Rorkeʼs Drift Temperature by Month

Rorkeʼs Drift, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa has a consistently comfortable climate year-round, with daytime highs averaging 26°C (79°F). Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.

The climate in Rorkeʼs Drift remains fairly constant, offering comfortable temperatures throughout the year. Maximum daytime temperatures reach a comfortable 28°C (82°F) in February, dropping to a pleasant 22°C (72°F) in July. Nighttime lows stay between 17°C (63°F) and 6°C (43°F).

The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Rorkeʼs Drift by month:

Temperatures tend to bottom out between 4 AM and 6 AM, then climb to their daily peak around 3 PM.

The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:

Rorkeʼs Drift's average annual maximum temperature is 26°C (79°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:

Rome, Italy averages 20°C (68°F) annually, with reliably warm summers and comfortable winters.

Reykjavík, Iceland averages 9°C (48°F) a year, mild summers by Icelandic standards, but cold winters and frequent wind.

New York City, USA averages 17°C (63°F) a year, with hot humid summers and cold winters that bring regular snowfall.

Perth, Australia averages 25°C (77°F) annually, with a classic Mediterranean climate, hot dry summers and mild wet winters.

Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.

The readings come from a range of sources, land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.

Whether a city sits on the coast or deep inland makes a significant difference to its climate. Coastal areas tend to have more stable temperatures year-round, large bodies of water absorb heat slowly in summer and release it gradually in winter, keeping extremes in check. Cities far from the sea don't benefit from that buffer, which is why continental climates tend to have hotter summers and colder winters than their coastal counterparts at the same latitude.

For more on Rorkeʼs Drift's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Rorkeʼs Drift climate page.