and the coolest stretch in early July (avg high 70°). Rain peaks in February, averaging 1.24 inches in a single week, so summer visits mean lush conditions but frequent downpours. If you want warmth with drier odds, late autumn — April through May — is a sweet spot.